WASHINGTON (AP) -- A massive storm system that started in the Upper Midwest brought soaking rains and heavy winds to the Mid-Atlantic Thursday, causing widespread power outages, flash... READ MORE »

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) -- A voracious wildfire driven in all directions by shifting winds has killed two people and destroyed at least 360 homes -- a number that was likely to climb... READ MORE »

WILDWOOD, N.J. (AP) -- Mayor Ernest Troiano Jr. thinks he's found a way to put one of this Jersey shore resort town's problems behind it. Wildwood is ready to ban overly saggy pants, no ifs... READ MORE »

PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- A Philadelphia man has offered a little gator aid -- calling animal control authorities to help rescue a juvenile alligator he found near a sewer grate on his street.... READ MORE »

MONROE, La. (AP) -- Five-time Pro Bowler Jason Peters of the Philadelphia Eagles was arrested in north Louisiana early Wednesday for allegedly drag racing and trying to flee from police,... READ MORE »

CHICORA, Pa. (AP) -- A Pennsylvania woman has been charged with stealing money from cards brought to a wedding reception she was attending -- and trying to hide the loot in her bra. State... READ MORE »

PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- Police say a toddler who fell from a fifth-story apartment window in Philadelphia has died. Authorities say it happened shortly before 1 p.m. Tuesday in the Powelton... READ MORE »

ALLENTOWN, Pa. (AP) -- A Pennsylvania man plans to open a museum in Allentown, where he'll put his collection of retro arcade games from the 1950s to 1980s on display for play. Joseph... READ MORE »

WASHINGTON (AP) -- A leading Republican senator on Tuesday described controversial U.S. spy programs as looking far deeper into Americans' phone records than the Obama administration has... READ MORE »

NEW YORK (AP) -- After setting off a storm of criticism from abortion rights groups upset that a Democratic president had sided with social conservatives, the Obama administration said it... READ MORE »