RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) -- When the ashes of Mattie Clyburn Rice, the daughter of a slave, are buried Saturday in her father's grave in the North Carolina piedmont, a color guard of Confederate... READ MORE »

A Pennsylvania state trooper seriously wounded in an ambush at a rural police barracks has been released from a hospital after more than a month of treatment but still faces a long road... READ MORE »

STEVENSON, Wash. -- A high school science teacher used a "Wheel of Misfortune" to discipline students, in some cases lining teens up to throw rubber balls at a misbehaving classmate,... READ MORE »

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Facing renewed criticism about the U.S. response to Ebola, President Barack Obama is conceding that it may make sense to have a single person lead the administration's... READ MORE »

SAGINAW, Mich. (AP) -- Only a couple of families have taken advantage of a new service available at a Saginaw funeral home. Drive-thru viewings. Paradise Funeral Chapel recently started... READ MORE »

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) -- A scandal involving pornographic emails circulated within the Pennsylvania attorney general's office widened at the highest level of the judiciary Wednesday when the... READ MORE »

CHICAGO (AP) -- Authorities say a wanted man attempted to flee pursuing officers by blending into the sea of Chicago Marathon runners. WLS-TV (http://abc7.ws/1oaADLj ) reports police say... READ MORE »

The dubious title of the country's worst accent will go to one of two Pennsylvania cities, according Gawker media readers. Voters in a month-long ugly accent tournament on the site have... READ MORE »

HONESDALE, Pa. (AP) -- A 10-year-old boy charged with fatally beating a 90-year-old woman remained in adult prison Wednesday after his lawyer withdrew a request for bail, saying his family... READ MORE »

HAMMOCK DUNES, Fla. (AP) -- A dream beach house in Florida has turned into a nightmare for a Missouri couple. Six months after the custom house was built along the Atlantic Ocean near Palm... READ MORE »