BANGKOK (AP) — In one corner: the unpredictable dictator, the third-generation family ruler whose nation has a seven-decade reputation of being erratic, quick to take umbrage and insistent... READ MORE »

By LYNN ELBER, AP Television WriterLOS ANGELES (AP) — A tentative deal was reached between screenwriters and producers Tuesday, averting a strike that could have crippled TV and film... READ MORE »

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A federal appeals court has reinstated a lawsuit against a Pennsylvania police officer filed by a man who was cleared of charges that he tried to lure a teen girl into... READ MORE »

ATLANTA (AP) — Parts of the Midwest and the South were recovering Monday after a weekend round of storms, winds, hail and isolated tornadoes killed at least 14 people. And a chance remained... READ MORE »

ATLANTA (AP) — Move over Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton, Republicans have a new campaign boogeyman. Well, sort of new. It's more of an encore for Nancy Pelosi, the 77-year-old House... READ MORE »

ROCHESTER, Minn. (AP) — Residents of a city in southeastern Minnesota started a GoFundMe page for a homeless man who lost his van in an accident. The Post Bulletin (http://bit.ly/2ovLmpa )... READ MORE »

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Plastic pipes that energy companies would otherwise send to landfills are being turned into "fish attractors" by wildlife biologists in at least three southern states.... READ MORE »

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Jane Avery says the pain from her psoriatic arthritis is the worst at 2 a.m. when she can't sleep and already has met her daily limit on painkillers. Her daily dosage... READ MORE »

WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress took the easy way out to keep the government open on the eve of Donald Trump's 100th day in office, passing a weeklong stopgap spending bill Friday that amounted... READ MORE »

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A North Korean mid-range ballistic missile apparently failed shortly after launch Saturday, South Korea and the United States said, the third test-fire flop just... READ MORE »