WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is preparing to lift restrictions on surplus military equipment that can be passed on to local law enforcement agencies in spite of past concerns... READ MORE »

BERLIN (AP) — A nurse who was convicted of killing patients in Germany with overdoses of heart medication is now believed to have killed at least 84 people — and the true scale of the... READ MORE »

ATLANTA (AP) — The election of President Donald Trump and Republican control of Congress meant the National Rifle Association could probably rest easy that gun laws wouldn't change for at... READ MORE »

WHITESBURG, Ky. (AP) — They started out as three Whitesburg-based activists ticked off by the national reporting stereotypes often perpetrated about Kentucky.The offending pieces often open... READ MORE »

MIAMI (AP) — Between the imposing condo towers and the picturesque sands of Miami Beach lies a conundrum.Or as some advocates would put it, a cat-tastrophe.The city just began the 12-month... READ MORE »

STILLWATER, Minn. (AP) — A mansion in eastern Minnesota is ready to be rented out for the Super Bowl.The house's property manager, Matthew Stepaniak, told the Pioneer Press that the house... READ MORE »

PHOENIX (AP) — President Donald Trump spared former Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio the prospect of serving jail time in granting the first pardon of his turbulent tenure, wiping away the lawman... READ MORE »

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (AP) — Hurricane Harvey settled over southeast Texas early Saturday, lashing the state's Gulf Coast with damaging winds and dumping torrents of rain over hundreds of... READ MORE »

LONDON (AP) — British counterterror police are questioning a man who was detained with a "large bladed weapon" outside Buckingham Palace. The Metropolitan Police force said two London... READ MORE »

NEW YORK (AP) — It's not just about Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson. The national soul-searching over whether to take down monuments to the Confederacy's demigods has extended to other... READ MORE »