WASHINGTON (AP) -- Government surveyors have determined a new height for the Washington Monument that's nearly 10 inches shorter than what has been recorded for more than 130 years,... READ MORE »
ENOLA, Pa. (AP) -- An iconic Oscar Mayer Wienermobile has crashed into a pole in central Pennsylvania.
Officials say the giant hot dog on wheels slid off a road and slammed into a pole on... READ MORE »
ANKENY, Iowa (AP) -- A kindergarten teacher at a suburban Des Moines elementary school has been accused of drinking beer in her classroom.
Police say 40-year-old Jennifer L. Rich, of West... READ MORE »
BELLE VERNON, Pa. (AP) -- A tractor-trailer driver threw items from his cab at police -- including socks, shoes and a small refrigerator -- as he led them on a 34-mile chase in western... READ MORE »
PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- Police say they have located a car being sought after a teenager fell from its roof in northeast Philadelphia and later died.
Police said a 16-year-old male was seen... READ MORE »
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Drone on, the government says.
Just not through the night sky. Or close to an airport. Or out of the operator's sight. And probably not winging its way with a pizza or... READ MORE »
CORYDON, Ind. (AP) -- Organizers of one of Indiana's oldest county fairs say they have no plans to pull a pig-wrestling event from this summer's calendar despite objections from animal... READ MORE »
NEW YORK (AP) -- "LGBT" has become a household term amid sweeping advances for gay rights, and yet the "B" sometimes seems like an awkward fit. The sudden advent of America's first openly... READ MORE »
GILFORD, N.H. (AP) -- The groundhog jokes continue in snowy New Hampshire, where there appears to be no end to winter.
A ski resort is offering asylum to Punxsutawney Phil after police... READ MORE »
NEW YORK (AP) -- They're considered one of mankind's greatest medical achievements, yet people have balked at vaccines almost since the time of the first vaccination - in 1796, when an... READ MORE »
