LUTZ, Fla. (AP) -- It was a Florida prison inmate's escape that led investigators down a rabbit hole of sin involving a corrections officer and two strippers the sheriff says brokered... READ MORE »

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) -- Hundreds of students have rallied at Penn State to celebrate the career of late football coach Joe Paterno and the NCAA's agreement to restore 112 team victories... READ MORE »

WOODLAND, Calif. (AP) -- A man searching for his wallet in a trash bin in Northern California was scooped up by a garbage truck and taken on a long ride. The Oroville Mercury Register... READ MORE »

AKRON, Ohio (AP) -- An Ohio woman accused of trashing her former supervisor's office with glitter and purple Silly String faces charges that include vandalism. The Northeast Ohio Media... READ MORE »

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) -- Penn State's football team is getting back 112 wins wiped out during the Jerry Sandusky child molestation scandal and the late Joe Paterno has been restored as... READ MORE »

LARGO, Fla. - A rugmaker is in the doghouse after a sheriff's department noticed a typo in a rug made for it: Instead of "In God We Trust," the rug read "In Dog We Trust." But instead of... READ MORE »

The Oscar nominations added intrigue if not diversity to an Academy Awards race by favoring one late-season release ("American Sniper") over another ("Selma"). The flip-flopping of... READ MORE »

CARBONDALE (AP) -- It's part Dr. Dolittle and part Noah's Ark. Officials here are scrambling to rewrite pet ownership rules after finding 90 animals, including 72 snakes, living under one... READ MORE »

SUNBURY (AP) -- One day after a fire ripped through Northumberland County Prison here and prompted the evacuation of more than 200 inmates, county officials said the nearly 140-year-old... READ MORE »

SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) -- The Mexican government on Thursday will start issuing birth certificates to its citizens at consulates in the United States, seeking to make it easier for them to... READ MORE »