LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Emboldened after defeating establishment Republicans, newly elected tea party Reps. Todd Courser and Cindy Gamrat set out to shake up Michigan's Capitol — quickly... READ MORE »

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Gearheads converged on the Harley-Davidson Museum on Friday to show off, talk shop and get started on a weekend motorcycle rally and custom bike show. Tents outside the... READ MORE »

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Carter Lay, a philanthropist who supported music education and was a grandson of the famed potato chip maker, has died. Lt. David Smith, a supervising coroner... READ MORE »

ELIZABETH, N.J. (AP) — Two day care workers accused of instigating scuffles among young children as part of what one compared to the movie "Fight Club" pleaded not guilty Friday to child... READ MORE »

EXETER, N.H. (AP) — They say a lightning strike started a fire in the Exeter, New Hampshire, town hall that caused the cancellation of a UFO festival the first year it was hosted by the... READ MORE »

HOUSTON (AP) — A combative patient at St. Joseph Medical Center was shot and critically wounded Thursday during a fight with two off-duty police officers who were hurt while struggling to... READ MORE »

BROOMFIELD HILLS, Mich. (AP) — Elyse Kolender and Suzanne Gendelman have had a lousy summer. And they know with school starting up soon, it will only get worse. The sisters-in-law are lice... READ MORE »

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A 60-year-old man whose penis became so infected it was amputated has filed a $9 million lawsuit against an Oregon nursing home, alleging gross negligence. The lawsuit... READ MORE »

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A dispute between state prosecutors and a suburban hospitalover the fate of nearly 1,400 bottles of confiscated wine will play out in a southeastern Pennsylvania... READ MORE »

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Authorities have captured a felonious chicken that fouled up rush-hour traffic on the Bay Bridge from Oakland to San Francisco. The bird was snared Wednesday after the... READ MORE »