ERIE, Pa. (AP) -- A northwestern Pennsylvania county is dealing with a "mini-outbreak" of syphilis, with six cases of the sexually transmitted disease diagnosed so far this month. Erie... READ MORE »

PITTSBURGH (AP) -- The boom in natural gas drilling has cast two opposing documentary filmmakers in unlikely roles. Josh Fox, a liberal environmental activist, finds himself at odds with... READ MORE »

WAITSFIELD, Vt. (AP) -- Some Vermont farmers want to plant hemp now that the state has a law setting up rules to grow the plant, a cousin of marijuana that's more suitable for making... READ MORE »

LIHUE, Hawaii (AP) -- A 54-year-old fisherman is safe after his 14-foot boat capsized as he was landing a 230-pound tuna in the ocean off Hawaii. The U.S. Coast Guard rescued Anthony... READ MORE »

SAN DIEGO (AP) -- Superman is coming back, and he'll have a caped co-star. "Man of Steel" director Zack Snyder made a surprise appearance at Comic-Con on Saturday to announce he is making... READ MORE »

EAST BRUNSWICK, N.J. (AP) -- National Moth Week festivities are under way in New Jersey. Organizers of the global citizen science project say its goal is to shine a light on moths and... READ MORE »

WASHINGTON (AP) -- During the bleakest days of the Great Recession, Congress agreed in bipartisan votes to bail out two of Detroit's biggest businesses, General Motors and Chrysler. Today... READ MORE »

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) -- Investigators will try to determine if a woman who died while riding a roller coaster at a Six Flags amusement park in North Texas fell from the ride after some... READ MORE »

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Helen Thomas, the irrepressible White House correspondent who used her seat in the front row of history to grill 10 presidents and was not shy about sharing her opinions... READ MORE »

DETROIT (AP) -- Once the very symbol of American industrial might, Detroit became the biggest U.S. city to file for bankruptcy Thursday, its finances ravaged and its neighborhoods hollowed... READ MORE »