WASHINGTON (AP) — With a budget deadline looming, President Donald Trump plans a whirlwind of activities seeking to highlight accomplishments while putting fresh pressure on congressional... READ MORE »

Workers in New Orleans began removing the first of four prominent Confederate monuments early Monday, the latest Southern institution to sever itself from symbols viewed by many as a... READ MORE »

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — A popular cheese curds stand at the Minnesota State Fair is shutting down after more than 40 years because the couple running the shop is retiring.Dick and Donna... READ MORE »

SANDY HOOK, N.J. (AP) — Condoms, hair extensions, a toilet seat, a pink lawn flamingo and two decorated Christmas trees were among the unusual items volunteers plucked from New Jersey... READ MORE »

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota lawmakers working to finalize a spending plan for state public colleges and universities are discussing whether student fees that are paid in addition to... READ MORE »

YEADON, Pa. (AP) — Police are trying to determine who shipped 10 pounds of marijuana from California to a pastor in the Philadelphia suburbs. Yeadon police tell WTXF-TV the drugs arrived... READ MORE »

VIENNA (AP) — He who burps loudest laughs best — at least in this case. Nearly a year after a policeman ticketed Edin Mehic for loudly belching next to him, the Vienna bartender has won his... READ MORE »

LEBANON, Pa. (AP) — Lebanon native Andrew Beenick checks all the boxes for a tragic story of opioid abuse.He started using drugs to have a good time. It began with pills like OxyContin but... READ MORE »

WASHINGTON (AP) — Money for the wall President Donald Trump wants to build along the U.S. border with Mexico must be part of the massive spending bill Congress is preparing, the White House... READ MORE »

COLUMBIA, Tenn. (AP) — After being missing for more than a month, a 15-year-old Tennessee girl was found near a cabin in a remote part of northern California and the 50-year-old teacher... READ MORE »