NEW DELHI (AP) — Like consumers around the globe, Indians are flocking to the online marketplace in droves these days. But there's one unusual item flying off the virtual shelves: Online... READ MORE »

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The foreign ministers of South Korea and Japan on Monday reached a deal meant to resolve a decades-long impasse over Korean women forced into Japanese military-run... READ MORE »

CHICAGO (AP) — Bettie Jones, known in her Chicago neighborhood for her work with anti-violence community groups, was killed by police responding to a domestic disturbance just hours after... READ MORE »

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A judge dismissed a former University of New Mexico student's lawsuit alleging she was ostracized by professors for anti-gay remarks made in a paper, federal court... READ MORE »

LEWISTON, Idaho (AP) — Idaho officials say changing the rear lights on snowplows from flashing yellow to flashing red has resulted in fewer mishaps by motorists approaching the road-... READ MORE »

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — University of South Carolina professor Raja Fayad had a secret he kept from most of his family, colleagues and even the police until his death. He was a victim of... READ MORE »

MT. ARLINGTON, N.J. (AP) — A New Jersey convenience store executive has fulfilled his Christmas tradition of working in one of the company's stores for the 40th consecutive year. QuickChek... READ MORE »

SAN DIEGO (AP) — San Diego police say they arrested a woman described as weighing about 400 pounds with a beard in the stabbing of a man who asked for a cigarette. Police late Thursday... READ MORE »

NORTH BEND, Ore. (AP) — Five families in North Bend are opening Christmas presents from the North Bend Police Department after the union decided to cancel its annual Christmas party and use... READ MORE »

VATICAN CITY (AP) — In his Christmas Eve homily Thursday, Pope Francis noted the simplicity of Jesus' birth as he rebuked what he called societies' intoxication with consumerism, pleasure,... READ MORE »