LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Los Angeles is considering turning voting ballots into lottery tickets. With fewer than a fourth of voters showing up for recent local elections, the city's Ethics... READ MORE »

ATKINS, Iowa (AP) -- An eastern Iowa farm has found a creative way to celebrate "Today" show weatherman Al Roker's 60th birthday. Bloomsbury Farm in Atkins has put together a 10-acre... READ MORE »

ROYAL OAK, Mich. (AP) -- Your next commuter car could have two seats, three wheels and get 84 miles to the gallon. Elio Motors wants to revolutionize U.S. roads with its tiny car, which... READ MORE »

MANITOWOC, Wis. (AP) -- Police say an officer making a traffic stop in eastern Wisconsin found an intoxicated driver behind the wheel -- and she was just 13 years old. They say five other... READ MORE »

PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- Hey, China: Are you ready for some American football? The China American Football League plans to begin in the world's most populous country in 2015. The announcement... READ MORE »

CORTEZ, Colo. (AP) -- The Colorado mountain town of Montezuma is suing its 61 registered voters in an effort to sort out the results of an April election that the lawsuit says was filled... READ MORE »

PINE GROVE MILLS, Pa. (AP) -- A small Pennsylvania police force is being confused with another by the same name that's involved in violent clashes with protesters in Missouri. The Ferguson... READ MORE »

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) -- Portland police were told there was a chicken -- and it was attempting to cross the road. In fact, the citizen who called the police non-emergency line on Monday... READ MORE »

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) -- Gov. Tom Corbett and other Pennsylvania politicians have signed a statement calling on the Discovery Channel to drop "Amish Mafia." The statement says "Amish Mafia... READ MORE »

FERGUSON, Mo. (AP) -- Protests in the St. Louis suburb rocked by racial unrest since a white police officer shot an unarmed black teenager to death turned violent Wednesday night, with... READ MORE »