WEST MONROE, La. (AP) — A man who'd been left with a Yorkshire terrier scalded its face, then briefly shut it in his hostess' freezer, Louisiana police say.Samuel Smith, 24, of West Monroe... READ MORE »

WILMINGTON, N.C. (AP) — A former North Carolina legislator accused of pulling a woman around his office by her ponytail nearly 15 years ago resigned Friday from the State Board of... READ MORE »

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A former seaman has sued a fisherman who starred in Discovery Channel's "Deadliest Catch: Dungeon Cove" show, alleging the man was negligent and caused severe injury.... READ MORE »

VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) — Lithuania has given Pope Francis a Christmas present invisible to the naked eye: a Nativity scene where baby Jesus is smaller than a human cell. Lithuanian... READ MORE »

WASHINGTON (AP) — Their tax bill triumph in the rear-view mirror, Republicans running Congress face a 2018 in which they'll need Democratic votes to get almost anything done. And that won't... READ MORE »

HARRISBURG (AP) — Joanne Clough forgot about the baby gate, which sent her sprawling into the dark room. Her first thought was about the toddler in arms. Her next thought was about her... READ MORE »

CHICAGO (AP) — Scott Judd trained his camera lens on the white dot in the distance. As he moved up the Lake Michigan shoreline, the speck on a breakwater came into view and took his breath... READ MORE »

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — One of two Wisconsin girls who tried to kill a classmate to win favor with a fictional horror character named Slender Man was sentenced to 25 years in a mental hospital... READ MORE »

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. General Assembly voted overwhelmingly Thursday to denounce President Donald Trump's recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital, largely ignoring Trump's... READ MORE »

NEW YORK (AP) — Even after two terror attacks and a driver's deadly rampage through Times Square, New York City is on track to smash its modern-era low for homicides in a year. Through Dec... READ MORE »