PHOENIX (AP) -- A watch collector spotted a rare Swiss timepiece in a Phoenix secondhand store, bought it on sale for $5.99 and then sold it for $35,000. Zach Norris said he went to a... READ MORE »

ST. JOSEPH, Mich. (AP) -- Police say a 55-year-old southwestern Michigan woman who died after accidentally shooting herself in the head in January was adjusting a handgun in her bra holster... READ MORE »

WILKES-BARRE (AP) -- A jury on Wednesday spared the life of a man convicted of strangling a pharmacist and his girlfriend in 2002 and burying their bodies in his yard, granting a defense... READ MORE »

WASHINGTON (AP) -- In recent months, the stage seemed set for American consumers to do what they've traditionally done best: Spend money -- and drive the economy. The lowest gas prices in... READ MORE »

SPARTA, N.J. (AP) -- A man poured water onto a freezing road to try to fool police officers into thinking the cause of his drunken car crash was black ice, authorities said. Bryan Byers... READ MORE »

PHILADELPHIA -- Comcast, a cable company already notorious for its poor customer service, was left scrambling to apologize recently after some of its customers received bills that had... READ MORE »

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Government surveyors have determined a new height for the Washington Monument that's nearly 10 inches shorter than what has been recorded for more than 130 years,... READ MORE »

ENOLA, Pa. (AP) -- An iconic Oscar Mayer Wienermobile has crashed into a pole in central Pennsylvania. Officials say the giant hot dog on wheels slid off a road and slammed into a pole on... READ MORE »

ANKENY, Iowa (AP) -- A kindergarten teacher at a suburban Des Moines elementary school has been accused of drinking beer in her classroom. Police say 40-year-old Jennifer L. Rich, of West... READ MORE »

BELLE VERNON, Pa. (AP) -- A tractor-trailer driver threw items from his cab at police -- including socks, shoes and a small refrigerator -- as he led them on a 34-mile chase in western... READ MORE »