PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. (AP) — A worker at an upstate New York maximum-security prison charged with helping two convicted killers escape last weekend brought the men hacksaw blades, chisels, a... READ MORE »

HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Zimbabwe's central bank says banknotes from its old currency, which collapsed and was discarded years ago because of runaway inflation, can be exchanged for American... READ MORE »

OVERTON, Texas (AP) — Two Texas girls whose lemonade stand was shut down because they lacked a permit will instead offer the drink for free. Television station KLTV reports (http://bit.ly/... READ MORE »

CLEVELAND (AP) — LeBron James may need to call Janet Jackson to get some advice on how to handle wardrobe malfunctions. Moments before Game 4 of the NBA Finals began on Thursday night,... READ MORE »

WASHINGTON (AP) — A major federal union says the cyber theft of employee information is more damaging than it first appeared, asserting that hackers stole personnel data and Social Security... READ MORE »

WASHINGTON (AP) — The engineer in last month's fatal Amtrak crash wasn't using his cellphone to talk, text or download anything just before the train sped off the tracks, investigators said... READ MORE »

DANNEMORA, N.Y. (AP) — The manhunt for two escaped killers expanded to campsites and boat slips in Vermont on Wednesday, and State Police said a female prison staff member being questioned... READ MORE »

ST. JOHNSBURY, Vt. (AP) — A Vermont man has escaped jury duty — by getting dismissed for wearing a prisoner costume. James Lowe of Barnet says he was released from jury duty on Tuesday when... READ MORE »

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- A judge struck down tenure and other job protections for California's public school teachers as unconstitutional Tuesday, saying such laws harm students -- especially... READ MORE »

LUXOR, Egypt (AP) — Egyptian officials say a suicide bomber has blown himself up at the ancient temple of Karnak in Luxor, a southern city frequented by millions of foreign and Egyptian... READ MORE »