SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Dressed in a black Batman costume, his fists clenched as he took on foe after foe around San Francisco, a 5-year-old boy who has battled leukemia for years fulfilled... READ MORE »

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) -- A federal court challenge to Pennsylvania's 17-year-old law banning the recognition of same-sex marriages took an important step toward a trial Friday when a judge... READ MORE »

PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- A Pennsylvania man has been jailed on charges he stole a $125,000 backhoe from a suburban construction site then drove it about 30 miles to a scrapyard in Philadelphia... READ MORE »

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Comcast Corp. plans to start selling movies and TV shows from its set-top box before the end of the year, according to a person familiar with the matter. The nation's... READ MORE »

WASHINGTON (AP) -- More than 18 months after a prostitution scandal in South America rocked the Secret Service, the agency in charge of protecting the president is investigating another... READ MORE »

TORONTO (AP) -- Toronto Mayor Rob Ford announced Thursday he's getting help from health care professionals but again refused to step aside over his drug use and drinking. He also threatened... READ MORE »

PITTSBURGH (AP) -- Three Pittsburgh high school students heading to their vehicle after classes ended were shot Wednesday, and another student was charged and told police he was retaliating... READ MORE »

SCRANTON (AP) -- Wildlife officials say two deer appear to be OK after being rescued from the bottom of an abandoned well in northeastern Pennsylvania. The Times-Tribune of Scranton... READ MORE »

WRIGHTSVILLE, Pa. (AP) -- Police say a central Pennsylvania man attacked his girlfriend after she would not eat the burned eggs he cooked for breakfast. The York Daily Record/Sunday News... READ MORE »

CHICAGO (AP) -- After tracking down a small alligator scurrying around in a baggage claim area at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport, authorities are now hunting for its traveling... READ MORE »