JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — The captain of the 790-foot El Faro planned to bypass Hurricane Joaquin, but some kind of mechanical failure left the U.S. container ship with 33 people aboard... READ MORE »

INDIALANTIC, Fla. (AP) — Former students of a central Florida middle school were hoping to crack open a buried time capsule to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Hoover Middle School. The... READ MORE »

COATESVILLE, Pa. (AP) — A suburban Philadelphia woman repeatedly injected her 14-year-old daughter and another teen with heroin, even tying a string around their arms to isolate their veins... READ MORE »

WASHINGTON (AP) — A college degree practically stamped Andres Aguirre's ticket to the middle class. Yet at age 40, he's still paying the price of admission. After a decade of repayments,... READ MORE »

STORRS, Conn. (AP) — A food truck at the University of Connecticut is serving up roasted crickets. The Daily Campus reports (http://bit.ly/1KQXRh2 ) the university's dining services are... READ MORE »

NORTH BLOOMFIELD, Ohio (AP) — A 2-year-old girl who disappeared Friday night from her great-grandparents' home was found alive Sunday evening in a nearby field. Authorities found Rainn... READ MORE »

HILO, Hawaii (AP) — A Google-owned development company hopes to test a massive energy kite near Waimea next year. R&D company Makani hopes the device will be up to 50 percent more... READ MORE »

The sheriff detailed how a shooter armed with several guns walked into a Thursday morning writing class at a rural Oregon community college and killed nine people. He described how... READ MORE »

SENECA FALLS, N.Y. (AP) — Inductees into the National Women's Hall of Fame this year include dance pioneer Martha Graham, breast cancer fundraiser Nancy Brinker and the youngest member of... READ MORE »

ROSEBURG, Ore. (AP) — The 26-year-old gunman who opened fire on fellow students in his community college English class, killing nine people, was an Army boot camp dropout who studied mass... READ MORE »