FBI arrests N.Y. rabbis in Jewish divorce-gang probe
MONSEY, N.Y. — Two rabbis and two other men are accused in an FBI sting carried out in New Jersey and New York of plotting to kidnap and torture a...
Ex-Navy players to face court-martial in sex assault
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Two midshipman will face a court-martial in an alleged sexual assault at an off-campus party while a third will not, the U.S. Naval Academy superintendent said...
Pot-bellied pig terrorizes Des Moines neighborhood
DES MOINES — A lowly yet crafty porker, apparently named Willie, has run amok since June through several blocks of an east side neighborhood here. The city's animal control...
Shutdown rebels: ‘Catch us if you can’
Some merry pranksters have had it with the government shutdown. They're defiantly leaping over barricades, pushing aside orange cones and living to tweet the tales of their rebellion. According...
Gunman reported at San Jose State building
San Jose State University ordered students and staff to shelter in place in Sweeney Hall Thursday morning while police search the building in response to a report of a man...
Pastor arrested in 3 Kentucky slayings
LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- A church pastor was arrested Wednesday afternoon in the slayings of three people last month in a central Kentucky pawn shop that placed a nearby college on...
Blue Ridge Parkway inn reopens with federal blessing
Near MOUNT PISGAH, N.C. — A day after preparing to close for the rest of the season, workers at the Pisgah Inn were back on the job, and the inn's...
Shutdown’s economic toll on parks: $76 million a day
WASHINGTON -- The partial government shutdown's toll on national parks can be measured in lost visitors, lost spending -- and lost revenue to the federal government. Lost visitors: 715,000...
Dennis Rodman Wins Nobel Peace Prize
Former basketball star Dennis Rodman has received the Nobel Peace Prize for his unlikely and controversial role in promoting international relations with North Korea and "friend for life" dictator Kim...
Obama calls Boehner, will speak at 2 p.m.
President Obama called House Speaker John Boehner on Tuesday, again telling the Ohio Republican he will not negotiate on budget items until the GOP-run House ends the shutdown and raises...