Controversy in Oklahoma
OKLAHOMA CITY — A granite monument of the Ten Commandments that has sparked controversy since its installation on the Oklahoma Capitol grounds was...
1st officer lands plane safely in N.Y.
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — An American Airlines captain became gravely ill and incapacitated while flying from Phoenix to Boston and later di...
Rants uncovered in writings he left
ROSEBURG, Ore. — The gunman who executed nine people at an Oregon community college before killing himself ranted in writings he left ...
Ships face tougher rules
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. — A federal appeals court ordered the government Monday to rewrite its regulations on ballast water discharges from ships, o...
WASHINGTON — The Obama administration deported the fewest number of immigrants in the past 12 months since 2006, according to new government figures obtained by The Asso...
No life-threatening injuries reported
NORTHFIELD, Vt. — An Amtrak train headed from Vermont to Washington, D.C., on Monday hit rocks that had fallen onto the track from a...
GREAT FALLS, Mont. — A Montana bow hunter is recovering after he survived a grizzly bear mauling by remembering a tip from his grandmother and shoving his arm down the a...
Right-to-die bill OK'd in California
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — In a rare personal message, California’s 77-year-old governor provided insight into his deliberations before dec...
Churches filled after rampage
ROSEBURG, Ore. — People in this southern Oregon timber town sought solace in church services following last week’s deadly shooting rampage —...
Rescuers go door-to-door
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Days of torrential rains kept much of South Carolina and its capital gripped by floodwaters early Monday as emergency responders...
