• South
Gov.: Returning fugitive not a priority

Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder says a request by Arkansas to return a 63-year-old fugitive isn't his "highest priority."

After 43 years, Arkansas wants fugitive

Lester Stiggers has been a wanted man for 43 years, but he hasn't been hiding.

Injuries reported at explosion at TX fertilizer plant

Authorities say an explosion at a fertilizer plant near Waco, Texas, has injured several people.

Mindy McCready dead of apparent suicide

Perhaps there was one heartbreak too many for Mindy McCready.

Alabama bunker stormed to rescue 5-year-old

Authorities stormed an underground bunker Monday in southeastern Alabama, freeing a 5-year-old boy and leaving his captor dead after a week of fruitless

George Zimmerman sues NBC and reporters

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — George Zimmerman sued NBC on Thursday, claiming he was defamed when the network edited his 911 call to police after the shooting of

Nude AIDS activists arrested at Boehner's office

Three women AIDS activists saying they wanted to highlight the "naked truth" about potential spending cuts in HIV programs have been arrested after taking

Crickets causing a stink in Texas city

Several businesses in the Central Texas town of Waco are dealing with a smelly problem that won't go away: decaying cricket carcasses.

Cops: Soldier killed Pvt. with hiccups

A soldier from Missouri died in Texas after gunfire blamed on a buddy who allegedly wanted to help cure the victim's hiccups.

Fort Hood's Nidal Hasan in hospital

Without providing any details due to federal regulations, Fort Hood officials issued a brief statement Monday morning which announced that suspected Fort Hood

Chipper Jones gets a-MAZE-ing honor

A Georgia family is honoring Chipper Jones the best way they know how: by carving a maze in the image of the soon-to-be retired player into their 7-acre corn

Photos: The Civil War Battle of Antietam

On Sept. 17, 1862, in the bloodiest single day of the Civil War, an estimated 22,700 men died or were wounded.

Hearing examines Fort Hood shooting

The inability to rapidly share information, poorly trained FBI threat analysts, and the failure to exhaust all intelligence-sharing options led to the November

Obama honors return of Libya attack victims

President Barack Obama has paid tribute to Ambassador Chris Stevens and three others killed in the assault on the U.S. compound in Libya, calling them patriots

All-clears after bomb threats evacuate campuses

Tens of thousands of people streamed off university campuses in Texas and North Dakota on Friday after telephoned bomb threats prompted officials to warn

Photos: New school lunches put to the test

Students give mixed grades to the extra carrots and apples - and fewer fatty foods - mandated by new federal rules.

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  • Military

Russia could stand in way of…

WASHINGTON (AP) — By saying he intends to bargain with Russia over new reductions in nuclear weapons, …

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