OMAHA, Neb. (AP) âÄî Although economic conditions remain weak, particularly in the farming sector, rural bankers in 11 Midwest and Plains states say there are some bright spots. The bankers who...

Roxana Saberi has been in prison in Iran for almost two months. The government says she was doing reporting work after her press credentials expired. The House's delayed bills committee approved introduction...

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) âÄî Gov. Bill Richardson, who has supported capital punishment, signed legislation to repeal New Mexico's death penalty, calling it the "most difficult decision in my political...

WASHINGTON (AP) âÄî At least 13 firms receiving billions of dollars in bailout money owe a total of more than $220 million in unpaid federal taxes, a key lawmaker said Thursday. Rep. John Lewis,...

INDIANA, Pa. (AP) âÄî A suspended Pennsylvania state trooper faces life in prison after a jury convicted him in the bloody slashing death of a dentist who was divorcing the lawman's live-in girlfriend....

FARGO, N.D. (AP) âÄî New flood projections for Fargo gave city officials a shock âÄî not only because of a higher forecast for the Red River, but because they have only a little more than...

GARDEN CITY, N.Y. (AP) âÄî Federal investigators say alcohol contributed to the death of a Minnesota teen who fell through a platform gap on New York's Long Island Rail Road. The National Transportation...

MINNEOTA, Minn. (AP) âÄî Everything is on the table as a small town in southwestern Minnesota considers cutting its budget, including eliminating its police department. Officials in Minneota (Min-ee-oh'-tuh)...