AKRON, Ohio (AP) âÄî By the time deputies came to escort Addie Polk out of her home of 38 years, the 90-year-old had taken out her life insurance policy and placed it next to her pocketbook and...

LOS ANGELES (AP) _ Firefighters backed by water-dumping helicopters and planes gained ground Sunday on a wildfire that destroyed two homes and forced the evacuation of about 1,200 people in a rugged area...

[email protected] Student-athletes might soon be able to use online classes to be eligible for competition. The NCAA will next week decide on a proposal that would allow student-athletes to take these...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) âÄî A customer opened fire in a crowded shopping mall Wednesday afternoon, killing a clothing store employee before he was shot and wounded by police officers, authorities...

NEW YORK (AP) âÄî In a sign of the times, the National Debt Clock in New York City has run out of digits to record the growing figure. As a short-term fix, the digital dollar sign on the billboard-style...

A 29-word addition to the Higher Education Opportunity Act enacted in August will require federally funded international programs to âÄúreflect diverse perspectives and a wide range of views.âÄù...

WASHINGTON (AP) _ Less than a week after the federal government had to bail out American International Group Inc., the company sent executives on a $440,000 retreat to a posh California resort, lawmakers...

Barack Obama âÄôs support among Minnesotans increased after ThursdayâÄôs Vice Presidential debate, according to the results of a poll released today by the Humphrey Institute of Public...

(AP) âÄî In his liberal Colorado district, it's no big deal that Jared Polis is gay. Yet his expected victory Nov. 4 in a congressional race would be a historic milestone and, he hopes, send an...