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Billy Cub, an unofficial mascot for the Chicago Cubs, got rough with a bar patron who snatched off his mask at a Wrigleyville Bar this weekend.     

A Nevada rancher's threat to wage a "range war" with the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) today precipitated a standoff between supporters of the embattled rancher, Cliven Bundy, and federal law enforcement officials.Bund...

A Tennessee man who was convicted of his 13th DUI last week in Florida -- and is awaiting charges on a possible 14th drunk-driving offense in the Volunteer State -- is facing up to 21 years in prison at sentencing.

14 dead in Mexico border state after day of violence

Mickey Rooney, one of the longest-tenured actors in movie history, died Sunday at the age of 93.

A South Boston man who has spent more than 32 years in prison for a murder he says he didn't commit has found an unlikely ally in a battle to get his conviction overturned: James "Whitey" Bulger.     

Symbolic destruction to the regional government building in Donetsk. Pro-Russian protesters are raising their voices, demanding a Crimea-style referendum on joining Russia. Clashes intensified between police and proteste...

Edward J. Snowden and the journalist Laura Poitras, who helped him disclose the documents on government surveillance, will receive a Ridenhour prize.     

KILLEEN, Texas (AP) -- The church program pictured an empty road being enveloped by the dark clouds of a sweeping thunderstorm, and the service’s lesson was from Isaiah 35:4, “Be strong, fear not.” The preacher imp...

For the second time in as many years, both chambers of the Missouri legislature have passed bills to nullify federal gun laws. The House version of the “Second Amendment Preservation Act” declares all federal laws �...

As Credit Suisse negotiates with the Justice Department over its liability for involvement in tax shelters, New York State has opened its own inquiry.     

Weather conditions are expected to give a boost to search efforts in rural Washington, where a landslide killed 30 people last month.

Speaking at a private Las Vegas gathering of Republican funders and activists on March 29, Cheney blasted what he termed isolationists within the GOP. He didn't name names, but he didn't have to -- at least, in one case....

PANAMA CITY BEACH, Fla. (AP) -- Florida authorities say a 13-year-old boy from Indiana fell from a 15th-story balcony to his death while vacationing with his family.     

Pfizer says experimental drug shows promising results treating advanced breast cancer

WASHINGTON – If it isn’t Rule No. 1 at freshman orientation for Congress, it should be: Don’t make out with your congressional staffers in view of surveillance video. Rep. Vance McAllister,...

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. (AP) -- An engineer driving a speeding commuter train that derailed last year, killing four people, had a sleep disorder that interrupted his rest dozens of times each night and said he felt strangely ...

The actor is one of several original cast members to return in the J.J. Abrams-directed film slated for release in December 2015. Others include Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher and Mark Hamill.

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- The school that Boston Celtics coach Brad Stevens twice led to the NCAA men's basketball championship game is awarding him an honorary doctorate degree.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Women's basketball came away a winner Sunday night. After a season-long buildup, the NCAA tournament will be decided by the perfect championship game.

The Army specialist who embarked on a shooting rampage last week at Fort Hood fired at least 35 rounds inside three buildings and along base roads on the post, military authorities said.

an der Lugt, 75, famously refused to leave Homs when the Syrian government siege of the rebel-friendly city began two years ago.