Huge fire breaks out at Pennsylvania senior living community

Jury convicts New Mexico state senator in corruption trial

SANTA FE, N.M. — A former New Mexico state senator was convicted Thursday of fraud, bribery and felony ethical violations in a corruption trial over accusations...

Killer Charles Manson alive as reports swirl of ill health

LOS ANGELES — For nearly 50 years Charles Manson has been the living personification of evil, a demonic presence captured in scores of photos, each of...

White House to submit $45 billion disaster request Friday

WASHINGTON — The White House is sending Congress an approximately $45 billion disaster aid request Friday that will fall short of demands from hurricane-slammed Texas, Florida...

Homeland official resigns after report of racial remarks

WASHINGTON — The director of the Homeland Security Department’s office of faith-based partnerships has resigned following a CNN report on racially inflammatory remarks he made before...

Grassley alters Senate policy for 2 judicial nominees

WASHINGTON — The chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee is upending longstanding precedent on two judicial nominees. Republican Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa said Thursday he’s...

Keystone pipeline leaks 210K gallons of oil in South Dakota

AMHERST, S.D. — TransCanada Corp.’s Keystone pipeline leaked an estimated 210,000 gallons of oil onto agricultural land in northeastern South Dakota, the company and state regulators...

Parents sue Oregon school district over transgender policy

PORTLAND, Ore. — Parents at a rural Oregon high school have filed a federal lawsuit over the school district’s policy to allow a transgender male student...

Virginia regulators approve carbon cap and trade plan

RICHMOND, Va. — Virginia would regulate carbon emissions from power plants and become the first Southern state, its officials say, with a carbon cap-and-trade program under...

Mother of child found dead accused of leaving her home alone

DALLAS — The mother of a girl who was adopted from India and found dead last month in suburban Dallas has been charged with child abandonment...