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Tallest man in US gets custom-made shoes
It was a tall order to fill, but the tallest man in the United States now has his own custom-made tennis shoes. Igor Vovkovinskiy (voh-kov-IN'-ski) ...
Ariz. mom of missing boy convicted of lesser count
An Arizona woman whose infant son vanished nearly three years ago avoided what could have been a lengthy prison term of nearly 30 years after a jury ...
APNewsBreak: Suspect's family shocked at NY plot
A few hours before he was arrested in an FBI sting, a Bangladeshi man accused of trying to blow up New York's Federal Reserve building calmly spoke ...
Minn. man convicted of aiding Somalia terror group
A Minneapolis man accused of helping send young men through a terrorist pipeline from Minnesota to Somalia was convicted Thursday on all five ...
Police arrest 3 men in Denver bar fire killings
Three men were arrested for investigation of murder after a Denver bar was set on fire to cover up five killings committed during a robbery, ...
Farmworkers sue Calif. regulators over heat rules
The United Farm Workers of America sued California's work safety division Thursday, saying state regulators aren't enforcing heat regulations, leading ...
Court: Fort Hood suspect can be forcibly shaved
An Army appeals court ruled Thursday that the Fort Hood shooting suspect can have his beard forcibly shaved off before his murder trial. The U.S.
Judge rules for cheerleaders in Bible banner suit
A judge ruled Thursday that cheerleaders at an East Texas high school can display banners emblazoned with Bible verses at football games, saying the ...
Gunman kills 3, self in Florida salon shooting
A gunman opened fire at a central Florida beauty salon Thursday, killing three women and wounding the manager, who had asked for a restraining order ...
NY appeals court nixes Defense of Marriage Act
Saying the gay population has "suffered a history of discrimination," a divided federal appeals court in Manhattan ruled Thursday that a federal law ...
California, other states prepare for earthquakes
Millions of Americans got ready and rumbled in the "Great Shakeout" earthquake drill. Participants from California and numerous other states and ...
Scout files shown at news conference
Attorneys are showing a number of so-called Boy Scout "perversion files" at a news conference in preparation later in the day for release of 14,500 ...
Lawyer angry over Zumba prostitution case handling
The lawyer for a high school hockey coach who gave up his job because of the Zumba prostitution case said Thursday that his client's name never should ...
Shoot coyotes in NM, win assault rifle as prize
Coyote hunters in New Mexico will have the chance to compete for a couple of high-caliber grand prizes just in time for the holidays — a pair of ...
Mich. 'Batman' says not guilty of obstructing cops
A northern Michigan man charged with obstructing the police while dressed as Batman has pleaded not guilty. State troopers arrested 33-year-old Mark ...
Chinese firm says US rejection deters investment
The Chinese company suing President Barack Obama for blocking its planned wind farm projects in Oregon accused the U.S. leader and his government of ...
Persecuted Hazaras flee Pakistan; some die trying
As he knelt in prayer to mark one of Islam's holiest days, Ali Raza Qurban saw a childhood friend and dozens of others die in a suicide attack on ...
Police: No suspects yet in 5 deaths at Denver bar
Those who knew 63-year-old bar owner Young Fero described her as feisty and hard-working, often closing the bar herself each night. Just before Fero's ...
Stepdad: Border guard shooter sent text to mother
An unarmed Canadian border guard shot in her booth at a busy U.S.-Canada crossing north of Seattle was on her way to a full recovery Wednesday as ...
Man held in NYC plot to blow up Federal Reserve
A Bangladeshi man who came to the United States to wage jihad was arrested in an elaborate FBI sting on Wednesday after attempting to blow up a fake ...
Decades late, FDR memorial park dedicated in NYC
Dignitaries on Wednesday dedicated a new memorial state park overlooking the United Nations to former President Franklin Roosevelt. The Franklin D.
Profanity mistakenly attributed to Dalai Lama
The Dalai Lama didn't curse at a Brown University event, the college swears — even if the closed captioning said differently. A closing comment ...
Lawsuit claims evangelical church hid abuse claims
Three female plaintiffs claim an evangelical church group covered up allegations of sexual abuse against children, failed to report accusations to the ...
GOPs' Broun vs Darwin in Ga. House race
Having denounced evolution as a lie "straight from the pit of hell," Republican Rep. Paul Broun has won himself a new political opponent: Charles ...