Thousands of people took to the streets of Manhattan to protest the killing of a gay man who had been taunted with homophobic slurs. Some of the marchers carried signs and rainbow flags as they marked the...

People who falsely claim they have received a military medal in order to obtain money or government benefits could face up to a year in jail under legislation that easily passed the House Monday. The Stolen Valor...

Monday’s powerful tornado in suburban Oklahoma City loosely followed the path of a killer twister that slammed the region in May 1999. The National Weather Service estimated that the storm that struck Moore, Okla., on Monday had...

A Saudi man arrested at Detroit Metropolitan Airport after federal agents accused him of lying about why he was traveling with a pressure cooker wants to be released on bond. Thirty-three-year-old Hussain Al Khawahir (HOO’-sayn ahl chah-WAH’-heer),...

     Marjorie Grace Myers, age 93, of Sperry, Iowa passed away Thursday evening, May 16, 2013 at the Prairie Ridge Care & Rehab in Mediapolis.  She was born August 17, 1919 at home, near Burnside, Illinois, the...

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — As lawmakers try to adjourn the legislative session, some wonder whether the best way to deal with a tough health debate is to skip the matter for now and hold a special...

THE BURLINGTON BEES CELEBRATED COMMUNITY BASKET DAY WITH A 6 TO 4 WIN OVER THE WISCONSIN TIMBER RATTLERS, THE SECOND VICTORY IN TWO DAYS AGAINST THE SNAKES.