AP National News

KERHONKSON, N.Y. (AP) — A dog trapped for five days deep inside a narrow, rocky crevice at a state park north of New York City was rescued…

By COLLEEN SLEVIN Associated Press DENVER (AP) — A Colorado Army veteran who pleaded guilty after the FBI found four pipe bombs in his home last…

By KIM CHANDLER Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Federal judges have heard arguments over whether an Alabama inmate had the mental capacity…

NEW YORK (AP) — Nearly all female and transgender inmates at New York City’s Rikers Island jail complex will be temporarily transferred to state…

By DAVID KLEPPER Associated Press Facebook has expanded its online harassment policies to do more to stop degrading attacks on public figures as well…

DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Syrian state television is reporting that the country’s air defenses are responding  to an Israeli airstrike…

CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. (AP) — An attorney for a former Marine battalion commander relieved of his duties after he made comments critical of the U.S.…

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Spanish police say they have arrested five suspects believed to be part of a jihadist group that sought to recruit others…

By DON BABWIN Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — The head of the Chicago police officers union has called on its members to defy the city’s…

FLINT, Mich. (AP) — Former Michigan Rep. Dale Kildee, who served in Congress for 36 years, has died. He was 92. Kildee’s death was announced…

By ALAN FRAM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate aides and immigration advocates say Democrats are considering proposing that the government…

NEW YORK (AP) — ESPN has signed a five-year agreement with the NFL to broadcast the Monday night game during the first weekend of the playoffs,…

By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — A second person has been killed by an exploding air bag inflator made by a Tennessee company that has…

By HOWARD FENDRICH AP National Writer Current and former NFL players and others who work in the league have varying opinions whether the attitudes…

By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper says it would be “appropriate” if…

BALTIMORE (AP) — A $6.5 million settlement has been reached in the death of an unarmed man who was undergoing a mental health crisis when he was…

OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A California mother faces 39 charges alleging that she hosted alcohol-filled parties for her teenage son and…

By SEAN MURPHY Associated Press SHREVEPORT, La. (AP) — The nation’s most restrictive abortion law is driving many women from Texas to seek…

By JIM SALTER Associated Press Attorneys for Michael Politte, who was convicted at age 14 of killing his mother, have filed a petition asking the…

By SOPHIA EPPOLITO Associated Press/Report for America SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Apple CEO Tim Cook and NBA All-Star Dwayne Wade have joined Utah…