Montana is closing a 175-mile stretch of the Yellowstone River to all recreational activities to prevent the spread of a parasite that is believed to have killed tens of thousands of fish, authorities said Friday.
Prosecutors have charged three men with breaking into a liquor store as violence erupted last weekend in a Milwaukee neighborhood after a police officer fatally shot a black man.
Air tankers bombarded rugged slopes with fire retardant Thursday and a squadron of helicopters dropped load after load of water to corral a destructive wildfire threatening mountain homes 60 miles east of Los Angeles.
Two Oregon high school wrestling coaches are dead following a shooting and the body of a teenager who was last seen alive with one of them has also been found.
A Cuban national has pleaded not guilty to charges he conspired to file 900 phony federal tax returns seeking $2.2 million in refunds by using employee information stolen from the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center.
The Latest on a motions hearing in the case of a Georgia man accused of intentionally leaving his toddler son in a hot SUV to die (all times local): 11 a.m.
