By FENIT NIRAPPIL and SCOTT SMITH SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) _ California farmers who hold some of the state’s strongest water rights avoided the threat of …
By JONATHAN MATTISE CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) _ Appalachian coal mining suffered a double blow Friday, as Murray Energy announced plans to lay off more than …
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) _ The city of Savannah is setting new heat limits for horse-drawn carriages to try and protect the animals from blistering summer …
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) _ Gov. Rick Scott is ordering an independent analysis of the state’s prison system and the development of two prisons to test …
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) _ The Ohio Department of Health says rainy summer weather is contributing to an increase in mosquitoes, and officials urge residents to …
PORTSMOUTH, N.H. (AP) _ High school prom goers in Portsmouth are standing up to Internet bullies who criticized some of their dresses on Facebook. About …
LOWELL, Vt. (AP) _ The utility that owns a large-scale wind power facility in the northern Vermont town of Lowell is highlighting its donation of …
By CHRISTINA VEIGA Miami Herald MIAMI (AP) _ Aleida Martinez-Molina learned how to read and write Spanish in the Miami-Dade County public school system decades …
Associated Press JOHANNESBURG — Luol Deng and Chris Paul will play in an NBA exhibition game in South Africa on Aug. 1, the league said …
By HOWIE RUMBERG AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) _ Yankees pitcher Masahiro Tanaka is going to be out at least a month because of …
LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) _ Jay Cutler’s uncertainty about the offseason had faded away by the start of Chicago Bears’ three-day, voluntary minicamp at Halas …