By MARTHA MENDOZA AP National Writer Santa Cruz, Calif. (AP) _ Surfers catching waves and mountain bikers pedaling through forests are used to the occasional …

By KAREN MATTHEWS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) _ First came a hotly-debated decision by Cooper Union to start charging its students after being tuition-free …

By CHRIS ANDERSON Herald-Tribune HOLMES BEACH, Fla. (AP) _ At the end of an island, in the back of a baseball field, on the fringe …

MIAMI (AP) _ A South Florida man who told the FBI his name is “Squirrel’’ is charged with threatening to blow up the Internal Revenue …

ELLOREE, S.C. (AP) _ South Carolina State University is using a $3 million federal grant to reopen its camp in Elloree. The Times and Democrat …

By BRETT MARTEL AP Sports Writer NEW ORLEANS (AP) _ Stephen Curry hit six 3-pointers during a 39-point night, and the Golden State Warriors cruised …

By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS JACKSON, Miss. (AP) _ The head of the Mississippi Department of Corrections says the state could save $2 million over the …

By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) _ Beno Udrih won’t play for the Memphis Grizzlies in Game 3 against the Portland …

By GOSIA WOZNIACKA PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) _ For decades, farmers have routinely fed antibiotics to livestock to fatten up the animals and protect them from …

SEATTLE (AP) _ Starbucks says a sales register computer glitch has disrupted sales at 8,000 company-operated stores in the United States and Canada. Company spokesman …