MONROE, La. — IBM will create 400 new jobs in Monroe during the next 10 years. Gov. Bobby Jindal says the state also will provide …

MIAMI — Federal health officials are granting consumers who unsuccessfully tried to buy health insurance before Sunday’s deadline and were sidelined by long wait times or …

DENVER — The IRS isn’t backing off its demand that a Denver medical marijuana dispensary pay fines for not paying some taxes electronically, even though it …

By JOSH BOAK WASHINGTON — The hacker gang that looted as much as $1 billion worldwide from banks was unusual: It stole directly from the banks, …

By CINDY SCOTT DAY FREEPORT, Ill. — New Orleans jazz sang out from the speakers in the multi-purpose room at the Family YMCA of Northwest Illinois …

By PAUL GEREFFI SUNRISE, Fla. — Jori Lehtera made the most of his first NHL shootout attempt. Lehtera scored the winning goal in the fifth round …

EAST STROUDSBURG, Pa. — Officials say more than 100 students at an eastern Pennsylvania university were stricken last week with what appears to be a gastrointestinal …

MANHATTAN, Kan. — Two Kansas State University researchers are developing a type of wheat that will tolerate hotter temperatures. The issue is that wheat kernels shrivel …

CALDWELL, Idaho — An old clerical error has put a school district in southwest Idaho in a bind over its free breakfast program. In 2003, an …

By GRANT SCHULTE LINCOLN, Neb. — Politicians who use campaign money illegally could have a harder time hiding their violations under a bill that will go …