NEW YORK — Here's a test of your dinosaur knowledge: Did Tyrannosaurus rex stand upright, with its tail on the ground? The answer: No. But a lot of young people seem to think so, and the authors … more

VATICAN CITY — Pope Benedict XVI basked in an emotional send-off Wednesday from an estimated 150,000 people at his final general audience in St. Peter's Square, recalling moments of "joy and light" … more

The best chance for Wyoming and Gillette residents to see the comet Pan-STARRS may be Tuesday night in the western horizon of the sky.Paul Zeleski, director of the planetarium at Sage Valley Junior … more

The producers of “Broadway Rox!” have canceled their April 29 performance at the Cam-plex Heritage Center. Cam-plex theater manager Jaymi Gilmour-Crowley said she has never experienced a … more

PHILADELPHIA — The SS United States is sending out what may be its final distress call.The 990-foot-long ship could be sold for scrap within two months unless the grass-roots preservation group … more

HELENA — A state judge has ordered the owner of a ranch for troubled children adopted abroad to obtain a license from state regulators or be shut down. District Judge James Wheelis ordered the … more

The city has agreed to take the first steps in the process of annexing Cam-plex after a 4-to-3 vote Monday night. Councilmen Robin Kuntz, Kevin McGrath and John Opseth cast the dissenting votes, … more

DES MOINES, Iowa — A cool, rainy spring is easing dry conditions in parts of the nation’s farm belt that saw the worst of last year’s drought. But optimism is being tempered, as that weather … more

WASHINGTON — As airlines prepare to resume flying Boeing's beleaguered 787 Dreamliners, federal investigators looked Tuesday at how regulators and the company tested and approved the plane's … more