WASHINGTON — The U.S. Postal Service says Los Angeles was the worst city in America for dog attacks on letter carriers last year, and it urged pet owners to help reduce the attacks. The agency … more

CASPER — A 43-year-old Evanston man is dead after a high-speed chase and shootout with authorities in southwestern Wyoming. Police say Naim “Keith” Labaki fired a shot in front of his … more

BISMARCK — Funeral services have been scheduled for one of the two North Dakota National Guard soldiers killed in Afghanistan last week. Fulkerson Funeral Home says services for Sgt. 1st Class … more

WASHINGTON — With the nation teetering on an economic "fiscal cliff," federal judges may soon force Congress to dedicate possibly millions of dollars to what some of those same judges must consider … more

WASHINGTON — A U.S. Army brigade will begin sending small teams into as many as 35 African nations early next year, part of an intensifying Pentagon effort to train countries to battle extremists … more

ASPEN — Aspen Skiing Company officials say an on-duty ski patrol member has died in an avalanche, becoming the first reported avalanche fatality so far this winter. The Denver Post reports that … more

PARIS — Three Kurdish women, including one of the founders of a militant group battling Turkish troops since 1984, were "executed" at a Kurdish center in Paris, the interior minister said Thursday. … more