IOWA CITY, Iowa — Bakir Hajdarevic didn't have to study for the most important test in a class last fall. He just had to spit — a lot.The 19-year-old freshman at the University of Iowa … more

NEW YORK — Mexico’s Carlos Slim remains the world’s richest man for the fourth year in a row, according to Forbes, while Warren Buffett dropped out of the top three for the first time since … more

ATLANTA — While some states push to tighten gun control laws after the Connecticut school massacre, some lawmakers in gun-friendly Georgia want to ease rules preventing some mentally ill people … more

FORT COLLINS, Colo. — A 40-acre wildfire burning in gusty winds and warm weather in northern Colorado was threatening homes west of Fort Collins on Friday and prompted about 50 people to leave the … more

A St. Jude’s “Heroes of Hope” Pageant will take place in Gillette at 10 a.m. April 6.The event, in which girls ages 9 months to 18 plus will compete in formal dress, personality … more

WICHITA, Kan.— For almost 12 years, a Houston elementary school teacher and an illegal immigrant living in Topeka have engaged in a tug of war to claim the identity of Candida L. Gutierrez in a … more

WASHINGTON—The Pentagon said Wednesday it was deploying a missile defense shield to Guam to protect the U.S. and its allies in the region in response to increasingly hostile rhetoric from North … more

CHEYENNE — A public-private effort to plow roads in Yellowstone National Park and open up two of the park’s entrances on time this spring despite federal budget cuts reached a milestone Wednesday … more

It’s taken three years, but the demolition of the old Stocktrail Elementary School in Gillette is finally underway. The former school closed in the fall of 2010 when Prairie Wind Elementary opened. Since then, school district officials have been working with the state School Facilities Department to demolish the old school. more

GARDINER, N.Y. — With all the orchards and corn fields that dot the Hudson Valley landscape, Tuthilltown Spirits doesn't have to look far for the grains and apples to make their whiskey, vodka and … more