NEW YORK — A special fund set up by Congress to compensate people who got sick after being exposed to toxic World Trade Center dust following Sept. 11 is making its first round of payments, with … more

NEW YORK — Former President Bill Clinton says his wife, former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, has undergone more medical tests but is "doing much better."He made the remarks Monday … more

CHEYENNE, Wyo. — The Wyoming State Board of Education has decided to conduct a national search for a director to oversee the state Education Department. A new state law stripped state schools … more

CONVERSE COUNTY, Wyo. — It happens about once a month here, on the barren foothills of one of America's green-energy boomtowns: A soaring golden eagle slams into a wind farm's spinning turbine and … more

CHEYENNE — Gov. Matt Mead intends to take action Thursday on the supplemental budget bill the state Legislature has approved. Renny MacKay is spokesman for the governor. MacKay says Mead will … more

LONDON — Justin Bieber's week just got worse. Following a brief hospital stay after fainting backstage, the 19-year-old pop star's preparation for a final concert in London on Friday hit a speed … more

TUSTIN, Calif. — A shooting spree early Tuesday left three people dead and two others injured in Orange County, and the search for the gunman ended when he shot himself to death in a stolen car as … more

WASHINGTON — A Democratic president clashes with Republican leaders on Capitol Hill as a polarized nation debates taxes and guns, illegal immigration and gay rights, and, perpetually, the size of … more

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court appeared likely Tuesday to side with Monsanto Co. in its claim that an Indiana farmer violated the company's patents on soybean seeds that are resistant to its … more

WASHINGTON — Social Security's disability program is overwhelmed by so many claims that judges sometimes award benefits they might otherwise deny just to keep up with the flow of cases, according … more