NEW YORK — A tall, heavy spire was fully installed atop One World Trade Center on Friday, bringing the New York City structure to its symbolic height of 1,776 feet. Loud applause and cries of … more

JACKSON, Ga. — The execution of a Georgia man who killed a fellow prisoner in 1990 was halted Tuesday at the last minute so courts could consider claims that he's mentally disabled and other … more

HAWTHORNE, Nev.— A mortar explosion killed seven Marines and injured a half-dozen more during a training exercise in the Nevada desert, prompting the Pentagon to immediately halt the use of the … more

SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea said Tuesday it will restart its long-shuttered plutonium reactor and increase production of nuclear weapons material, in what outsiders see as its latest attempt … more

Burma Avenue at Westover Road: The southbound turning lane of Burma Avenue at the intersection of Westover Road will be closed Friday for underground Madison pipeline repairs. The contractor, TIC … more

BOSTON — The Boston Marathon bombers were headed for New York to blow up their remaining explosives in Times Square when they were intercepted by police in a blazing gunbattle, officials said … more

BOSTON — Seven days after the Boston Marathon bombings, the city was bustling Monday, with runners hitting the pavement, children walking to school and enough cars clogging the streets to make the … more

HELENA, Mont. — An advocacy group told a judge Thursday that a new voter-approved law unconstitutionally requires state agencies to determine who is an illegal immigrant and turn them over to … more

CASPER, Wyo. — The majority of Casper city councilors are inclined to either repeal or change the city's smoking ban.KTWO-AM (http://bit.ly/12LKA5n) reports that only two council members, … more

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama has signed into law a bill raising the government's borrowing limit, averting a default and delaying the next clash over the nation's debt until later this … more