NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The University of Tennessee wants to allow hydraulic fracturing to extract natural gas on a state-owned tract of rolling woodland, raising the hackles of environmentalists … more

Antonio Moncada, originally from San Bernardino, Calif., stands on the shoreline of Fishing Lake at Dalbey Memorial Park as he casts his line in the water below. The ice, which has capped much of the … more

Sage Valley Junior High’s Science Olympiad team was in action Saturday at the state competition in Casper, hoping to earn another trip to the national competition as it did a year ago. more

LOS ANGELES — When Los Angeles cold case detectives caught up with Samuel Little this past fall, he was living in a Christian shelter in Kentucky, his latest arrest a few months earlier for alleged … more

GREELEY, Colo. — Tommy Thompson likes to look professional when he meets with a client for his real estate business. He always checks for blood on his clothes before the meeting. Thompson, … more

ADIPUR, India — Canes in hand and bowler hats firmly in place, dozens of Charlie Chaplin impersonators tramped through the streets of a small port town in western India on Tuesday to celebrate the … more

CHICAGO — Don't take the cinnamon challenge. That's the advice from doctors in a new report about a dangerous prank depicted in popular YouTube videos but which has led to hospitalizations and … more

SAN FRANCISCO — Microsoft is retooling the latest version of its Windows operating system to address complaints and confusion that have been blamed for deepening a slump in personal computer … more

LARAMIE — A blogger and radio show host accused of posting an anonymous Facebook threat against herself has a previous conviction stemming from a 2005 gun-waving incident, according to court … more

CHICAGO — A medical examiner says an autopsy on the exhumed body of a Chicago lottery winner who was poisoned with cyanide yielded no significant new clues about his death. Cook County medical … more