HOUSTON — Prosecutors have dropped assault charges against a man who was among three people wounded in a shooting at a Houston-area college. Carlton Berry was arrested soon after the Jan. 22 … more

The first soldier to survive after losing all four limbs in the Iraq war has received a double-arm transplant in Baltimore. His father says Brendan Marrocco (muh-ROCK-oh) had the operation on Dec. … more

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama says he wants police from three communities that have experienced mass shootings and across the country to help convince Congress to pass gun … more

CAIRO — Protesters and riot police clashed in Cairo and the riot-torn city of Port Said as Egypt's political violence stretched into a fifth day on Monday, despite efforts by the Islamist president … more

NEW YORK — The legal challenges over religious freedom and the birth control coverage requirement in President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul appear to be moving toward the U.S. Supreme … more

BOISE, Idaho — An American pastor who has been jailed in Iran since September has been sentenced to eight years in prison, the U.S. State Department said Sunday. Spokesman Darby Holladay said … more

ROME — Former Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi praised Benito Mussolini for “having done good” despite the Fascist dictator’s anti-Jewish laws, immediately sparking expressions of outrage as … more

The Casper City Council will vote on Monday on the purchase of a vacant lot for potential conference center construction. A special meeting will be at 4 p.m. in City Hall, 200 N. David St., and … more

CHEYENNE, Wyo. — For years, Democratic lawmakers in Wyoming have floated bills aimed at preventing discrimination against gays and lesbians but have found little support. Now, they seem to have … more

CHEYENNE, Wyo. — The Wyoming Legislature will take on a number of hot-button social issues this week, hearing bills on guns, abortion and same-sex marriage. "That's where most of the attention … more