CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.— A 150-foot-wide asteroid will come remarkably close to Earth next week, even closer than high-flying communication and weather satellites. It will be the nearest known … more

LITTLETON, Colo. — It was little surprise when freshman Rep. Mike Coffman in 2010 voted against a bill to grant citizenship to some young illegal immigrants. After all, the Republican Marine Corps … more

CHICAGO — A lawyer who represents the widow of a Chicago man who was poisoned with cyanide after winning the lottery says most of the businessman's $2 million estate should go to his client.The … more

CHEYENNE, Wyo. — Gov. Matt Mead has appointed Kara Brighton to the Wyoming Public Service Commission. Brighton will replace Deputy Chairman Commissioner Steve Oxley who is retiring. Her … more

WASHINGTON — A bipartisan quartet of senators, including two National Rifle Association members and two with "F'' ratings from the potent firearms lobby, are quietly trying to find a compromise on … more

BOSTON — Snow began to fall around the Northeast on Friday at the start of what's predicted to be a massive, possibly historic blizzard, and residents scurried to stock up on food and supplies … more

HOUSTON — A hacker apparently accessed private photos and emails sent between members of the Bush Family, including both former presidents, and a spokesman for George H.W. Bush said a criminal … more

PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea — A mob stripped, tortured and bound a woman accused of witchcraft, then burned her alive in front of hundreds of horrified witnesses in a Papua New Guinea town, … more

GAO, Mali — French forces have surged into another town in north Mali, wresting Tessalit near the Algerian border from control of Islamic insurgents Friday even as the conflict's first suicide … more

JOHANNESBURG — The chime sounds every four minutes on the radio station, reminding listeners that statistically yet another child or woman in South Africa is being raped.It's also a call to … more