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

WASHINGTON — CIA Director-designate John Brennan's vigorous defense of drone strikes to kill terror suspects — even American citizens — overseas is causing key lawmakers to consider lifting … more

CHEYENNE, Wyo. — A state House committee has approved a bill making it a crime for patients to assault health-care workers who are treating them. The Wyoming Tribune Eagle reported Friday the … more

POWELL, Wyo. — Powell Valley Healthcare has settled its lawsuit against a management company over a former hospital CEO charged with bilking the organization of $848,000. The Powell Tribune … more