CHEYENNE — Black bear hunters who want to use bait for the spring season have until March 20 to register their existing baiting sites. Hunters who registered baiting sites last year can register … more

SALT LAKE CITY — She doesn't wear a cowboy hat favored by traditional picks for interior secretary. Sally Jewell prefers fleece and Gore-Tex jackets and wears a safety helmet when she needs it for … more

WASHINGTON — John Brennan has been sworn in as the director of the CIA, becoming the third key member of President Barack Obama's new national security team. The White House says Vice President … more

NEW YORK — A senior al-Qaida leader and son-in-law of Osama bin Laden pleaded not guilty Friday in federal court in New York to plotting against Americans in his role as the terror network's top … more

SEATTLE — The Army has more than doubled its number of military and civilian behavioral health workers in the past five years, but a litany of shortcomings still plagues the force when it comes to … more

DENVER — The judge in the deadly Colorado theater shootings has denied a request by defense lawyers to declare a state law on the insanity plea unconstitutional. In a ruling released Friday, … more

JUNEAU, Alaska — A ball. A boat. A little girl's sandal. Filmmakers are working to find — and tell — the stories behind some of the items that have washed up on North American … more

SAN FRANCISCO— After coming in $400 million over budget following last year's busy fire season, the Forest Service is altering its approach and may let more fires burn instead of attacking every … more

DUNLAP, Calif. — The investigation into a lion attack that killed a 24-year-old woman who loved big cats is focusing on a cage door that the 550-pound animal managed to escape through to reach the … more

COOPERTOWN, Tenn. — A police chief hired to rebuild a tiny Tennessee department dismantled by scandal is using a lie-detector test to keep racists off his force. Coopertown Police Chief Shane … more