NEW YORK — Super Bowl advertisers are learning the art of the tease.Supermodel Kate Upton appears in an online Mercedes-Benz video in a low-cut top. An unknown man wakes up with his face … more

NEW YORK — A special fund set up by Congress to compensate people who got sick after being exposed to toxic World Trade Center dust following Sept. 11 is making its first round of payments, with … more

WASHINGTON — The Senate overwhelmingly confirmed President Barack Obama's choice of five-term Sen. John Kerry to be secretary of state, with Republicans and Democrats praising him as the ideal … more

NEW YORK — Devon Lawrence neatly stacked bricks on the gas burner of his kitchen stove and turned up the blue flame, creating a sort of radiator that warmed the ice-cold room. His two-story … more

CHEYENNE, Wyo. — A bill that Wyoming lawmakers say could block possible federal restrictions on assault weapons and high-capacity magazines cleared its first state legislative committee hearing on … more

CHEYENNE — Gov. Matt Mead signed into law the most drastic changes to the duties and powers of a statewide elected official in decades, and Superintendent Cindy Hill answered with a lawsuit … more

Most of the long blue section of water pipe that’s been sitting for the past several months next to Westover Road finally went into the ground last weekend. The last 500 yards of pipe should be … more

John Paul II second-grader Madison Bradford smiles at teacher Amy Fulton as she hands over a box of cookies and hand crafted cards. Madison, her classmates and the other 123 catholic students at John … more

A man accused of kidnapping his ex-wife early Saturday morning and then threatening to kill her and burn her body faces three felony charges of kidnapping, aggravated assault and stalking. Gregory … more

Peabody Energy projects that U.S. coal consumption will increase next year by 40 million to 60 million tons compared to last year’s levels, thanks to higher natural gas prices and an improving … more