SAN FRANCISCO — Like a lot of newlyweds, Karen Golinski was eager to enjoy the financial fruits of marriage. Within weeks of her wedding, she applied to add her spouse to her employer-sponsored … more

LOS ANGELES — Hugh Hefner and Crystal Harris are again taking steps toward the altar, more than a year after the centerfold canceled their previous engagement and was branded a "runaway bride" in … more

WASHINGTON — A vigorous effort to house the homeless has been countered somewhat by a sluggish economy. The federal government and local communities have greatly increased the number of beds … more

RICHMOND, Va. — One student has been expelled and three others are being punished for their roles in a racially charged uproar on a Virginia college campus the night of President Barack Obama's … more

LARAMIE, Wyo. — A survey indicates that Wyoming residents are happy with how the University of Wyoming is being run. A survey conducted in October by the Wyoming Survey Analysis Center shows … more

NEW YORK — Shoes are coming out of the closet and landing under the Christmas tree. They're a top seller this holiday season — a big feat considering most years they don't even make gift … more

Sprouting like watery vines from the top of a 40-foot-high wall built into the side of Snow King Mountain, giant columns of ice tower over people in helmets and crampons clutching ice axes. more

WASHINGTON — It's the same debate, the same numbers and practically the same plan, but the White House is working harder to keep troops in Afghanistan than it did in similar but failed discussions … more

MOSCOW — A masked assailant threw acid at the artistic director of the Bolshoi ballet in an attack that colleagues said Friday could be in reprisal for his selection of dancers in starring roles at … more

CHEYENNE, Wyo. — A bill making major changes in the duties of the Wyoming superintendent of public instruction has passed the state Legislature. On Friday, Senate File 104 passed the House on … more