OKLAHOMA CITY — A federal appeals court has denied Oklahoma City-based Hobby Lobby’s request to block a portion of the federal health care law that requires the company provide insurance coverage … more

WASHINGTON — The number of Americans seeking unemployment aid plummeted to a five-year low last week, a hopeful sign the job market may be improving. But much of the decline reflects seasonal … more

COLUMBIA, Mo. — The University of Missouri says it has identified the person who attacked and killed a 72-year-old research professor in a campus parking garage eight years ago. Protein chemist … more

LAS VEGAS — Police searched Friday for a Range Rover with dark tinted windows and custom rims that set off a fiery crash on the Las Vegas Strip when someone in the luxury SUV opened fire on a … more

SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea swiftly lashed out against the U.N. Security Council's condemnation of its December launch of a long-range rocket, saying Wednesday that it will strengthen its … more

LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles prosecutors are asking a judge to order Chris Brown to redo his community service because of significant discrepancies in records submitted to a court. Deputy District … more

CHEYENNE — A new study by the Wyoming State Geological Survey has identified dozens of possible sources of rare earth metals in Wyoming in addition to deposits in the Bear Lodge Mountains that a … more

TAMPA, Fla. — Casey Anthony filed for bankruptcy in Florida on Friday, claiming about $1,100 in assets and $792,000 in liabilities. Court records show that Anthony, who was acquitted of killing … more

JACKSON, Wyo.  — Wildlife officials have hazed a group of elk from northwestern Wyoming's Spring Gulch area to the National Elk Refuge because the animals were getting into feed lines and … more

HELENA, Mont. — The Montana house on Tuesday rejected a proposal to name the Winchester Model 1873 the state rifle after Native American legislators said they couldn’t honor a weapon that brought … more