STEUBENVILLE, Ohio — A judge planned to rule on whether the upcoming trial of two high school football players charged with raping a 16-year-old girl should be open to the public or closed at 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

TULSA, Okla. — The crisp, stucco exterior of an Oklahoma dental clinic concealed what health inspectors say they found inside: rusty instruments used on patients with infectious diseases and a … more

NEW YORK — After lengthy delays, Research In Motion Ltd. unveiled its first two phones with the new BlackBerry 10 system. The Q10 will have a physical keyboard, while the Z10 has only a … more

WASHINGTON — Democrats gave a boost Tuesday to the pillar of President Barack Obama's plans for reducing gun violence, pushing a bill requiring nearly universal federal background checks for … more

NEW YORK — A beauty queen who claimed this year's Miss USA contest was fixed has been ordered to pay the pageant organization $5 million for defamation. In a decision signed last week, an … more

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — The federal government estimates it will cost more than $42 million over the next decade to help get the Mexican spotted owl off the national list of threatened species. The … more

NEW YORK — The New York City financial services firm that lost the most workers in the Sept. 11 terror attacks announced that it will "adopt" 19 schools in communities hit hard by Superstorm Sandy … more

CARSON CITY, Nev. — In Nevada's ongoing struggle to protect the sage grouse without federal intervention, the state has selected a team of five people to champion the bird's cause. Federal action … more

HOUSTON — Carnival Cruise Lines says passengers are calm despite an engine fire that's left the ship Triumph adrift and disrupted some basic services, such as the use of toilets. The U.S. Coast … more