Some people who live in a neighborhood where a group home for ex-cons wants to move aren’t happy with the idea. Second Chance Ministries wants to house five men who have been released from … more

Ever thought about walking or riding your bike to work? The pathway that starts at your home might come to a dead end in 500 feet, but that might change soon. The Campbell County Commission … more

WASHINGTON — The White House is downplaying its draft immigration proposal as merely a backup plan if lawmakers don't come up with an overhaul of their own. It won't be necessary, Republican and … more

BAUCHI, Nigeria — A little-known Islamic extremist group claimed responsibility Monday for the kidnapping of seven foreign workers from northern Nigeria, threatening their safety if anyone tried to … more

Waiting in line for the bus, a Pennsylvania kindergartener tells her pals she’s going to shoot them with a Hello Kitty toy that makes soap bubbles. In Maryland, two 6-year-old boys pretend their … more

CARACAS, Venezuela — Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez returned home to Venezuela early Monday after more than two months of medical treatment in Cuba following cancer surgery. Chavez’s return … more

COLUMBUS, Neb. — A Nebraska utility says the new route for a proposed oil pipeline that would carry Canadian crude oil through the state will delay work on electric transmission lines for the … more

KABUL, Afghanistan — An Afghan soldier-turned-insurgent who was feted by the Taliban for killing an American soldier during an insider attack in eastern Afghanistan last year has been killed in a … more

CODY — The Buffalo Bill Historical Center in Cody has been renamed to the Buffalo Bill Center of the West. The name change was approved recently by the center’s board of trustees. The … more

RAWLINS — A dog that was shot in the head and left to die on the side of a highway in Saratoga last month has fully recovered. Rawlins animal control officer Rob Fall says a concerned passerby … more