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LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Dick Clark stood as an avatar of rock `n' roll virtually from its birth and, until his death Wednesday at age 82, as a cultural touchstone for boomers and their grandkids alike.

His identity as "the world's oldest teenager" became strained in recent years, as time and infirmity caught up with his enduring boyishness. But he owned New Year's Eve after four decades hosting his annual telecast on ABC from Times Squar...

MINNEAPOLS (AP) -- It was an amazing hockey shot, with the puck sliding into a tiny hole from center ice for a $50,000 prize. But a penalty was called on the Minnesota boy who made the shot during a charity event because his twin brother should have been wielding the stick.

The company that insured the event, Odds On Promotions of Reno, Nev., said Wednesd...

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) -- A Juneau, Alaska, woman says she knows it was stupid to punch a black bear in the snout to save her dog.

But Brooke Collins says the attack happened so fast that all she could think about is keeping her dachshund, Fudge, from being killed.

The 22-year-old says as soon as she let h...

ODESSA, Texas (AP) -- Dallas wide receiver Roy Williams has sued his ex-girlfriend for return of an engagement ring he included in a marriage proposal-by-mail spurned by the ex-beauty queen.

In court documents, Williams says he wants 2009 Miss Texas USA Brooke Daniels to return the $76,600 ring he mailed to her in Febr...

Celebrities Tweet Outrage at Casey Anthony Verdict.

Indeed with Katie Couric jumping from CBS to ABC, and Oprah Winfrey trying to jump-start her faltering new cable network, there could be big incentives for some of media's power players to make a big push for an exclusive interview.

“I would not be surprised, gi...

NEW YORK (AP) -- A New York City pet store that's surrounded by bars has banned drunken puppy-buying.

Workers at Le Petite Puppy in Greenwich Village say customers tend to stumble in after happy hour and purchase a dog without thinking. Drunken customers now are forbidden to even hold the puppies, because they can drop them.

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) -- Authorities say a woman accused of giving an elderly Utah man a peach smoothie spiked with antifreeze has been charged with attempted murder.

Police in Vernal, Utah, say 33-year-old Selena Irene York was arrested Tuesday in Eugene, Ore.

WASHINGTON (AP) -- After Navy SEALs killed Osama bin Laden, the White House released a photo of President Barack Obama and his Cabinet inside the Situation Room, watching the daring raid unfold.

Hidden from view, standing just outside the frame of that now-famous photograph was a career CIA analyst. In the hunt for the world's most-wanted terrorist, there may ...

BOSTON (AP) -- On a chilly evening last February, a commuter train bound for Worcester, Mass., broke down outside Boston, transforming passengers' usual 80-minute commute into a four-hour nightmare.

The train's failure was among the winter lowlights for the Boston-area commuter rail system's fleet of 80 aging locomotives ...

BOSTON (AP) -- A restaurant celebrating its 25th anniversary this year also is celebrating the prestigious title of Boston's Best Chowder.

More than 200 gallons of clam chowder were ladled out to thousands of people at a contest called Chowderfest here on Sunday to determine who makes New England's signature dish of clams, cream and pot...

SIREN, Wis. (AP) -- A fierce thunderstorm swept through a normally rural Wisconsin county that was packed with holiday campers, toppling trees that killed an 11-year-old girl, blowing ashore boats and injuring more than three dozen people, officials said Saturday.

The storm moved across Minnesota and Wisconsin on Friday, packing winds approaching 80 mph and hail as large as softba...

HOWELL TOWNSHIP, N.J. (AP) -- A wayward baboon that apparently escaped from a southern New Jersey amusement park and became a mini-celebrity has been captured after spending three days on the lam.

The animal appeared to be unharmed when it was found and tranquilized Saturday afternoon in Howell Township. That's not far from Six Flags Great Advent...

NEW YORK (AP) -- Former International Monetary Fund chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn left the townhouse he was renting and stepped into a vehicle with his wife Saturday afternoon, a day after a judge lifted his house arrest on attempted rape charges.

Smiling and looking relaxed, Strauss-Kahn emerged with his wife, Anne Sinclair, just after 2 p.m. from the hou...

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) -- All Jeff Ellis could do was wait as he sat terrified 30,000 feet in the air staring at the wriggling scorpion that stung him on a flight to Alaska.

He repeated to himself that a doctor said he'd be fine - probably.

Ellis, of Portland, Ore., first had to wa...

CHICAGO (AP) -- After spending years at the center of heated national debate over capital punishment, Illinois' death row officially died Friday when a state law abolishing the death penalty quietly took effect.

The state garnered international attention when then-Republican Gov. George Ryan declared a moratorium in 2000 after sev...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The planes make rain that wets airport terrain.

Airplanes flying through super-cooled clouds around airports can cause condensation that results in more snow and rain nearby, according to a new study.

The correct conditions for this inadvertent weather modification occur about 5 percent of the time — but 10-to-1...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Six weeks after Arnold Schwarzenegger revealed he had fathered a child out of wedlock, his wife Maria Shriver filed divorce papers Friday to end their marriage of 25 years.

The former television journalist and Kennedy family heir cited irreconcilable differences but offered no additional details about the breakup.

She also did ...

PHOENIX –  A computer hacking group Friday posted a new batch of personal details about Arizona law enforcement officers, marking a third attack on the state's police and an escalation of a spree of cyber break-ins.

AntiSec, an online movement comprised of parts of the Anonymous vigilante group and the Lulz Security hacking collective, posted emails and user i...

NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- Minnesota residents are far from pleased about their state's government shutdown.

For some, it means no fun in sun during the warm holiday weekend since the state parks and zoo are closed. For others, it means no job since more than 20,000 state employees were laid o...