Ken Stanford

Americans bought fewer new homes in June after sales jumped to a two-year high in May. The steep decline suggests a weaker job market and slower growth could make the housing recovery uneven.

Days after the mass shootings in Colorado, guns shifted to the forefront of the presidential campaign as President Barack Obama and Republican candidate Mitt Romney engaged in their most extensive discussions on the issue since the tragedy.

Cecil and Delores Kolka thought they escaped the worst of the Ash Creek Fire when the 390-square-mile blaze spared their home and several pastures as it ripped through the couple's Montana cattle ranch.

Penn State's trustees may not like the NCAA's unprecedented sanctions against the university's football program, but they say the alternative - the so-called "death penalty" - would have been worse.

Democrats pushed a yearlong extension of tax cuts for all but the highest-earning Americans through the Senate on Wednesday, giving President Barack Obama and his party a significant political victory on a measure that is fated to go no further in Congress.

Relentless GOP criticism of a 12-day-old remark about business owners has taken a campaign toll on President Barack Obama, forcing him to defend himself and giving Republican Mitt Romney a break from steady attacks.

The University of Colorado, Denver confirms it received a suspicious package on campus that it turned over to authorities.

Pioneering astronaut Sally Ride, who relished privacy as much as she did adventure, chose an appropriately discreet manner of coming out.

North Georgia Technical College went four-for-four at the recent National SkillsUSA Championships with Colby Moore, Brandon Tatum, Zack Moon, and Robert Kennell each achieving Second Place in their respective contests.

The Huddle House Restaurant n Cleveland has picked up two top awards in the