By NEDRA PICKLER (WASHINGTON, AP) — Two World War I Army heroes — one black, one Jewish — are finally getting the Medal of Honor they may have been denied… Read more »

By KANTELE FRANKO (COLUMBUS, Ohio, AP) — In 55 years as a fugitive, Frank Freshwaters got caught twice. The first time, in 1975, the escaped inmate’s good behavior helped him… Read more »

By JUAN A. LOZANO and SETH ROBBINS (HOUSTON, AP) — While the barrage of deadly thunderstorms that hit Texas has tapered, many cities remain in danger, and officials have warned about… Read more »

(NEW YORK, AP) — A New York City judge has heard arguments over the rights of two chimpanzees that advocates hope to free from a state university where they’re kept…. Read more »

(NEW YORK, AP) — Anonymous telephone threats against commercial airliners on Monday, possibly from the same source, caused a scare involving at least six international flights at airports in New… Read more »

By SETH ROBBINS and PAUL J. WEBER (WIMBERLEY, Texas, AP) — Recovery teams were resuming the search early Tuesday for 12 members of two families who are missing after a rain-swollen… Read more »

By SETH ROBBINS (SAN MARCOS, Texas, AP) — A line of storms stretching from the Gulf of Mexico to the Great Lakes dumped record rainfall on parts of the Plains… Read more »

By GENE JOHNSON (SEATTLE, AP) — One of two protesters who affixed themselves to an Arctic oil-drilling support ship parked north of Seattle left the vessel Sunday, but the other… Read more »

By BRIAN MELLEY (GOLETA, Calif., AP) — Weather has slowed cleanup efforts at the site of an oil spill that fouled a California shoreline. The National Weather Service says gusty… Read more »

By NANCY BENAC (WASHINGTON, AP) — President Barack Obama is framing the challenges of climate change as a matter of national security that threatens to aggravate poverty and political instability… Read more »