Updated: Fri, May 24, 2013

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — A parolee was indicted by a federal grand jury in the theft of a valuable Gold Rush-era jewelry box from the Oakland Museum of California, authorities said Friday. Andre Taray Franklin, 45, of Oakland was charged Thursday with theft of major artwork and unlawful...

Updated: 10 min ago

COLLEGE PARK, Ga. (AP) — Eighteen people were taken to the hospital, including at least two in serious condition, after a crash between a hotel shuttle bus and a tractor-trailer near Atlanta's airport. Police said the accident happened Friday morning on a road that loops around the world's...

Updated: 25 min ago

HELENA, Mont. (AP) — A judge on Friday blocked a logging project in Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest and ordered two federal agencies to take another look at the effects on lynx, grizzly bears and elk that may be in the area. The Fleecer Mountains Project would clear cut and thin more...

Updated: 1 hr ago

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A regional garbage collection agency has tossed out plans to build a mega-landfill for Los Angeles' trash less than two miles from Joshua Tree National Park in the remote Southern California desert. Increased recycling and new waste treatment technologies have reduced the...

Updated: 2 hr ago

NEW YORK (AP) — Delta's formula for winning over New York travelers is simple: floor-to-ceiling windows, abundant power outlets and a burger joint with a cult-like following. The airline opened a sprawling $1.4 billion terminal at Kennedy Airport Friday, a facility more suitable to the...

Updated: 4 hr ago

NEW YORK (AP) — This summer, high rollers are flying to lavish hot spots for their vacations. The rest of us are driving to less luxurious places like nearby campgrounds. The good news: At some U.S. campgrounds these days you get live bands, air guitar contests and chocolate pudding slip 'n...

Updated: 4 hr ago

DETROIT (AP) — The Detroit Institute of Arts' collection could be sold to help satisfy creditors if the financially troubled city of Detroit seeks bankruptcy protection, officials said. The city's state-appointed emergency manager Kevyn Orr is considering whether the collection should be...

Updated: 5 hr ago

ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK, Colo. (AP) — Trail Ridge Road across the high country of Rocky Mountain National Park has opened for the season. Park officials officially opened the road Friday after plowing away the snow. The road reaches more than 12,000 feet above sea level and is billed as...

Updated: 6 hr ago

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — A look at legislation passed in Turkey's parliament early Friday that would ban all alcohol advertising and tighten restrictions on the sale of such beverages, and how such a law could affect tourists and liquor companies in the mainly Muslim but secular country. Q: What...

Updated: 7 hr ago

The average price of a gallon of gasoline is about the same as it was last year at this time, and could be slightly cheaper by Monday. But it's more than double what it was in 2000. Here's how the price of gasoline on Memorial Day has changed since then, according to GasBuddy.com. 2000: $1.54...