By JULIE WATSON SAN DIEGO (AP) _ SeaWorld _ whose safety practices have been under scrutiny since an animal trainer was killed in 2010 by …

By JOSHUA GOODMAN Associated Press CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) _ President Nicolas Maduro raised Venezuela’s minimum wage Friday to help workers being battered by the world’s …

By JONATHAN DREW RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) _ Amtrak and railroad operator CSX are suing the trucking company involved in a March train derailment in North …

By KASEY JONES BALTIMORE (AP) _ A senior at Washington College has been awarded a $62,900 literary prize. Alexander Vidiani, who grew up in Hunt …

PHOENIX (AP) _ Surprise Police have arrested a local teen for calling and emailing a fake bomb threat and home invasion in February. Police say …

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) _ About 15 percent of Oklahoma third graders could be held back after earning unsatisfactory marks on a state-mandated reading test. State …

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) – Pro sports teams and the Daytona International Speedway will get millions in taxpayer help under a bill signed Friday by Gov. …

SAN ANTONIO — About an hour after the season ended, Chris Bosh was standing near the bus ramp from where the Miami Heat would soon …

MIAMI — In its final exhibition before facing the United States in the World Cup, Ghana practiced celebrating. Captain Asamoah Gyan scored a breakaway goal …