AUSTIN, Texas (AP) _ Republican Gov. Greg Abbott has issued his first veto, striking down a ceremonial resolution saluting mental health professionals statewide. A House …

MISSOULA, Mont. (AP) _ The University of Montana is proposing naming its law school in honor of Alexander Blewett III after the Great Falls personal …

DULUTH, Minn. (AP) _ Scientists from the University of Minnesota Duluth are taking samples from Lake Superior this week as they research why its water …

MIAMI — South Florida’s longest-running Memorial Weekend concert, Best Of The Best Festival, returns to Bayfront Park featuring a smorgasbord of reggae, dancehall and soca giants. Gates open …

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (AP) _ Duke Energy says it will build a $750 million natural gas plant to replace its troubled coal-fired Asheville plant as the …

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) _ The group that owns The Breakers mansion in Newport has fired back at members of the Vanderbilt family, intensifying a dispute …

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) _ The chief executive of United Technologies Corp. has warned investor analysts against expecting double-digit earnings growth this year because of a …

MIAMI — Miami Marlins opening day starter Henderson Alvarez will rejoin the rotation Sunday when he starts against the Atlanta Braves. The right-hander has been …

By VICTORIA KOERNER Cumberland Times-News CUMBERLAND, Md. (AP) — Artist Tim Revels recalled the moment when, after he earned second place in a citywide Halloween-themed …

FORT LAUDERDALE — Nearly five million people in the United States live with heart failure. To assure that South Florida cardiovascular patients receive care from …