WOODWARD, Okla. -- An Arkansas woman serving a Mormon mission in Oklahoma has died after a pickup truck hit her bicycle, according to church officials.The Oklahoman reported Sunday that 22-year-old Alesa Smith, of Benton, Ark., was riding her bicycle Friday night when she was hit by a pickup ...

PUNXSUTAWNEY, Pa. -- An end to winter's bitter cold will come soon, according to Pennsylvania's famous groundhog.Following a recent stretch of weather that's included both record warm temperatures and bitter cold, tornadoes in the South and Midwest and torrential rains in the mid-Atlantic, ...

JACKSON — A dart loaded with tranquilizer makes a “whap” as it connects with the haunches of an unsuspecting bighorn sheep near the base of Miller Butte.The sheep, a 3-year-old ewe, gets wobbly within a few minutes. She fades into a sleep and biologists Doug Brimeyer and Jessica ...

NEW YORK — Gawker, the Manhattan-based gossip site, has posted a searchable list of licensed gun owners in New York City, following a move last month by a newspaper in nearby Westchester County to publish a map of pistol permit holders.The information was obtained from the New York Police ...

WASHINGTON -- Recalling the shooting rampage that killed 20 first graders as the worst day of his presidency, President Barack Obama pledged to put his "full weight" behind legislation aimed at preventing gun violence.Obama voiced skepticism about the National Rifle Association's proposal to ...

TRUCKEE, Calif. - A member of a Sierra ski resort’s patrol team who was injured after being caught in an avalanche has died - the second death connected to avalanches that occured in the area Monday.Bill Foster, 53, died at Renown Regional Medical Center in Reno, Nev., where he was taken ...