Updated: 1:08 PM The owner of a dog left injured and stranded high on Mt. Bierstadt is now charged with a crime. The animal survived for several days and was eventually rescued by a group of strangers.
Posted: 10:26 AM In the midst of the worst drought in decades, the Pentagon is considering increasing its meat purchases to take advantage of lower prices and help struggling ranchers.
Posted: 9:32 AM A rabid beaver that attacked a Boy Scout leader swimming in the Delaware River was killed after Scouts in the troop pelted it with rocks.
Posted: 5:59 PM Authorities in Northern California say two suspects tried to break into a juvenile detention facility with a sledgehammer in an unsuccessful attempt to free a teenager accused of stealing a celebrity chef's Lamborghini.
Posted: 5:04 PM Federal consumer safety officials are filing a complaint against a second company over desktop magnet toys for adults that pose a danger to children and teenagers.
Updated: 12:47 PM A passenger on an Alaska Airlines flight bound to Seattle looked out the window and saw what appeared to be a damaged area on the wing with a handwritten note saying, "We know about this."
Posted: 12:44 PM A divided appeals court panel ruled Tuesday that the State Department improperly dismissed a former employee solely because he turned 65.
Posted: 9:59 AM President Barack Obama is playing a round of golf on his 51st birthday, kicking off a quiet birthday weekend away from re-election campaigning.
Posted: 2:02 PM AT&T says the shutdown of its "2G" wireless network will be complete by the end of 2016, a process that will force customers with older phones to upgrade to "3G" or "4G" handsets.
Posted: 9:52 AM A steel beam that was signed by President Barack Obama in June has been lifted into place on the 104th floor at One World Trade Center.
Updated: 1:16 PM Five years after being told to look at taking Social Security numbers off Medicare cards, Medicare officials say they still need six more months to figure out how much it will cost.
Updated: 5:18 PM The nation's governors are asking Congress to help states recover an estimated $20 billion in sales taxes that go uncollected by out-of-state online merchants every year.
Posted: 1:20 PM Defense Secretary Leon Panetta has approved an Air Force plan to begin lifting flight restrictions on the F-22 fighter jet, following the correction of oxygen deficit problems that grounded and restricted the fleet for months.
Posted: 11:13 AM Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton says it's possible to virtually eliminate HIV-infected births and the U.S. is donating to help poor countries reach that goal.