A southwest Ohio nun who cast a ballot on behalf of a nun who died before last year's presidential election has pleaded guilty to an illegal voting charge.

Georgia firefighters taken hostage after being lured to a home on what they thought would be a medical call say they joked with the gunman in an attempt to lighten the mood.

More than 470 people are suing BP for $1 billion, saying they became sick due to a 15-day gas leak at its refinery in Texas City.

Yashoda Gurung's family survived 20 years in a refugee camp after fleeing war-torn Bhutan.

The father of the 8-year-old boy who perished in the Boston Marathon bombings is thanking family, friends and strangers for their support following his son's death.

The Obama administration is refusing to accept the official results of Venezuela's weekend presidential election, which gave victory to the protege of the country's late leftist leader Hugo Chavez.

The Motion Pictures Association of America is changing its rating system to better inform parents about violence in movies.

A former employee of a New York city law firm has been convicted of stealing more than $376,000 worth of copy machine toner from the firm.

American Airlines says it has fixed an outage in its main reservations system that is disrupting travel for thousands of passengers whose flights have been delayed or canceled.

A North Webster man has been arrested after leaving his cell phone behind during a burglary.

The newly seated congress woman from Indiana's second district has sponsored her first piece of legislation.

A Dallas man suspected of fatally shooting his pregnant girlfriend and later shooting an officer during a high-speed chase is being held on a capital murder charge.

A 78-year-old Washington state man running his third Boston Marathon was near the finish line when he was knocked down by one of two bomb blasts.

President Barack Obama has asked former Secretaries of State George Shultz and James A. Baker III to lead a delegation to former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher's funeral.

The Navy has sent one of its bomb-disposal units to Boston to assist local authorities as needed in the aftermath of the two explosions near the Boston Marathon's finish line. The blasts killed two and injured more than 100.

Google is stepping in to help family and friends of Boston Marathon runners find their loved ones after explosions near the finish line.

Philadelphia's chief medical examiner has testified in the murder trial of an abortion provider, saying he can't be sure if any babies were born alive.

Boston police say three people were killed and at least 100 people were hurt when a pair of bombs exploded near the finish line of the Boston Marathon.

Dish Network is offering to buy Sprint Nextel Corp. in a cash-and-stock deal it values at $25.5 billion, saying its bid is superior to that of Japanese phone company SoftBank.

GOP lawmakers are criticizing Labor secretary nominee Thomas Perez over what they call a questionable deal he brokered while serving as the nation's top civil rights enforcer.

A security official says the leader of an Islamic extremist militia in Libya suspected of involvement in an attack in Benghazi that killed the U.S. ambassador has been shot.

Authorities say the three boys arrested on suspicion of sexually abusing a 15-year-old Northern California girl who later took her own life were initially cited on misdemeanor allegations in the case.

Authorities investigating the deaths of a North Texas district attorney and his wife appear to have narrowed their focus on a former justice of the peace prosecuted last year by the official for theft.

The sponsors of a Senate proposal to expand background checks for gun buyers says a vote is likely this week and it's too close to call.

Sen. Marco Rubio says a proposed immigration bill expected to be introduced this week won't offer amnesty to those who entered the U.S. illegally.