Arrest in '79 Patz case that raised parental fear

By COLLEEN LONG and JENNIFER PELTZ

On the eve of National Missing Children's Day, police said they'd at last cracked the case that started it _ the 1979 disappearance of 6-year-…

Maine churches raising money to fight gay marriage

By CLARKE CANFIELD

Scores of Maine churches will pass the collection plate a second time at Sunday services on Father's Day to kick off a fundraising campaign fo…

Oil edges up above $91 on inconclusive Iran talks

By PABLO GORONDI

Oil edged up above $91 a barrel Friday as an inconclusive summit about Iran's nuclear program outweighed demands concerns tied to Greece's fin…

Upstate NY biker loses license for 170 mph ride

A 25-year-old upstate New York man has admitted driving his motorcycle at 170 mph as he tried to get away from police who caught him speeding …

10 Things to Know for Friday

By The Associated Press

Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today (times EDT):

Wildfire destroys 12 homes in southwestern NM

By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN

Winds and erratic flames forced firefighters to sit on the sidelines Thursday as a massive fire that destroyed a dozen homes and several other…

The nation's weather

By WEATHER UNDERGROUND

Weather Underground Forecast for Friday, May 25, 2012.

Cheaters, pony up; LA subway's honor system ending

By ANDREW DALTON

Nobody pays in LA. Or so say some scofflaws on the city's fast-growing subway system. But soon they'll be digging for their dollar-fifty like …

After NYC beer museum tour, hop on over to its bar

By MEGHAN BARR

Beer was hip in New York long before hipsters were into craft brews, according to a new exhibit at the New-York Historical Society that traces…

Texas farmers use business wile to weather drought

By RAMIT PLUSHNICK-MASTI

Linda Galayda hauled water and flagged down truck drivers to ask about their hay. She sold calves and young cows and made her son leave their …

AWOL Muslim soldier guilty in Fort Hood bomb plot

By ANGELA K. BROWN

Walking around a gun store one day last summer, the young man never took off his sunglasses as he asked questions about items he piled on the …

NJ Muslims angry over NYPD surveillance findings

By SAMANTHA HENRY

Muslim leaders in New Jersey say they are angry but uncertain what their next step will be after the state's attorney general found that New Y…

Fire damage raises questions about sub's future

By DAVID SHARP

Even before the Navy completed its first damage assessment, the severity of a fire that swept through a nuclear-powered submarine in dry dock …

Police: Man fatally shot in Seattle

A man heading out for a holiday weekend with his parents and his two children was killed by an errant bullet from a stranger's dispute as he d…

Vegas grocer accused of war crimes sent to Bosnia

By KEN RITTER

A man accused of commanding a police squad that rounded up Bosnian Muslims for slaughter in 1995 fashioned a new life in Las Vegas as a modest…

Police: Teen covers shot friend with blanket

By JEANNIE NUSS

An Arkansas man assumed the boy wrapped in a blanket on his futon was his sleeping cousin. But hours later he realized it was a 14-year-old bo…

Fire damage raises questions about sub's future

By DAVID SHARP

The severity of a fire that swept through a nuclear-powered submarine in dry dock at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard is triggering questions about w…

Man arrested in disappearance of NYC boy Etan Patz

By COLLEEN LONG and JENNIFER PELTZ

Authorities in New York City say they've cracked a 33-year-old case that helped focus national attention on missing children _ the disappearan…

German mom of LA arson suspect faces extradition

The German mother of a serial arson suspect can be extradited from the United States to face numerous fraud charges, according to a judge's ru…