Posted: 8:33 AM Police in Connecticut say they arrested a man who pulled out a rifle-like BB gun as President Barack Obama's motorcade passed by him.

Updated: 11:57 AM Kentucky Derby weekend is full of parties and events in the Louisville area, but for those who want to celebrate in a nature setting, a state park 160 miles west of the action has an option.

Posted: 8:28 AM Kosair Charities and Children's Place will join multiple Louisville-area children's agencies in holding a rally to end child abuse at Louisville Slugger Field.

Updated: 8:41 AM Kentucky Derby winner Smarty Jones is featured on the 2013 Governor's Commemorative Derby poster unveiled Monday by Gov. Steve Beshear.

Updated: 3:06 PM Louisville police used tear gas and an armored car early Tuesday to calm disturbances that erupted during a celebration of the Cardinals' NCAA championship win over Michigan.

Posted: 5:17 PM A bill that would likely weaken selenium regulations in West Virginia is headed to the Senate floor for a final vote.

Updated: 4:09 PM The Walt Disney Co. says Annette Funicello, who went from Mouseketeer to beach party movie icon, has died at age 70.

Updated: 2:48 PM Global leaders expressed praise and admiration Monday for former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher as news spread of her death. Today's British leader, David Cameron, summed up the consensus from friend and foe alike that the Iron Lady was "a great Briton."

Updated: 9:17 AM Former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher has died, according to confirmed reports.

Posted: 8:29 AM A Florida man is under arrest after police say he brought unregistered guns and ammunition onto the grounds of the U.S. Capitol Building.

Updated: 8:15 AM Want to journey to a grittier time in New York City's not-too-distant past?

Updated: 8:16 AM Jurors in the longest state trial in New Hampshire's history will return to the courtroom after a nearly two-week hiatus to hear closing arguments in the state's groundwater contamination case against Exxon Mobil Corp.

Updated: 7:14 PM Slain southern West Virginia Sheriff Eugene Crum will be honored during a funeral service on Sunday.

Posted: 11:07 AM Congress returns Monday from a two-week spring recess with gun control and immigration high on the Senate's agenda.

Posted: 11:03 AM An Illinois woman has been identified as one of five Americans killed in an attack in southern Afghanistan.

Posted: 9:32 AM Ohio's transportation department doesn't know yet what areas on rural interstates will increase from 65 mph to 70 mph.

Posted: 8:39 AM Shanghai has reported two more cases of human infection of a new strain of bird flu, raising the number of cases in eastern China to 20. The death toll among those who contracted the virus remains at six.

Posted: 8:37 AM U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is urging Turkish leaders to speedily restore full diplomatic relations with Israel, two American allies the U.S. sees as anchors of stability in an unstable Middle East.

Posted: 8:36 AM Officials have confirmed an American civilian adviser was killed in a military operation in eastern Afghanistan that also left 11 suspected Taliban militants dead.

Posted: 8:31 AM Authorities say a body believed to be that of Nevada's chief insurance examiner was found wrapped in a blanket and bound with duct tape Saturday in a river in Carson City, and four suspects were arrested in the case.

Updated: 8:17 PM Louisville advanced to the NCAA title game Saturday night, escaping with a 72-68 victory over Wichita State.

Updated: 5:18 PM Preservationists are hopeful they'll soon be able to conduct a comprehensive archaeological survey of a south-central Pennsylvania cornfield that served as a British prisoner of war camp during the American Revolution.

Updated: 7:39 PM Six Americans and an Afghan doctor have been killed in Afghanistan today.

Updated: 5:17 PM Shanghai has reported two more cases of human infection of a new strain of bird flu, raising the number of cases in eastern China to 18. Six of the people who contracted the virus have died.

Updated: 7:43 PM Authorities say a drunken couple were arrested and charged with public intoxication after they staggered into the Laurel County Sheriff's Office.