VATICAN CITY (AP) -- Black smoke poured from the Sistine Chapel chimney on Tuesday, signaling that cardinals had failed on their first vote of the papal conclave to choose a new leader for... READ MORE »

CINCINNATI (AP) -- A southwest Ohio nun who voted on behalf of another nun who died before last year's presidential election has been charged with illegal voting. The Hamilton County... READ MORE »

PHOENIX (AP) -- The violent misdeeds of the Mexican and Canadian baseball teams will go unpunished. The World Baseball Classic decided no players will be suspended in the aftermath of... READ MORE »

WARREN, Ohio (AP) -- A speeding sport utility vehicle taken without permission and carrying eight teenagers crashed into a guardrail Sunday morning and flipped over into a swampy pond in... READ MORE »

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) -- A young seal wandered up a steep embankment and crossed four lanes of traffic to make an unexpected appearance at the entrance of Mercy Hospital on Friday. Mike... READ MORE »

MUSKEGON, Mich. (AP) -- A community college baseball team in West Michigan took to the field with snow shovels in attempt to clear the way for next week's home opener. Under the direction... READ MORE »

WARSAW, Poland (AP) -- Polish doctors say a 25-year-old man has undergone a three-hour operation to remove a screwdriver lodged about five centimeters (two inches) into his head. Dr. Jan... READ MORE »

PORT ORANGE, Fla. (AP) -- Employees at a Florida health care company are allowed to drink on the company's tab, on company time, thanks to a perk known as "Beer Cart Fridays." Advance... READ MORE »

DUNLAP, Calif. (AP) -- The investigation into a lion attack that killed a 24-year-old woman who loved big cats is focusing on a cage door that the 550-pound animal managed to escape through... READ MORE »

RIVERHEAD, N.Y. (AP) -- Cheers? Yes. Jeers? Not so much. Officials in the New York town of Riverhead, in eastern Long Island, have adopted a code of public behavior for town hall meetings... READ MORE »