TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AP) - The final vote count in Honduras' presidential election left the incumbent with a narrow lead Monday, while the main opposition candidate called the tally a fraud and urged the police and armed forces to take control "to...

Central High School will become a regional hub for veterinary science education starting next school year. "It's the first (veterinary program) in the state of Illinois at the high school level," said Esther Mongan, assistant superintendent of Burli...

Batavia Coach: Taryn Boyce (14th year) Top returnees: Lillian Baty-Barr (Jr, beam, floor, vault), Olivia Bartolotta (so., beam, floor, vault), Jessica Nena (Jr, all-around), Taylor Novotny (so., all-around) Outlook: Depth, plenty of young, new talen...

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - The United Arab Emirates on Sunday denied a claim by Yemen's Shiite rebels that they fired a missile toward an under-construction Emirati nuclear plant. The denial came as heavy fighting in Yemen's capital unravele...

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - New Nebraska coach Scott Frost was given a rousing welcome home at his introductory news conference Sunday from boosters, current players and his old teammates, and he promised to make them proud with the product he will put on ...

HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) - A court reprieve that halted the scheduled December lethal injection of a Texas prisoner means 2017 will end with 23 inmates executed in the U.S., a figure that although up slightly from the previous year is half of what it ...

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - Scott Frost, the native son who quarterbacked Nebraska to a share of the national championship 20 years ago, is returning to the Cornhuskers as coach after orchestrating a stunning two-year turnaround at Central Florida. Athleti...

'POSSUM ON A GUM BUSH:' OPOSSUM BREAKS INTO LIQUOR STORE, GETS DRUNK AS A SKUNK FORT WALTON BEACH, Fla. (AP) - An opossum that apparently drank bourbon after breaking into a Florida liquor store sobered up at a wildlife rescue cent...

TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AP) - The main opposition candidate called Saturday for Honduras' disputed presidential election to be held again after the country erupted in deadly protests over the delayed vote count and the government imposed a dawn-to-du...