May 25, 20123:49 PM ET

LONG BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Now that Brian Banks has been exonerated of a rape conviction that put him in prison for five years, the one-time prep football star has a message for NFL coaches: Give him a chance.

May 25, 20121:33 PM ET

DETROIT (AP) — Records show Detroit pastor and gospel singing icon Marvin Winans' driver's license was suspended and there was a warrant out for his arrest when he was carjacked last week.

May 25, 201212:18 PM ET

NEWBERRY, Mich. (AP) — A fast-moving wildfire fed by dry conditions in Michigan's Upper Peninsula burned Friday, consuming at least 17,000 acres, or more than 26 square miles, and prompting evacuations, officials said.

May 25, 201212:16 AM ET

LONG BEACH, Calif. (AP) — A former high school football star whose dreams of a pro career were shattered by a rape conviction burst into tears Thursday as a judge threw out the charge that sent him to prison for more than five years.

May 24, 201211:30 PM ET

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The Times-Picayune, one of the nation's oldest newspapers, will no longer offer print editions seven days a week and instead plans to offer three printed issues a week starting in the fall. The change means New Orleans would become the largest metro area in the nation without a daily newspaper in the digital age.

May 24, 20123:47 PM ET

WASHINGTON (AP) — A Senate panel has approved a $631 billion defense budget for next year, the same amount that President Barack Obama proposed for the military.

May 24, 201212:51 PM ET

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The Times-Picayune, one of the nation's oldest newspapers, is dropping its daily circulation after 175 years and plans to issue three printed editions a week starting in the fall. With the change, the newspaper would become the largest metro newspaper in the nation to drop daily circulation in this digital age.

May 24, 20129:51 AM ET

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — The State Department has launched a different sort of raid against al-Qaida, engaging in a cat and mouse game to replace anti-American al-Qaida ads on Yemeni tribal websites.

May 24, 20123:05 AM ET

BOSTON (AP) — Harvard University alumni attending their 50th class reunion this week are getting updates on classmates, but one person stands out among those sharing news about career moves, retirements and grandkids — Unabomber Ted Kaczynski.