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, 20122:57 PM ET

ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — A Florida man was sentenced Friday to eight years in prison for running a Ponzi scheme that swindled hundreds of victims out of $8 million.

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, 201212:25 PM ET

NEW YORK (AP) — A field guide for beaches, a road trip guide and a couple of books for city-dwellers looking to get outdoors with kids offer inspiration and information for planning adventures this season.

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, 20129:11 AM ET

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park in Grand Rapids is set to host an exhibition of the works of metal sculptor Beverly Pepper.

May 25, 20128:17 AM ET

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — A nationwide sex trafficking ring run by a violent pimp and his associates used Backpage.com to solicit customers for prostitutes as young as age 17, advertising the women as "smokin' hot babes," according to a federal indictment recently unsealed in Iowa.

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.