WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. – Police say a man trying to rob a woman in Williamsport shoved a sock in her mouth and used a Taser gun to try to subdue her. The victim, a student at Pennsylvania College of Technology, fought back. She bit the man hard enough to draw blood. …

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – Two days of terror. Black men tortured and hanged. A baby dead of exposure. Four white rioters shot by black defenders. It wasn’t America’s first riot, and certainly not the last. But this one was in the hometown of Abraham Lincoln, the president who helped end slavery. …

John Mayer told California fans on Wednesday that he has already cheated on Jennifer Aniston — in his dreams, E! News reports. An eyewitness in Mountain View, Calif., told E! that the singer, 30, “was talking about ‘dream cheating.’ He apparently made out with some chick in his dreams.” Though …

MILFORD, Conn. – A Connecticut school superintendent wants his district to be able to test students with a Breathaylzer at school events, NewHavenRegister.com reported Monday. Milford Superintendent of Schools Harvey Polanksy said the proposed policy would be used when there is “reasonable suspicion” that a student had been drinking prior …

NEW YORK – Retail gas prices swung higher Friday — the first increase in 43 days — as analysts warned that a direct hit on U.S. energy infrastructure by Hurricane Gustav could send pump prices hurtling toward $5 a gallon. Meanwhile, oil prices ended the day slightly lower, falling for …

HARTFORD, Conn. – Hartford police say a 21-year-old man died and six people were injured, including two children, in shootings near a West Indian pride festival Saturday night. Police Chief Daryl Roberts said three suspects were taken into custody and three guns were recovered. He said the shootings may have …

Muslim leaders in Britain are outraged about a new game that calls for camouflaged players to shoot BBs at “enemy” players dressed in traditional Arab headdresses, or shemaghs. The game’s creators, however, say using the shemaghs is the “easiest way to tell who the enemy are,” according to a report …

GENEVA – An increasing number of illegal immigrants smuggled by boat to Italy are children sent by their families in Africa, the International Organization for Migration said Monday. “Irregular migration is getting younger and younger,” said Simona Moscarelli, IOM operations and legal officer on the tiny Italian island of Lampedusa. …

BAGHDAD – A bomb-rigged truck exploded at a checkpoint Tuesday near the western city of Ramadi, killing two U.S. Marines and wounding three others in an apparent strike by Al Qaeda in Iraq in one of its former strongholds. At least one civilian also died and two dozen were injured …

DARWIN, Australia – A man rescued his wife from the jaws of a crocodile in remote northern Australia by jumping on its back, police said Thursday. The woman, 36, suffered leg and hand injuries in the attack late Wednesday in an Outback creek where the couple were swimming, Northern Territory …