ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — In the four hours it took Alaska State Troopers to arrive at the Eskimo village of Nunam Iqua, a man choked and raped his 13-year-old stepdaughter in front of three younger children. He had already beaten his wife with a shotgun and pistol-whipped a friend after an evening drinking home brew….

MOUNT CLEMENS, Mich. (AP) — Jailhouse letters passed under food trays and doorways to a female inmate offer glimpses into the attention-seeking, flirtatious musings of a man who killed and dismembered his wife….

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — A woman filed suit Wednesday accusing a New York billionaire of sexually assaulting her when she was underage….

COCKEYSVILLE, Md. (AP) — Authorities offered no further insight into the motive of a teenager accused in the shooting deaths of his father, mother and two brothers, but experts say such crimes are not unprecedented - and they often come without any obvious warning signs….

JACKSON, Tenn. (AP) — Students heeded warnings of an approaching tornado and raced to shelter in dormitory bathrooms before the twister smashed the buildings to rubble around them at Union University….

HARTSVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — No one was killed in a huge explosion at a natural gas pumping plant that was apparently slammed by a tornado, a company spokesman said Wednesday….

BRATTLEBORO, Vt. (AP) — The tone has changed in e-mails this Vermont town has been receiving on its proposal to issue warrants for the arrests of President Bush and Vice President Cheney. Now, more people are supporting the resolution….

State-by-state look at deaths and damage caused by a string of tornadoes that tore across the South:…

The biggest-ever Super Tuesday in American history caused extraordinary voter interest, but apparently no major problems….

She had a 13-hour window to vote in the Arizona presidential primary, but Mona Reese decided she couldn’t wait. She didn’t even brush her teeth or change out of her pajamas before leaving home….