MONTGOMERY TOWNSHIP, N.J. – A standoff at a New Jersey bank is over after police learned a “person” seen inside was actually a full-size cardboard figure. Officers went to the PNC Bank in Montgomery Township on Thursday night after an alarm went off. They saw what they thought was at …

WASHINGTON – An animal rights group is urging Iraqi authorities to find better ways to eliminate stray dogs after 200 of them were killed in Baghdad this week by poisoned meat and rifles. Humane Society International wants to work with Baghdad officials because their methods to curb the stray dog …

FRAMINGHAM, Mass. – An attempt to reach younger donors with a breezily written letter that uses the word “blah” 137 times has some Framingham State College alumni questioning the school’s professionalism, judgment and … blah, blah, blah. The Sept. 5 letter, signed by the president of the school’s alumni association, …

GAUHATI, India – A series of coordinated blasts tore through northeast India on Thursday, killing at least 61 people and sending police scrambling to find any unexploded bombs in a province troubled by years of separatist violence and ethnic tensions. At least 300 people were injured in the 13 blasts, …

BURLINGTON, Vt. – A half-dozen U.S. ski resorts are joining in protests against two new lines of snowboards that feature images of Playboy models and cartoons of self-mutilation. Smugglers’ Notch in Vermont tells The Burlington Free Press newspaper it has banned employees from using the Love and Primo boards made …

The family of Caylee Anthony held another prayer vigil for the missing Orlando toddler on Sunday night. George and Cindy Anthony, Caylee’s grandparents, said more than a hundred people showed up to pray for their missing granddaughter. The Anthonys did not want to reveal the location of the vigil, but …

LINCOLN, R.I. – A teacher’s aide died Friday afternoon when his car crashed through an entrance at Lincoln High School and burst into flames, police and witnesses said. Authorities did not immediately identify the victim. The students had been dismissed about an hour before the crash and none were reported …

SAN FRANCISCO – Savvy Internet users know that downloading unsolicited computer programs is one of the most dangerous things you can do online. It puts you at great risk for a virus or another time bomb from a hacker. But even some sophisticated surfers could get taken in by a …

TORONTO – The lawyer for a man accused of beheading and cannibalizing a fellow bus passenger said Monday an interim report that examines whether the accused is fit to stand trial has been completed. Defense lawyer Alan Libman said he’s seen the report but declined to comment ahead of a …

Amanda Knox, the American student suspected of taking part in the murder last year of Meredith Kercher, her British roommate, told her parents in leaked conversations that her cell mates harass her and ask for sex, “because I’m pretty and they like me,” the Daily Mail reported Friday. The 21-year-old’s …