The three-day Gathering of Nations, North America's largest powwow, drew more than 1,500 competitive dancers and tens of thousands of spectators from across the U.S. and parts of Canada and Mexico.

A draft U.S. Department of Interior rule obtained by The Associated Press says roughly 6,000 wolves in the Northern Rockies and Great Lakes are enough to prevent the species' extinction

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints posted a statement on its website Thursday saying it's satisfied with the proposal, which the Boy Scouts announced last week and will submit to the BSA National Council at a meeting in Texas the week of May 20.

New York Police believe they've found landing gear from plane involved in 911 attack

New York City officials say the Boston Marathon bombing suspects intended to blow up their remaining explosives in Times Square.

Top congressional Democrats are examining whether gaps in federal regulations might be placing at risk those who work and live near more than 6,000 fertilizer plants like the one that exploded in West, Texas.

The Food and Drug Administration is detaining imports of cucumbers from a Mexican company after they were linked to salmonella illnesses in 18 states.

The House is expected to vote Friday on a measure that would give the Federal Aviation Administration the budget flexibility needed to avoid furloughing air traffic controllers.

FBI spokeswoman Deborah Madden would not comment on the investigation or possible search.

Prince altered and incorporated several of the photographs in a series of paintings and collages titled "Canal Zone." The art was exhibited in 2007 and 2008.

Nike Inc. has already pulled the T-shirts from the market.

Firefighters from Mobile, Ala., and U.S. Coast Guard crews are responding to explosions and a fire on two fuel barges in the Mobile River.

The number of Americans seeking unemployment aid fell last week to a seasonally adjusted 339,000, the second-lowest level in more than five years. The decline suggests hiring is improving from last month's sluggish pace.

The prom spending is on the rise again. The recession forced parents and teens to cut back on spending for the annual high school dance, but wallets are finally opening again.

Commissioner Roger Goodell said at a pre-draft event Wednesday that the league would recognize the two tragedies that took place last week. The three-day draft begins Thursday night with the first round.

The FBI alleges widespread fraud of customers at Pilot Flying J, the country's largest diesel retailer. Haslam has said he won't step aside from the Browns or as the company's CEO.

U.S. officials say the Boston Marathon explosions that killed three people and wounded more than 260 were triggered by a remote-controlled detonator.

Authorities are investigating the slayings of five people whose bodies were found in a house in the tiny Scott County community of Manchester.

Camp Lejeune has honored seven of its Marines killed in an explosion during a training exercise last month at Nevada's Hawthorne Army Depot.

Organizers are reviewing a Tough Mudder endurance event held in West Virginia following the death of a competitor.

The area near the Boston Marathon finish line is reopening to the general public.

President Barack Obama is preparing for a trip to Texas, where he will attend Thursday's dedication of his predecessor's presidential library.

Bangladesh's health minister says 70 people have been confirmed dead in the collapse of a building housing several garment factories near the capital.

The White House is threatening to veto a Republican bill that would shore up one part of President Barack Obama's health care law by siphoning funds from another part.

PETA has purchased newly-issued shares of SeaWorld Entertainment Inc., the theme park company that often has been the target of the animal rights group's protests.