ST. LOUIS – A cook and waitress were slain at a Steak’n Shake restaurant early Monday during an apparent robbery, police said. A bread delivery man found one body when he entered the restaurant about 5 a.m. Police who responded to his call found the second victim, St. Louis County …

LOS ANGELES – Stacks of charred bricks, blackened shells of cars and burned tree trunks were all that remained Monday in much of the community some residents once called the “Beverly Hills of mobile home parks.” The mostly retired residents returned to see what was left of their homes at …

ANCHORAGE, Alaska – Along the Seward Highway, between the towering cliffs of exposed rock and the fast-icing waters of Turnagain Arm, an abandoned pickup found last month looked to be a promising lead in the search for a woman who vanished on her way to work. But inside the green …

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. – Merle Haggard is recovering after having a malignant tumor removed from his lung. Friends said Monday’s surgery at Bakersfield Memorial Hospital was a success and that the 71-year-old country crooner was in stable condition. Doctors informed Haggard, who’s from a Bakersfield suburb, about a spot on his …

RAYMONDVILLE, Texas – A Texas judge has set an arraignment for Vice President Dick Cheney, former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales and other officials accused of involvement in prisoner abuse. Presiding Judge Manuel Banales said Wednesday he will allow them to waive arraignment or have attorneys present rather than appear in …

ROMULUS, Mich. – A spokesman for Detroit Metropolitan Airport says a regional jet has collided with a small vehicle carrying luggage in a taxi lane. The driver of the luggage tug suffered minor injuries after the collision with the Northwest Airlink jet, operated by Pinnacle Airlines. Airport spokesman Mike Conway …

SEATTLE – The Washington State Patrol says a bus carrying a high school football team overturned on Interstate 5, part of a four-vehicle accident on the freeway south of Seattle. Patrol Trooper Cliff Pratt says eight people were taken to area hospitals with minor injuries. Pratt says an unidentified vehicle …

The defense team for the mother of missing Florida child Caylee Anthony was granted access to her car and forensic tests on Friday. Ninth Judicial Circuit Court Judge Stan Strickland disagreed Friday with an argument by Orange County prosecutors that the evidence did not pertain to the child neglect charges …

UPPER DARBY, Pa. – Police are looking for four men suspected in a rash of armed robberies at Philadelphia area doughnut shops. Upper Darby police Superintendent Michael Chitwood says the four men apparently held up two Dunkin’ Donuts stores in West Philadelphia and one in Upper Darby and attempted to …

ATLANTA – The government says the rate of new diabetes cases nearly doubled in the United States over the last decade. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says more than 23 million Americans have diabetes, and last year about 1.6 million new cases were diagnosed in people 20 or …