PALM BAY, Fla. (AP) _ Authorities arrested a man they say was seen throwing a Molotov cocktail into the woods Wednesday in this Atlantic coast town, where several homes have been gutted by wildfires this week.Officials questioned Brian Crowder, who authorities allege set a small blaze that was quickly extinguished. They also asked the 31-year-old about larger wildfires that have found ample fuel i

SHREVEPORT, La. (AP) _ Record-setting rains flooded dozens of homes and closed roads in northwestern Louisiana, and the misery could rise along with the water as another round of storms approached Wednesday, authorities said.Beginning late Tuesday, more than 10 inches of rain deluged the Shreveport area, nearly half fell in one hour, flooding at least 90 homes, officials said.Shreveport's drainage

DETROIT (AP) _ A Girl Scout sold 17,328 boxes of the group's signature cookies this year by setting up shop on a street corner, shattering her troop's old mark and probably setting a national record.Jennifer Sharpe, a 15-year-old from Dearborn, plans to travel to Europe with her troop with the proceeds from her feat."It's always been one of those goals I wanted to accomplish," Sharpe said Wednesda

NASHUA, N.H. (AP) _ A woman charged with murder in a fatal crash that followed an argument over the Yankees and Red Sox told police she was trying to scare off people who were hitting her car and jumping on it, a detective said in court Wednesday.A judge decided Wednesday that the case against Ivonne Hernandez on charges of second-degree murder, reckless conduct and drunken driving can proceed to

WASHINGTON (AP) _ The Interior Department declared the polar bear a threatened species Wednesday because of the loss of Arctic sea ice but also cautioned the decision should not be viewed as a path to address global warming.Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne cited dramatic declines in sea ice over the last three decades and projections of continued losses, meaning, he said, that the polar bear is