Donor surprises ailing lawmaker
HARTFORD, Conn. — Connecticut’s Senate president faced an uncertain wait for a new kidney until one day a longtime friend and local judge ...
Cabinet filled with top donors
WASHINGTON — Donald Trump spent the past two years attacking rival Hillary Clinton as crooked, corrupt, and weak.
But some of those attacks...
President-elect has busy Twitter day
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Donald Trump is questioning the effectiveness of the United Nations, saying it’s just a club for people to “h...
Friedman leans far to the right
NEW YORK — If President-elect Donald Trump wanted to show he planned to obliterate President Barack Obama’s approach to Israel, he may hav...
Trump plans to create boom
WASHINGTON — Donald Trump may soon learn just how difficult it can be to drain a swamp.
He banished lobbyists from his transition team and says...
Deficit remains in question
WASHINGTON — Congressional Republicans are planning a massive overhaul of the nation’s tax system next year, a heavy political lift that could...
Fame was tinged with sadness
LONDON — George Michael’s moment of liberation followed what seemed at first to be a time of deep humiliation.
He was blessed with extreme go...
Cash payments were made
NEW YORK — A&E is scrapping plans for an eight-part documentary series about the Ku Klux Klan after finding out that some participants of the hate...
Costs higher for new pets
You’ll have to buy kibble, a collar and a leash. That, plus the upfront cost of a new pup, pretty much covers it, right?
Not quite. Most new pet...
Democrats suffer defeats across U.S.
WASHINGTON — In boasting about his tenure in the White House, President Barack Obama often cites numbers like these: 15 million new j...
