State parks near Big Sur closed
BIG SUR, Calif. — A wildfire was fouling the summer season on a beloved and scenic stretch of the California coast, where smoke and the th...
PHILADELPHIA — There have been millions of words, decades of video and reams of commentary devoted to their story. It’s been dissected, defended and decried at kitchen t...
32 officers slain on duty
NEW ORLEANS — Shooting deaths of law enforcement officers spiked 78 percent in the first half of 2016 compared to last year, including an alarmi...
Roll call seals deal; Sanders seeks unity
PHILADELPHIA — It was long ago and far away when Barack Obama snippily remarked, “You’re likable enough, Hillary.” It’s a lovefe...
PHILADELPHIA — Bernie Sanders loyalists protested inside and outside the Democratic National Convention site and clashed with police on Tuesday after Hillary Clinton won...
It halts flights within fire zones
BOISE, Idaho — The first national system intended to prevent hobby drones from interfering with planes and helicopters fighting wildfir...
NEW YORK — Four days after the ouster of Roger Ailes as Fox News chief, two more executives at the network have been laid off.
But the firing of Michael Clemente and his...
[naviga:h3]Monk steals from temple to gamble[/naviga:h3]
LAFAYETTE, La. — A Buddhist monk was sentenced Monday to 30 months in prison after pleading guilty to embezzling...
Stars not shy with opinions
Comic Sarah Silverman joined Sen. Al Franken Monday night to urge Democratic National Convention delegates to unite — then stirred up Bernie S...
RANDOM LAKE, Wis. — Cone heads, zombies, beards, bananas — they are some of the creative beer tap handles that have become a big business as the number of craft brewerie...
