NEW YORK — William H. McNeill, the prize-winning scholar who wove the stories of civilizations worldwide into the landmark “The Rise of the West” and helped pioneer the ...
He's possible running mate
WESTFIELD, Ind. — Republican Donald Trump campaigned alongside Indiana Gov. Mike Pence on Tuesday evening, the latest in a series of public aud...
GOOCHLAND, Va. — Searching for Pokemon on a popular new smart phone game is not a valid excuse for trespassing. It can also be dangerous.
In a post on its official Faceb...
Inmate kills bailiffs in escape attempt
ST. JOSEPH, Mich. — A jail inmate was handcuffed when he wrested a gun from a sheriff’s deputy and killed two bailiffs as he ...
2 will promote party unity
PORTSMOUTH, N.H. — Bernie Sanders is offering his long-awaited endorsement to Democratic rival Hillary Clinton, hoping to transfer the energy o...
Suspect had larger plans
DALLAS — The gunman in the deadly attack on Dallas police had plans for a larger assault and possessed enough explosive material to inflict far g...
NEW YORK — Sydney Schanberg, the Pulitzer Prize-winning correspondent for The New York Times, whose coverage in Cambodia in 1975 inspired the film “The Killing Fields,” ...
Gun decision concerns play out
PARIS, Texas — Gun-rights activists, some of them wearing camouflage and military-style gear and openly toting rifles and handguns, marched...
NEW YORK — Starbucks is boosting the base pay of all employees and store managers at U.S. company-run stores by 5 percent or more on Oct. 3.
CEO Howard Schultz said the...
Players suffer real-world pain
LOS ANGELES — Beware: “Pokemon Go,” a new smart phone game based on cute Nintendo characters like Squirtle and Pikachu, can be harmful to y...
