WASHINGTON — Approval of a bipartisan bill that would allow families of Sept. 11 victims to sue the government of Saudi Arabia puts Congress on a collision course with P...
A Mississippi police chief who had just been suspended shot and killed himself in the police department's parking lot, officials said, in what was described as “a bad da...
WASHINGTON — A billionaire Facebook co-founder says he is giving $20 million to help defeat Donald Trump, calling the Republican presidential candidate divisive and dang...
Samsung device causes concern
WASHINGTON — U.S. aviation safety officials took the extraordinary step late Thursday of warning airline passengers not to turn on or charge...
Supreme Court opening lingers
WASHINGTON — Judge Merrick Garland found himself back on Capitol Hill on Thursday in a familiar place — meeting with a Democratic senator wh...
KANEOHE, Hawaii — Hawaii officials on Thursday proposed a series of steps to fight coral bleaching that’s threatening the state’s reefs, including new marine protected a...
He has preached self responsibility
PHILADELPHIA — Bill Cosby has long preached the gospel of personal responsibility to fellow blacks, irritating those who fault racism ...
FBI, CIA chiefs give warning
WASHINGTON — Despite the Islamic State group’s loss of territory, the Islamic extremists will continue to pose serious national security prob...
Parents lost in attack
NEW YORK — They were kids, or not even born yet, when America's heart broke for them.
More than 3,000 children and young adults lost a parent in t...
Group won't ease pressure
WASHINGTON — House conservatives have wasted no time since returning from their summer recess showing just how tough they can make life for Spea...