State governor criticizes idea
KENT, Conn. — A Connecticut town is considering a program that trains teachers to use guns in the event of an active shooter, and Gov. Dann...
4.9% jobless rate lowest since 2008
WASHINGTON — U.S. employers added 151,000 jobs in January, a deceleration from recent months as companies shed education, transportat...
Democrats hold debate in N.H.
MANCHESTER, N.H. — Hillary Clinton has been here before, watching a political rival generate youthful enthusiasm with lofty proposals she be...
NEW YORK — Joe Dowell, a singer briefly popular in the early 1960s who had a No. 1 hit with the ballad “Wooden Heart,” has died. He was 76.
Dowell died Thursday at a hos...
NEW YORK — Earth, Wind & Fire founder Maurice White, whose horn-driven band sold more than 90 million albums and made hits like “September,” “Shining Star” and “Boogie W...
NEW YORK — Even in the city that never sleeps, there’s at least one place New Yorkers value a little shut-eye.
On late-night and early-morning subway rides, it’s common ...
He changes ground game
EXETER, N.H. — Stung by his second-place finish in Iowa, Donald Trump is facing new pressure to prove he can translate his massive crowds and poll ...
NASHUA, N.H. — Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump is accusing rival Ted Cruz of stealing the Iowa caucuses and is demanding a do-over.
“Based on the fraud co...
Johnson & Johnson, ViaCyte team up
Johnson & Johnson, continuing its long quest for a Type 1 diabetes cure, is joining forces with biotech company ViaCyte to speed develo...
WASHINGTON — Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders are in a tug-of-war over who’s the best standard-bearer for progressive values as they road test lines of argument for th...
