WASHINGTON — First came an honor guard of Muslim Boy Scouts proudly carrying a U.S. flag. Then a rousing pledge of allegiance from hundreds of Muslim Americans. Then an ...
Senator drops run for president
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Republican Sen. Rand Paul dropped his 2016 campaign for president today, eclipsed by other candidates who kept his base o...
Afghan situation to be reviewed
WASHINGTON — The top American commander in Afghanistan faces skeptical lawmakers amid concerns that worsening security conditions demand a...
Disagreement led to undoing
SANTA ANA, Calif. — Three inmates who teamed up to pull off an intricate escape from a California jail stuck together and eluded authorities f...
Filers must itemize their tax returns to take deductions
WASHINGTON — Did you donate a car to a charitable organization in 2015, or some clothing to the church thrift sho...
IOWA — Four years ago, former U.S. Sen. Rick Santorum won the Republican caucuses in Iowa.
Monday night he finished last in the 11 candidate field with 1 percent of the ...
WASHINGTON — Searching for potential compromise, President Barack Obama is bringing the Republicans who run the House and Senate to the White House to try to hash out an...
Dems Sanders, Clinton brace for long fight
MANCHESTER, N.H. — A victorious Ted Cruz and buoyant Marco Rubio emerged from Iowa with compelling claims to the outsider and m...
Sandy upgrades pay dividends
MINEOLA, N.Y. — Electric utilities that spent billions of dollars hardening infrastructure after Superstorm Sandy hit New York and New Jersey...
NEW YORK — Signe Toly Anderson, a vocalist and original member of the Jefferson Airplane who left the band after its first record and was replaced by Grace Slick, has di...
