Republican leaders help secure vote
WASHINGTON — Two weeks after his own Democratic Party handed him an embarrassing defeat on trade, President Barack Obama maneuvered hi...
Child, 6, healthy after ordeal
NEW YORK — James O’Leary weighed barely over a pound when he was born by surprise, a world away from his home in Australia.
His mother was ...
He apologizes at sentencing
BOSTON — Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev broke his silence on the death and devastation he caused two years ago with words that were ...
Ranson payers won't face trial
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama conceded Wednesday that the U.S. government had let down the families of Americans held hostage by terr...
DETROIT — “The Fist” is getting fixed up. Work began Wednesday on Detroit’s massive sculpture of the arm and hand of heavyweight champion Joe Louis.
The 24-foot bronze “...
NEW YORK — A stronger economy, rising consumer confidence and cheap gasoline will likely have Americans traveling in big numbers this Independence Day.
An estimated 41.9...
WASHINGTON — Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan said Wednesday he plans to hold a Millions for Justice march in the nation’s capital this fall, 20 years after the Mi...
NEW YORK — Dick Van Patten, 86, the genial, round-faced comic actor who premiered on Broadway as a child, starred on television in its infancy and then, in middle age, f...
NEW YORK — Colombian pop star Juanes said he is deeply honored to be among the artists selected to sing for Pope Francis during his visit to Philadelphia this fall.
Ital...
BELLMONT, N.Y. (AP) — A New York state corrections officer charged in connection with the escape of two murderers from a maximum-security prison has bailed himself out o...
