Highway aid finally coming
WASHINGTON — Facing a Friday deadline, the Senate is on track to shore up federal highway aid and veterans’ health care, leaving a raft of unre...
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — A 911 caller said she was panicked about a friend being shot but stayed as calm as possible before a New Mexico dispatcher told her to “deal with it ...
Hearing held on Capitol Hill
WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Ash Carter said Wednesday that the U.S. armed forces stand ready to confront Iran, but told lawmakers that a s...
Poll shows approval sliding
NEW YORK — Two months ahead of his first trip to the U.S., Pope Francis’ approval rating among Americans has plummeted, driven mostly by a dec...
Aluminum truck gets crash tested
DETROIT — Ford’s new aluminum-sided F-150 pickup saw mixed results in new crash tests by the insurance industry, and the damaged trucks c...
Shooting leads to indictment
CINCINNATI — This time, some of the sharpest criticism of a police officer after the slaying of an unarmed black man came from top law enforc...
[naviga:h3]U.S. economy posts solid rebound[/naviga:h3]
WASHINGTON — After a harsh winter, the U.S. economy posted a solid rebound in the April-June quarter, led by a su...
WASHINGTON — Expectations have grown that sometime this year, the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates from record lows. The only question seems to be when.
A state...
He lost hands, feet to serious infection
PHILADELPHIA — An 8-year-old boy who lost his hands and feet to a serious infection has become the youngest patient to receive a ...
Arborist will seek cause
PASADENA, Calif. — It was another sunny and hot day in the fourth year of a severe, unrelenting drought when dozens of children who had just spen...
