Sheriff says previous attempt was discussed
DALLAS — A woman whose death in a Texas jail has raised suspicions about the official conclusion she hanged herself told a gua...
[naviga:h3]GOP transportation bill lacks support[/naviga:h3]
WASHINGTON — With a deadline looming for a cutoff of highway aid to states, Senate Republicans failed Tuesda...
EL PASO, Texas — Tom Moore, the “Archie” cartoonist who brought to life the escapades of a freckled-face, red-haired character, has died in Texas. He was 86.
Moore, who ...
NEW YORK — Writer E.L. Doctorow, who wryly reimagined the American experience in such novels as “Ragtime” and “The March” and applied its lessons to the past and the fut...
NEW YORK — More than 1 in 5 sexually active teen girls have used the morning-after pill — a dramatic increase that likely reflects it’s easier now for teens to buy the e...
[naviga:h3]Ohio’s governor seeks GOP nod[/naviga:h3]
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio’s John Kasich, a blunt governor who embraces conservative ideals but disdains the political sp...
Move reduces risk of bailout
WASHINGTON — Federal regulators are directing the eight biggest U.S. banks to hold capital at levels above industry requirements to cushion a...
DES MOINES, Iowa — A former lottery security official was found guilty Monday of rigging a computerized Hot Lotto game so he could win a $14 million jackpot then trying ...
Few POWs still alive
LOS ANGELES — He was forced to toil in enemy mines as a prisoner of war, but James Murphy wasn't angry or bitter. He was just happy to have lived lon...
Southwest, South struggle
ST. PAUL, Minn. — A new report on child welfare found more U.S. children living in poverty than before the Great Recession, belying the fanfare ...
