WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama awarded the Medal of Honor Tuesday to two World War I Army soldiers who may have been denied the top military honor in the past due t...
LOS ANGELES — Betsy Palmer, the veteran character actress who achieved lasting, though not necessarily sought-after, fame as the murderous camp cook in the cheesy horror...
Regulators can reject them
Dozens of health insurers say higher-than-expected care costs and other expenses blindsided them this year, and they’re going to have to hike ...
NEW YORK — Longtime New York City subway cops have seen copper thefts before, but last week’s heist on a stretch of tracks was particularly brazen: 500 feet of inch-thic...
WASHINGTON — Two World War I Army heroes — one black, one Jewish — are finally getting the Medal of Honor they may have been denied because of discrimination, nearly 100...
Immune system given a boost
CHICAGO — For the first time, a major study shows that a drug targeting the body’s disease-fighting immune system may improve survival for the...
S. Carolina senator spells out Iraq plan
CENTRAL, S.C. — Lindsey Graham will launch his bid for president today in the small South Carolina town where he grew up. His Whi...
Rain, flooding take huge toll
DALLAS — Most of Texas was set to get its first period of extended sunshine in weeks, allowing surging rivers to recede as emergency-managem...
Gentler dose yields results
CHICAGO — The move to make cancer treatments gentler for children has paid a double dividend: More kids are surviving than ever before, and wi...
There’s a new strain of canine flu in the U.S., and it has some pet owners worried about their furry family members.
More than 1,000 dogs caught the illness during a rec...
