WASHINGTON — Whites in the United States approve of police officers hitting people in far greater numbers than blacks and Hispanics do, at a time when the country is str...
National parks service launches major campaign
WASHINGTON — After nearly 100 years, the National Park Service holds some of the most beautiful and historic places in the ...
INDIANAPOLIS — Two states roiled by criticism over new religious objections laws are looking to move forward after taking different approaches to changing the legislatio...
WASHINGTON — After securing a surprisingly broad and detailed framework for a nuclear agreement with Iran, President Barack Obama must now subject his signature foreign ...
Maple syrup adds woodsy sweetness
CHATHAM, N.Y. — The maple sap bubbling away in Ron Davis’ upstate New York sugar house is destined for pancakes, waffles, sweets and — f...
Televangelist dies at age 88
ARTESIA, Calif. — The Rev. Robert Schuller didn’t wait for the faithful to flock to his upstart church in Southern California — he took his m...
NEW YORK — Religious freedom laws like the one causing an uproar in Indiana have never been successfully used to defend discrimination against gays — and have rarely bee...
NEWARK, N.J. — A defiant New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez declared that he’s “not going anywhere” after he was charged with accepting nearly $1 million in gifts and campaign...
11 convicted, await sentences
ATLANTA — A group of former Atlanta educators convicted in a test cheating scandal were locked up in Fulton County jails today as they await...
Duke investigates noose in tree
DURHAM, N.C. — Duke University officials are trying to determine who hung a rope noose from a tree, what the president of the elite South...
