Music icon dies at age 89
LAS VEGAS — B.B. King, whose guitar licks and vocals made him the idol of generations of musicians and fans while earning him the nickname King ...
Scandal becomes racially charged
SAN FRANCISCO — The original charges were shocking: Six San Francisco police officers were accused of stealing from drug dealers. Then fe...
SEATTLE — As a massive oil drill rig moved into Seattle, about two dozen activists in kayaks paddled to the middle of Elliott Bay, linked boats and unfurled a banner to ...
Illegal purchases scrutinized
WASHINGTON — The Department of Veterans Affairs is improperly spending at least $5 billion a year for medical care and supplies being purcha...
New leader picked for embattled band
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio State University named an associate marching band director Thursday as the replacement for Jonathan Waters, wh...
Student loans to be examined
WASHINGTON — Do companies that service student loans make more money when they provide less service?
The federal government’s consumer watch...
WASHINGTON — Two senior Secret Service agents were “more likely than not” impaired by alcohol when they drove a government vehicle through a secure area at the White Hou...
BOSTON — Just before a jury began deliberating the fate of Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, prosecutors reminded jurors of the pain and suffering caused by the ...
Answers sought in Amtrak crash
PHILADELPHIA — Federal investigators have determined an Amtrak train that crashed in Philadelphia, killing at least seven people, was caree...
LOS ANGELES — Nick Fradiani is the latest winner of “American Idol.”
The 29-year-old rocker of Guilford, Connecticut, bested soulful 22-year-old vocalist Clark Beckham o...
