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...
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — An Arkansas woman who’s become the world’s oldest person wants President Barack Obama to attend her 117th birthday party on the Fourth of July.
At 11...
Gov. orders restrictions for drought
TUSTIN, Calif. — Gary Whitlock watched water run down to the sidewalk as gardeners hosed down a bed of marigolds outside an Orange Co...
Religious freedom bill creates uproar
INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana Gov. Mike Pence asked lawmakers Tuesday to send him a clarification of the state’s new religious freedom law...
JACKSONVILLE, Ore. — Gary Ross Dahl, the creator of the wildly popular 1970s fad the Pet Rock, has died at age 78 in Oregon.
The stones came in a cardboard box containin...
INDIANAPOLIS — Simon Property Group is calling off its hostile $16.8 billion takeover bid for Macerich, which would have tied together two of the nation’s largest mall o...
South African comic to host 'Daily Show'
NEW YORK — The choice of South African comic Trevor Noah as Jon Stewart’s replacement on “The Daily Show” advances an intriguing ...
LOS ANGELES — You can bring your beach towels and floral headbands, but forget that selfie stick if you’re planning to go to the Coachella or Lollapalooza music festival...
