Pageant newcomer is winner in Miami
MIAMI — Miss Colombia Paulina Vega, a relative pageant newcomer, has been crowned Miss Universe, beating out first runner-up Miss USA...
Electronic cigarettes, the hip alternative to smoking traditional tobacco cigarettes, may pose a fire hazard when they are put in checked luggage on planes.
The Federal ...
NEW YORK — A best-selling account of a 6-year-old boy’s journey to heaven and back has been pulled after the boy retracted his story.
Spokesman Todd Starowitz of Tyndale...
Workers earn about $13 an hour
PHILADELPHIA — Customers to Girard Brasserie and Bruncherie might be in for a surprise when they read the note attached to their bills: “Ti...
Tax benefits would be cut
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama’s proposal to scale back the tax benefits of college savings accounts is running into opposition from Republ...
SANTA ANA, Calif. — The measles outbreak centered in California continues to expand, with officials now confirming 78 cases of the illness in seven states and Mexico.
Th...
Northeast cities hit
HARTFORD, Conn. — Residents of several major Northeast cities are experiencing a fast-moving coastal storm that is bringing a mix of sleet, rain and ...
Ex-Sen. enjoys underdog role
DES MOINES, Iowa — Rick Santorum admits that most people probably don’t remember how he rallied to kick off the 2012 presidential election wi...
WASHINGTON — The most conservative lawmakers in the House Republican majority have gotten their way a lot in recent years. That may be starting to change.
A group of mor...
His 6-year-old daughter was killed
EVERGREEN, Colo. — Ian Sullivan visits his daughter's grave on her birthday every year since a gunman burst into a crowded Colorado mov...
