16 were killed in 1966 shooting
DALLAS — A Washington, D.C., museum announced Friday that it will display the rifle that sniper Charles Whitman used to kill 16 people and...
Congress set to allow action
WASHINGTON — More than 1 million Americans who were promised secure, predictable retirement income probably will see part of their monthly be...
BOSTON — A woman who has accused Bill Cosby of sexually assaulting her in the 1970s filed a defamation lawsuit against him Wednesday, alleging he “publicly branded” her ...
Pieces tinier than an inch estimated
HONOLULU — A new study estimates plastic amounting to nearly 270,000 tons is floating in the world’s oceans. That’s enough to fill mo...
Harsh report faces backlash
WASHINGTON — The CIA and several of its past leaders are stepping up a campaign to discredit a five-year Senate investigation into the CIA’s h...
Tactics didn't net bin Laden
WASHINGTON — After Navy SEALs killed Osama bin laden in Pakistan in May 2011, top CIA officials secretly told lawmakers that information glea...
WASHINGTON — A huge, $1.1 trillion spending bill funding every corner of government faces its first test in the House, where conservatives are unhappy because it fails t...
Modern-day cattle rustlers are suspected
BOISE, Idaho — More than 150 cattle valued at about $350,000 have been reported missing in southeastern Idaho, and authorities su...
NEW YORK — Britain’s Prince William and his wife, Kate, wrapped up their first visit to New York in a three-day whirlwind that included a black-tie reception, a meeting ...
LOS ANGELES — Federal and local investigators were trying to determine whether an arsonist set a fire that turned an unfinished downtown apartment tower into a block of ...
