LOS ANGELES — PBS’ average prime-time household rating for the 2013-14 season was up 5 percent over the year before, the public TV service said Wednesday.
Among all broa...
Hawaiians watch, wait
PAHOA, Hawaii — Pele, the Hawaiian volcano goddess, moves gradually and persistently as she deposits lava across the Big Island of Hawaii. People in...
Who would they caucus with?
WASHINGTON — After millions of Americans vote next week, it’s possible that one or two men will decide which party controls the Senate.
One is...
He officiated at son's ceremony
A United Methodist pastor who was temporarily defrocked after officiating at his gay son’s wedding will be able to stay in the ministry, t...
She vows to defy state's orders
FORT KENT, Maine — State police plan to monitor the movements and interactions of a nurse who vowed to defy the state’s quarantine for hea...
Many wary after Sandy
LONG BEACH, N.Y. — Kathy and Mark Michaels huddled in the attic of their Long Beach home as Superstorm Sandy turned streets into canals, ripped apar...
WASHINGTON — The number of people seeking unemployment benefits rose slightly last week, but remained at historically low levels that signal a strengthening job market. ...
LONDON — British musician Jack Bruce, lead vocalist and bass player for Cream, died Saturday at his home. He was 71.
Bruce was one of the top musicians of the late 1960s...
Abusive tactics are the target
WASHINGTON — For-profit colleges that don’t produce graduates capable of paying off their student loans could soon face the wrath of the fe...
Kinnell would 'dwell on the ugly'
MONTPELIER, Vt. — Galway Kinnell, the Pulitzer Prize-winning poet who opened up American verse in the 1960s and beyond through his force...