Security lapses mount
WASHINGTON — Secret Service Director Julia Pierson abruptly resigned Wednesday in the face of multiple revelations of security breaches, bumbling in...
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California Gov. Jerry Brown on Tuesday signed the nation’s first statewide ban on single-use plastic shopping bags, following the lead of more than ...
Man had recently visited Liberia
DALLAS — The first case of Ebola diagnosed in the U.S. has been confirmed in a man who recently traveled from Liberia to Dallas, sending ...
Municipalities face price hikes
DETROIT — The reward for surviving last winter’s record snowfall, several states are learning, is drastic price increases for road salt — ...
Director to appear on Capitol Hill
WASHINGTON — Most Washington scandals that end up on Capitol Hill tend to end the same way: with an apology.
Secret Service Director J...
Police find no signs of violent assault
SPRINGVILLE, Utah — Police say a preliminary autopsy has ruled out any violent assault in the deaths of five Utah family members, ...
NEW YORK — Flexing his star power, Denzel Washington led the thriller “The Equalizer” to a $35 million debut.
The Sony-Columbia Pictures release dominated the weekend b...
Campus assaults spur legislation
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Gov. Jerry Brown announced Sunday that he has signed a bill that makes California the first in the nation to define ...
WAUKESHA, Wis. — A 12-year-old Wisconsin girl who was stabbed 19 times by classmates trying to please a fictional horror character had feared the specter known as Slende...
