Major sponsors including Anheuser-Busch are adding to the chorus of disapproval over the National Football League’s recent scandals, but the companies are stopping short...
Waters, beaches are threatened
CLEARWATER, Fla. — It’s like Florida’s version of The Blob. Slow moving glops of toxic algae in the northeast Gulf of Mexico are killing se...
BELLEVILLE, Ill. — About 50 people volunteered to carefully grill a 100-foot bratwurst without burning or breaking it at a bar in Illinois.
Silver Creek Saloon hosted th...
NEW YORK — The customized Captain America chopper Peter Fonda rode in “Easy Rider” has come to symbolize the counterculture of the 1960s. Now it’s for sale.
The auction ...
Obama ups aid for West Africa
WASHINGTON — An American doctor who survived Ebola said there’s no time to waste as President Barack Obama outlined his plan to ramp up the ...
GOP leaders support Obama
WASHINGTON — Wary House lawmakers are on track to give President Barack Obama authority to order U.S. military training and arms for moderate re...
NEW YORK — Apple says 33 million iTunes account holders have accessed U2’s free album.
The company issued a statement from Senior Vice President Eddy Cue with the first ...
NEW YORK — Daytime’s “The View” revealed its latest makeover Monday, opening the post-Barbara Walters era with a new set, new boss, mostly new team and a promise to be p...
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — Miss New York Kira Kazantsev won the Miss America pageant Sunday night, with the help of a red plastic cup.
For her talent performance, Kazantsev s...
Actuarial data gets released
PHILADELPHIA — The NFL estimates nearly three in 10 former players will develop debilitating brain conditions, and that they will be stricken...
