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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — Scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology are developing an audio reading device to be worn on the index finger o...
President seeks emergency funds
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is preparing to ask Congress for emergency spending of more than $2 billion to deal with the crisis of...
Creature had 21-foot wingspan
Sometimes finding a skeleton in a closet can be a good thing — if you’re a paleontologist. Meet Pelagornis sandersi, a giant bird with a win...
LOS ANGELES — An actor best known from the 1960s sitcom “McHale’s Navy,” has died. Bob Hastings was 89.
Allison Knowles says her grandfather died June 30 in his Burbank,...
WASHINGTON — Whether it’s the Republicans or the Democrats, America’s political parties are far from beloved. Yet most people continue to align with one or the other.
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TSA releases new guidelines
WASHINGTON — Passengers at some overseas airports that offer U.S.-bound flights will be required to power on their electronic devices to board...
MADISON, Wis. — A federal judge will hear arguments this week on whether to toss a U.S. senator’s lawsuit challenging rules that force congressional members and their st...
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. — Even after seven decades, Wilfred “Spike” Mailloux won’t talk about surviving a bloody World War II battle unless longtime friend John Sidur is ...
BOSTON — In the weeks after two bombs exploded near the finish line of the 2013 Boston Marathon, prosecutors charged three of the surviving suspect’s friends with obstru...
He was only 500 yards from ER
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — A veteran who collapsed in an Albuquerque Veteran Affairs hospital cafeteria — 500 yards from the emergency room — died ...
