Poet, author left lasting pop culture legacy
Maya Angelou walked into a meeting of civil rights leaders discussing affirmative action back in the 1990s, looked around, an...
SAN FRANCISCO — Voters in Northern California’s Del Norte and Tehama counties will decide next week whether they should support a proposed move to secede from California...
WATFORD CITY, N.D. — A rare North Dakota tornado that critically injured a 15-year-old girl and hurt eight other people at a workers’ camp in the heart of the state’s bo...
WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel has ordered a 90-day review of the military health care system, spurred on by the investigation into treatment delays and secr...
WOBURN, Mass. — The son of longtime Boston Red Sox broadcaster Jerry Remy pleaded guilty Tuesday to first-degree murder for fatally stabbing his girlfriend last year whi...
ROCKWALL, Texas — Congressman Ralph Hall, at 91 the oldest-ever member of the U.S. House, was ousted Tuesday in the Texas Republican runoff by a candidate barely half hi...
Study is largest clinical trial ever
It may seem obvious, but now there’s proof: Physical activity of moderate intensity can help older people stay mobile and independent...
Hackers ahead of the curve
SAN JOSE, Calif. — The hackers are winning, according to a survey of 500 executives of U.S. businesses, law enforcement services and government...
White House hosts event
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama confessed to feeling a little bit, well, unaccomplished.
There was the catapult-armed mannequin who shot three...
NEW YORK — 50 Cent was on the mound, but not on the money.
The rap star was comically off target when he threw out the ceremonial first pitch Tuesday night before the Pi...
