Scientists say U.S. soft
WASHINGTON — We've become weather wimps.
As the world warms, the United States is getting fewer bitter cold spells like the one that gripped much...
Meat companies urge changes
TULSA, Okla. — The years-long call by animal rights groups to improve conditions on American hog farms advanced considerably this week when tw...
Health care costs may rise
WASHINGTON — Doctors are warning that if Congress cuts food stamps, the federal government could be socked with bigger health bills. Maybe not ...
Disaster in Charleston
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Schools and restaurants closed, grocery stores sold out of bottled water, and state legislators who had just started their sess...
New benefits plan proposed
WASHINGTON — Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid expressed optimism Thursday about chances for compromise on jobless legislation, and officials s...
LOS ANGELES — Larry Mann, who voiced Yukon Cornelius in the animated Christmas favorite “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer,” has died. He was 91.
His son, Richard Mann, say...
The crafters of science fiction have often speculated about what will happen when computers and robots develop consciousness, becoming as self-aware as their masters. In...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — A privately launched supply ship rocketed toward the International Space Station on Thursday following a series of delays ranging from the cold to...
WASHINGTON — U.S. employers added a scant 74,000 jobs in December, the fewest in three years. The disappointing gain ends 2013 on a weak note after recent economic repor...
Role of disability advisers examined
NEW YORK — When dozens of former police officers and firefighters sought disability benefits, advisers provided a playbook for faking...
