Barking dogs may have led to shooting
PHOENIX — It was the knock on the door every mother fears. Three police officers stood somberly to deliver the news.
“I’m sorry to t...
Merkel allegations lead to review
WASHINGTON — Faced with a flood of revelations about U.S. spying practices, the White House is considering ending its eavesdropping on f...
WINTER GARDEN, Fla. — Police say a cell phone saved a Florida gas station clerk from a robber’s bullet.
Winter Garden Police said in an e-mail that a clerk had just mino...
Pottery Barn apologized for selling a Halloween costume of a sushi chef and a kimono that an Asian civil rights group had complained were culturally offensive.
The retai...
NEW YORK — Lou Reed was a pioneer for countless bands who didn’t worry about their next hit single.
Reed, who died Sunday at age 71, radically challenged rock’s founding...
NEW YORK — The island that ushered millions of immigrants into the U.S. is about to resume receiving visitors for the first time since Superstorm Sandy’s surge gushed in...
Temporary fee will stay in place
WASHINGTON — Republicans in Congress don’t usually fight for tax increases, especially ones that are part of President Barack Obama’s hea...
WASHINGTON — Republicans plan to seek answers from Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius on the Obama administration’s troubled start for its health care...
Clement, Bare Rogers honored
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Kenny Rogers, Bobby Bare and the late “Cowboy” Jack Clement — three men whose influence still ripples across the surface o...
Study shows family can help
WASHINGTON — Sarah Ball was a 15-year-old high school sophomore at Hernando High School in Brooksville, Fla., when a friend posted on Facebook...
