Slingshot gives needed speed
LOS ANGELES — A NASA spacecraft bound for Jupiter will swing by Earth today to get the boost it needs to arrive at the giant gas planet in 20...
Annual book has pricey gifts
DALLAS — Need that one-of-a-kind stocking stuffer and have $1.9 million burning a hole in your pocket? Design your own diamond ring and trave...
WASHINGTON — About 3.8 million veterans will not receive disability compensation next month if the partial government shutdown continues into late October, Veterans Affa...
MILWAUKEE — The federal government shutdown could leave America’s craft brewers with a serious hangover.
Stores will still offer plenty of suds. But the shutdown has clo...
3 of 4 staffers labeled nonessential, off duty
WASHINGTON — Now in its second week, the partial government shutdown has taken its toll on the White House, where about 3 o...
Pair used skills to remain alive
DALLAS — Cathy Frye could go on no longer.
She and her husband, Rick McFarland, decided that he would set out in Texas' remote Big Bend R...
Experts say there's time
WASHINGTON — The federal government’s biggest foray into online commerce has left millions of tech-savvy Americans thoroughly bewildered.
But the...
WASHINGTON — The man who set himself on fire on the National Mall and later died was identified Monday, though police had no more information on his possible reasons.
Jo...
AUBURN HILLS, Mich. — When you’ve got the smallest marketing budget of the Detroit Three automakers, you have to take risks to get your TV spots noticed.
That’s why Oliv...
Former president blames income gap
OAKLAND, Calif. — Former President Jimmy Carter said Monday that the income gap in the United States has increased to the point where m...
