13 dead after rampage at Navy Yard in D.C.
WASHINGTON — The deadly attack at the Washington Navy Yard was carried out by one of the military’s own: a defense contract emp...
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama on Monday cleared the way for the U.S. to send chemical weapons-related assistance to the Syrian opposition, as well as international...
BOSTON — A homeless Boston man who turned in a backpack containing tens of thousands of dollars in cash and traveler’s checks says even if he were desperate he wouldn’t ...
LOS ANGELES — Moviegoers had an appetite for fright this weekend, sending “Insidious: Chapter 2” to the top of the box office.
The haunted-house horror sequel debuted in...
TIFFIN, Ohio — A fire that ripped through a mobile home killed a man and five children ages 6 and under just a few hours after the children’s mother left to work a morni...
Creative arts Emmys given
LOS ANGELES — Bob Newhart, among TV’s most enduring stars with shows stretching back more than five decades, wept as he finally captured his fir...
President to give speech today
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is seeking credit for an economic turnaround, using the fifth anniversary of the collapse of the Lehman...
Rescues continue in ravaged region
ESTES PARK, Colo. — As Colorado mountain towns cut off for days by massive flooding slowly reopened, shopkeepers in this gateway to maj...
RENO, Nev. — Anyone expecting a sweet remembrance of the life and times of Marianne Theresa Johnson-Reddick was in for a surprise Tuesday if they opened the obituary pag...
WASHINGTON — Social Security made $1.3 billion in potentially improper disability payments to people who had jobs when they were supposed to be unable to work, congressi...
