COLUMBUS, Ohio — The family of Cleveland kidnapper Ariel Castro planned to claim his body Thursday as investigations sought to determine how a man who was perhaps Ohio’s...
ATLANTA — After falling four years in a row, U.S. births may finally be leveling off. The number of babies born last year — a little shy of 4 million — is only a few hun...
Unit befriended stray overseas
PORT JEFFERSON STATION, N.Y. — Army reunions have been held as long as soldiers have been going off to war, yet a reunion this week was per...
Obama faces tough challenge
WASHINGTON — A Senate panel’s deep divide over giving President Barack Obama the authority to use U.S. military force against Syria underscore...
Consumers get plenty of options
WASHINGTON — Coverage under President Barack Obama’s health care law won’t be cheap, but cost-conscious consumers hunting for lower premiu...
Summit begins today in Russia
WASHINGTON — Something unfamiliar will be in the background as world leaders hold a summit in Russia starting today: economic growth through...
Mementos lost in floods, fires
NEW YORK — The letters and photos were beyond value — some of the mementos Joe Quinn still had to remember his older brother Jimmy, who die...
UNION, Maine — Judith Glassman Daniels, who blazed a trail for women in the publishing world and became the first woman to serve as top editor of Life magazine, has died...
LOS ANGELES — Nearly 35 years ago, Leo Grillo thought he could get people to stop dumping dogs and cats in the forests and deserts of Southern California.
Grillo promise...
Castro took life Tuesday
CLEVELAND — Ohio’s prison system is reviewing how Cleveland kidnapper Ariel Castro — perhaps the most notorious figure behind bars in the state —...