Police found ammunition inside this Toyota sedan parked on Constitution Avenue after a Secret Service agent shot a man with a gun who approached a checkpoint outside the White House…
A CRF Frozen Foods plant in Pasco, Wash., has been shut down after it was linked to a listeria outbreak that sickened customers in three states.Sarah Gordon/The Tri-City Herald It’s…
CBS “60 Minutes” correspondent Morley Safer died Thursday at the age of 84. Safer joined “60 Minutes” in 1970 and remained with the show until his retirement this month.Charles Sykes/…
Confederate flags fly near a monument at Magnolia Cemetery in Charleston., S.C., on Tuesday.Bruce Smith/Associated Press The 265-159 vote would block descendants and others seeking to commemorate veterans of the…
Sixty-six on board jetliner that took off from Paris
A long line of travelers wait for the TSA security check point at O’Hare International airport on Monday in Chicago. Already faced with lines that snake through terminals out to…
Sanders’ backers accusing party of fraud in primary contests
Soldiers stand guard in front of the government secondary school in Chibok. Nigeria, after Boko Haram extremists abducted more than 200 young girls from the school two years ago.Haruna Umar/Associated…
COLUMBUS, Ohio – More than 4 million U.S. workers will become newly eligible for overtime pay under rules issued Wednesday by the Obama administration. The rule seeks to bolster overtime…
An examination dish containing dead mosquitoes sits under a microscope on Tuesday in Brownsville, Texas.Jason Hoekema/The Brownsville Herald The $622 million GOP plan would provide one-third of the resources requested…
Director of National Intelligence James Clapper said intelligence officials are working with members of the campaign staffs for Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump to help them tighten security of their…
Democratic candidates will split delegates in Kentucky
OKs $1.1B, but House bill is less generous
LOS ANGELES – A model who claims Bill Cosby sexually abused her at the Playboy Mansion in 2008 has filed a new lawsuit against the comedian and Playboy founder Hugh…
Louisiana looks to keep 17-year-olds in juvenile justice system
artist used instrument in 1980s,1990s
14 bodies were found accidentally 11 years ago
Silkscreen pieces by Andy Warhol showing Elvis Presley and Elizabeth Taylor are on display at the newly expanded San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. The museum opened to the public…
Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, center, will be court-martialed on charges of desertion and misbehavior before the enemy in February, the military judge in charge of the case announced Tuesday. Bergdahl…
National Transportation Safety Board Chairman Christopher Hart leaves after speaking with the news media following a NTSB board meeting in Washington that blamed last year’s fatal Amtrak train derailment in…
Critics point to social problems from legalization
Justices may be buying time until a ninth justice is chosen
Those targeted for eviction are frequently poor and suffering from dementia, according to residents’ allies. They often put up little fight, their families unsure what to do. Removing them makes…
Thousands of people gathered at the Paris casino in Las Vegas for the Nevada State Democratic Convention on Saturday. The event descended into confusion after tensions between organizers and some…
PISCATAWAY, N.J. – President Barack Obama delivered a commencement address at Rutgers University on Sunday that steered clear of the typical graduation advice and sounded a lot like a tough,…
Saudi Arabia King Salman bin Abdul Aziz, right, meets with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry in Jiddah, Saudi Arabia, on Sunday.Saudi Press Agency via AP The visit by Kerry,…
Brazil’s President Dilma Rousseff speaks on Thursday after leaving Planalto presidential palace in Brasilia, Brazil, after the Senate voted to suspend her pending an impeachment trial. Rousseff is living in…
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks in New York on May 3. Trump is now his party’s presumptive nominee, but in many ways, he’s breaking the Republican mold. On a…
