Medical workers, in white, on Thursday stand as rescuers work on the capsized ship on the Yangtze River in central China’s Hubei province. Rescuers cut into the upside-down hull of…
Former Rhode Island Gov. Lincoln Chafee, Wednesday announced he was seeking the Democratic presidential nomination during a speech at George Mason University in Arlington, Va., Chafee is casting himself as…
Attorney Jessica Hedges, center, Wednesday talks to members of the media outside the U.S. Courthouse in Boston after the arraignment of her client, David Wright. Wright was ordered held Wednesday…
RUSKIN, Fla. – A man who flew a gyrocopter through some of America’s most restricted airspace before landing at the U.S. Capitol says his employer, the United States Postal Service,…
David Zalubowski/Associated Press file photo<br><br>Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper, left, meets with 14-year-old Jack Splitt and his mother, Stacey Linn, after signing a bill named after the Wheat Ridge, Colo., teen…
“These drugs cost too much,” gastrointestinal oncologist Leonard Saltz said in an unusual speech Sunday at the American Society of Clinical Oncology meeting. “We need to first accept that there…
U.S.-led coalition won’t alter its tactics, though
African elephants interact in Tarangire National Park on the outskirts of Arusha, Tanzania. The sharp decline of the elephant population in Tanzania is catastrophic, a wildlife conservation group said Tuesday.Mosa’ab…
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Californians are using less water, but they’ll have to conserve a lot more to achieve the mandatory cuts taking effect this month, according to the latest numbers…
LONDON – An extensive new survey finds British attitudes toward the European Union are improving ahead of a decisive referendum on whether to remain in the EU that must be…
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Tuesday the USA Freedom Act legislation that was approved by Congress “does not enhance the privacy protections of Americans.” President Barack Obama said he…
The chief executive officer of Amtrak told House members Tuesday that the railroad company would have had automatic train tracking equipment installed on all Amtrak trains before last month’s fatal…
FRESNO, Calif. – Dozens of farmers in the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta submitted plans Monday to the state saying they intend to plant less thirsty crops and leave some fields…
BERLIN – The United Nations’ human rights office says the number of people killed in more than a year of fighting in eastern Ukraine has risen to more than 6,400.…
Sun-powered plane to continue globe-circling trip
A study in the British Journal of Sports Medicine recommends that office workers get up and move. The research suggests that workers need to stand up at least two hours…
Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., on Monday said he is seeking the GOP presidential nomination because he wants to “defeat the enemies that are trying to kill us.”Manuel Balce Ceneta/Associated Press…
John P. Elwood, attorney for Anthony D. Elonis, met with reporters after the Supreme Court tossed out his client’s conviction for making threats on Facebook against his ex-wife and an…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush said that Republican presidential candidate Rand Paul is “wrong” on his efforts to end post-Sept. 11 surveillance laws used against suspected spies…
CAIRO – At least 2,600 people were killed in violence in the 18 months after the military overthrew Egypt’s president in 2013, nearly half of them supporters of the Islamist…
‘No longer our home,’ people flee for Tanzania
