NEW YORK – NBC announced Tuesday it is suspending Brian Williams as “Nightly News” anchor and managing editor for six months without pay for misleading the public about his experiences…
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates – United Arab Emirates fighter planes roared out of an air base in Jordan on Tuesday to pound Islamic State militant positions, marking a return to…
Brian Williams has been suspended as anchor and managing editor of “NBC Nightly News” for six months without pay for misleading the public about his experiences covering the Iraq War.…
NIAMEY, Niger – The Nigeria-based Islamic extremist group Boko Haram escalated its attacks in neighboring countries Monday, as a car bomb exploded in one Niger town repeatedly targeted by the…
Corbit Larson clears snow in front of icicles hanging off his Centre Music store Monday in Framingham, Mass. The Northeast is grabblign with another winter storm that is bringing frigid…
Government renews pledge to seek debt relief
WASHINGTON – The deputy director of the Secret Service, who managed day-to-day operations during scandals that badly tainted the agency, will resign his position but will be allowed to accept…
CAIRO – A riot broke out Sunday night outside of a major soccer game in Egypt, with a stampede and fighting between police and fans killing at least 25 people,…
Employers to be held responsible to ensure holidays are taken
NEW YORK – Embattled NBC News anchor Brian Williams is backing out of scheduled appearance on David Letterman’s “Late Show” on Thursday. That news from NBC came Sunday, a day…
Thousands will still work despite GOP, Dem rhetoric on bill
Pharrell Williams performs at the 57th annual Grammy Awards on Sunday in Los Angeles.John Shearer/ Invision, AP The singer, who also won best rotnck album, beat out Beyoncé, Sam Smith,…
Cross country skiers warm-up before a race in Mazama, Wash., in the Methow Valley. Warm temperatures and drought conditions in the West has changed the migratory patterns of birds and…
Demonstrators, one with a Jordanian flag image painted on his face and Arabic that reads, “Muath,” as in slain Jordanian pilot, Lt. Muath al-Kaseasbeh, chant anti-Islamic State group slogans during…
SEOUL – As North Korea heads toward the “barley hump” – the lean season before the rice and corn harvest in the summer – aid agencies are warning that an…
Islamic State claims woman killed in airstrike
Adnan Syed’s mother, Shamim Syed, and his brother, Yusef.Associated Press file photo WASHINGTON – The subject of the popular podcast “Serial” will be allowed to appeal his murder conviction, a…
Faith-based abstinence film debuts as well
Williams In a memo Saturday to NBC News staff that was released by the network, the anchorman said that as managing editor of “NBC Nightly News” he is taking himself…
The jobs report Friday signaled raises have finally begun to flow through the economy. Carmaker Ford announced as many as 500 of its lowest-paid factory workers will receive a 48…
National Security Adviser Susan Rice Friday met with Brookings Institution officials to outline arrives President Barack Obama’s strategy for protecting the nation’s security during his final two years in office.J.…
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – The federal government is making available up to $50 million in drought relief funds for Western states, with the largest portion earmarked for parched California, U.S. Secretary…
