Some female students at Wasatch High School in Heber City, Utah, were upset with the alteration, particularly because they said it didn’t appear the yearbook club used a consistent standard…
These underwater waves, though seldom noticed, can rival skyscrapers in height and measure more than 100 miles wide. They can imperil submarines and disrupt operations on offshore oil platforms. They’ve…
The woman, 23-year-old Yeni Sleidi, says she does it to amuse people and to give them a break from everyday stress. She said 50 fliers had nuggets taped to them.…
Tiananmen Square anniversary soon
Rights Watch says men, boys need to help with problem
Government makes payments to hurt families in cases
President Barack Obama s is poised to unveil first-ever rules limiting greenhouse-gas emissions from the power plants that dot the U.S. map. Critics say the rules will do little to…
Classic Americana not enough to keep us on highways
Mickelson cooperating in insider-trading probe DUBLIN, Ohio – Hall of Fame golfer Phil Mickelson said he is cooperating in an insider trading investigation involving him, activist investor Carl Icahn and…
John C. Wise, with a 1966 Super Boy comic, is auctioning off some rare historic comic books from his collection.K.C. Alfred/Union-Telegraph Paducah insurance executive John C. Wise decided it was…
U.S. Interior Secretary Sally Jewell, center, speaks during a press conference outside The Stonewall inn announcing a national initiative for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender Americans on Friday in New…
Speaking to reporters aboard his flight to a regional security conference in Singapore, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said that the U.S. Department of Defense knows that “thousands of Russian troops…
Thailand’s military leaders say elections won’t be held to select a new civilian government until the deeply divided country is peaceful. Army commander Gen. Prayuth Chan-ocha Friday announced he expects…
Former Army veteran Denee Mallon, 74, was denied genital reconstruction surgery two years ago, but could now get the surgery through Medicaid.Craig Fritz/Associated Press Ruling in favor of a 74-year-old…
WASHINGTON – White House press secretary Jay Carney became the news instead of just delivering it Friday, when President Barack Obama unexpectedly interrupted the daily media briefing to announce Carney’s…
President Barack Obama says Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinskeki has reduced homelessness among veterans and improved health care for female veterans although he agreed it was best that the VA…
Consumer spending dippled slightly in April, although economists say the 0.1 percent drop should not derail an expected economic rebound this spring.Julie Jacobson/Associated Press “It is obvious that after an…
Foreign observers say Egypt’s decision to extend the presidential election process an extra day raises doubts about the credibility of the election. Former Egyptian military chief Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi won with…
Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki is continuing to lose support among Congress members as more Democrats join the list of Congress members call for him to resign as VA chief.Cliff…
The number of births to teens ages 15-19 in 2013 was 274,641, which the National Center for Health Statistics says is the lowest since it started tracking such data from…
BANGKOK – More than 1,000 Thai troops and police sealed one of Bangkok’s busiest intersections Thursday to prevent a planned protest, as authorities said they would no longer allow any…
Two recent studies suggest as few as 2 percent of the people who have been killed in Pakistan by drone strikes since 2004 have been senior militants. The United States…
Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson says his department is looking at changing the priorities on which illegal immigrants should be deported. Activists and supporters of immigration reform want President Barack…
WASHINGTON – A House committee has endorsed a GOP plan to allow some schools to opt out of healthier meal standards. The rules set by Congress and the Obama administration…
Investigators are still convinced that Malaysian Airlines Flight 370’s final resting place is somewhere in the southern Indian Ocean even though they are now convinced that several “pings” that were…
