New York has added electronic cigarettes to its indoor smoking ban, making it illegal to use the devices in bars, restaurants and most workplaces.Frank Franklin II/Associated Press file While New…
Corker, too, is retiring at the end of his term, and the White House shed no tears at the prospect of the two GOP senators’ departures. A former adviser to…
Hubert Wiecek, left, and Waclaw Kieltyka , members of the Polish heavy metal band Decapitated, leave court in Spokane, Wash., on Tuesday. All four members of the band pleaded not…
Ten documents brought over from Lithuania went on display Tuesday at New York’s YIVO Institute for Jewish Research, which is working with the Lithuanian government to archive the 170,000-page collection.…
Marc Elias, one of several lawyers who appeared in the in the case of Wittman v. Personhuballah, stands on the plaza of the Supreme Court in Washington. Hillary Clinton’s presidential…
Brad Steinle, the brother of Kate Steinle, left, and his wife Amy walk to a courthouse in San Francisco, Monday, Oct. 23, 2017. A trial begins this week for Jose…
Matt Rourke/Associated Press<br><br>Twitter says it will provide more information about political ads on its service, including who is funding them and how they are targeted. The move follows similar steps…
Dallas Seavey poses with his lead dogs Reef, left, and Tide after finishing the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race in Nome, Alaska. Seavey won his third straight Iditarod, for his…
President Donald Trump waves to reporters after a lunch with Republican senator at the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday in Washington.Evan Vucci/Associated Press Trump is expected to make the formal declaration…
‘I rise to say enough’ senator tells colleagues
J. Scott Applewhite/Associated Press file<br><br>House Intelligence Committee Chairman Rep. Devin Nunes, R-Calif., announced on Tuesday two new probes, one into how the Obama administration’s Justice Department handled a deal that…
The victim, identified as Audrey in the Jefferson County police report, told police she was walking through the Chatfield corn maze Saturday night with her cousins and some friends, when…
The Dona Ana County Sheriff’s Office said Justin Valenzuela was arrested Sunday on charges of aggravated drunken driving following reports of the golf cart accident outside of Las Cruces, New…
A Government Accountability Office report released Monday said the federal government has spent more than $350 billion over the last decade on disaster assistance programs and losses from flood and…
Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Joseph Dunford, speaks to reporters about the Niger operation during a briefing at the Pentagon on Monday.Manuel Balce Ceneta/Associated Press Marine Gen. Joseph Dunford, chairman of…
For a solid decade, neighbors and local political leaders complained bitterly about the condition of the former Pakistani consulate. But the city remained powerless to do anything as long as…
California Attorney General Xavier Becerra answers a question during a news conference in Sacramento, Calif. A federal judge rejected the top lawyers for 19 states, including Becerra, who had urged…
An Amazon employee gives her dog a biscuit as the pair head into a company building, where dogs are welcome, in Seattle. Amazon says it received 238 proposals from cities…
Associated Press file<br><br>The grave of Able Seaman John Hartnell, a crew member of the Arctic expedition led by Captain Sir John Franklin in 1845, embedded in the permafrost soil of…
Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Joseph Dunford, speaks today to reporters about the Niger operation during a briefing at the Pentagon.Manuel Balce Ceneta/Associated Press Marine Gen. Joseph Dunford, chairman of the…
President Donald Trump, right, watches as retired Army Capt. Gary M. Rose, left, salutes before receiving the nation’s highest military honor, the Medal of Honor, during a ceremony today in…
President Donald Trump and Singapore’s Prime Minister Lee Hsien arrive todayfor a joint statement in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington.Andrew Harnik/Associated Press Trump, who will stop…
Deputy District Attorney Diana Garcia showed the gun to the jury and said a ballistics expert will testify that the only way to fire it is to pull the trigger.…
President Donald Trump speaks during a joint statement with Singapore’s Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong held today in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington.Evan Vucci/Associated Press Still,…
Completed in 1966 when Hawking was 24, “Properties of Expanding Universes” explores ideas about the origins of the universe that have resonated through the scientist’s career. The university says the…
Syrian soldiers patrolling in the street of Qaryatayn, a town in central Syria which was recaptured from Islamic State group militants on Saturday. The bodies of at least 67 Syrian…
People pass in front of graffiti reading “Freedom for Catalonia” in Barcelona, Spain, today. Catalonia’s regional parliament will hold a debate this week on Spain’s plan to take direct control…
Harvey Weinstein, co-chairman of The Weinstein Company, appears during an interview in New York. Weinstein faces multiple allegations of sexual abuse and harassment from some of the biggest names in…
Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., left, and Defense Secretary James Mattis, speak on Friday on Capitol Hill in Washington. President Donald Trump derided McCain’s military service in 2015, stating his fellow…
A windsurfer and people aboard a sailboat enjoy the strong winds of Narragansett Bay off the coast of Newport, R.I. The Environmental Protection Agency has canceled the appearance of three…
