WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican presidential contender Ben Carson has maintained a business relationship with a close friend convicted of defrauding insurance companies and testified on his... READ MORE »

WASHINGTON (AP) — Marco Rubio emerged unscathed. Ben Carson defended his integrity. Donald Trump flashed his dominant personality. And Jeb Bush avoided disaster. Mission accomplished. Aided... READ MORE »

READING, Pa. (AP) — A year after its scraggly "Charlie Brown" Christmas tree caused an uproar, a Pennsylvania city is putting up a more traditional tannenbaum this holiday season. The... READ MORE »

AKRON, Ohio (AP) — A mass-fatality team will begin working to recover the bodies of victims and sift through the wreckage of a small business jet that crashed into an apartment building in... READ MORE »

CAIRO (AP) — Egyptian media have reacted with fury as Britain and the United States increasingly point to a bomb as the cause of the Oct. 31 Russian plane crash in Sinai, with many outlets... READ MORE »

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Presidential candidate Jeb Bush says he once got an email asking if he would go back in time, if it were possible, and kill the baby Adolf Hitler. "It said, 'If you... READ MORE »

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Republican presidential contender Donald Trump is suggesting boycotting Starbucks over the minimalist design of its annual holiday cups. "Did you read about ... READ MORE »

YORK, Pa. (AP) — Police say a car fleeing a traffic stop in southeastern Pennsylvania crashed into a garage, killing one person and injuring three others. Spring Garden Township police say... READ MORE »

BOSTON (AP) — A legally blind barber has been awarded $100,000 by a Massachusetts commission against discrimination after it says he was wrongly fired. The Boston Herald reports (http://bit... READ MORE »

COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Long-simmering protests at the University of Missouri over matters of race and discrimination got a boost over the weekend when at least 30 black football players... READ MORE »