KIRKLAND, Wash. (AP) — Bill and Melinda Gates, as the world's top philanthropists, are rethinking their work in America as they confront what they consider their unsatisfactory track record... READ MORE »
NEW YORK (AP) — The GOP is the party of fiscal responsibility no more.
That's according to some conservatives who are grappling with a Republican-backed spending binge that threatens to... READ MORE »
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Tens of thousands of revelers are expected on New Orleans streets for parades and rowdy fun as Mardi Gras caps the Carnival season in a city with a celebration of its own... READ MORE »
TANNERSVILLE, Pa. (AP) — One person has died in a multi-vehicle accident that backed up traffic for hours in Pennsylvania.
The Monroe County Control Center says the crash was reported... READ MORE »
WASHINGTON (AP) — When Jennifer Willoughby and Colbie Holderness stepped forward to tell the story of how they were physically, verbally and emotionally abused by their ex-husband, who had... READ MORE »
NEW YORK (AP) — The maker of the powerful painkiller OxyContin said it will stop marketing opioid drugs to doctors, bowing to a key demand of lawsuits that blame the company for helping... READ MORE »
SANTA TERESA, N.M. (AP) — Customs agents will step up searches for banned flowers meant for Valentine's Day being smuggled into the U.S. from Mexico over worries about diseases and pests,... READ MORE »
ROCHESTER, N.H. (AP) — The father of slain journalist James Foley hopes two recently captured extremists will be put on trial and sentenced to life in prison.U.S. officials recently... READ MORE »
ORANGEBURG, S.C. (AP) — The best way to honor three students killed by state troopers during a South Carolina civil rights protest 50 years ago is to keep fighting for equality and fairness... READ MORE »
PITTSBURGH (AP) — An environmental group wants couples to think of wild animals before acting like them this Valentine's Day.
The Center for Biological Diversity is handing out endangered... READ MORE »