BEIRUT (AP) — A cease-fire deal between rebels and the Syrian government in the city of Allepo foundered on Wednesday, threatening plans to evacuate the remaining rebels and tens of... READ MORE »

WESTLAND, Mich. (AP) — A suburban Detroit family is conceding that it can't match the neighbors' holiday display. The Detroit News reports (http://detne.ws/2gTSUKT ) that Jami Kelly used... READ MORE »

WASHINGTON (AP) — A key Republican lawmaker wants to overhaul Social Security, the decades-old program that provides benefits to some 60 million retirees and disabled, with a plan to... READ MORE »

CHICAGO (AP) — Chubby babies and toddlers at risk for later obesity are on the decline in a government food program serving millions of kids, a glimmer of good news in the nation's fight to... READ MORE »

MOBILE, Ala. (AP) — Police in one Alabama city said they helped stage a man's arrest so that he could really just kneel down and propose to his terrified girlfriend. With the help of two... READ MORE »

NEW YORK (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump is facing an early test with fellow Republicans over U.S. relations with Russia, as lawmakers seek to investigate a CIA assessment that Russia... READ MORE »

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans are eagerly planning initial votes next month on dismantling President Barack Obama's health care law, a cherished GOP goal. But many worry that while Congress... READ MORE »

CHICAGO (AP) — The Illinois Lottery collected hundreds of millions of dollars in instant ticket sales during a roughly five-year period, but didn't hand out many of the cash grand prizes,... READ MORE »

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) — A new truck manufacturing company said it will soon be building electric-powered semi-trucks in Tennessee.Nikola Motor Co. CEO Trevor Milton unveiled his plans... READ MORE »

FLORENCE, Ariz. (AP) — A judge in Arizona has sentenced a woman to spend Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and the following day in jail.Pinal County Superior Court Judge Lawrence Wharton said... READ MORE »