NASA astronaut Jeff Williams and Russian cosmonauts Alexey Ovchinin and Oleg Skripochka descends beneath a parachute near the town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan, after returning from a six-month mission aboard the…
A new report released Wednesday suggests that new hiring could remain strong in the next few months.Lynne Sladky/Associated Press Job openings jumped 4 percent to 5.87 million, the Labor Department…
In this Aug. 19, 2016, photo, Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg speaks in Pojoaque, N.M. There have been just two executions since May 1. And the total for 2016…
President says nation’s actions could lead to further isolation
OKLAHOMA CITY – Federal regulators have shut down 17 wastewater disposal wells in the Osage Nation of northeastern Oklahoma following a weekend earthquake that matched the state’s strongest on record,…
Senate Democrats block GOP measure to fund anti-Zika efforts
Bill Cosby was cheered by supporters outside the Montgomery County Courthouse in Norristown, Pa., as he arrived Tuesday for a pretrial hearing in his sexual assault case.Matt Rourke/Associated Press He…
Armed officers now in place at jail FRESNO, Calif. – An armed deputy and an armed correctional officer have been stationed in the lobby of the central California jail where…
Police around the country say they are losing the battle to get people to stop using their cellphones while driving. Police Officer Matthew Monteiro patrols East Bridgewater, Mass., on a…
A man uses a metal detector at the Virginia Beach boardwalk in Virginia Beach, Va., Sunday.Ben Finley/Associated Press “We’re not looking at a landfall,” said Dennis Feltgen of the National…
Radical activist candidate Eddie Chu Hoi-dick cries after winning a seat in legislative council elections in Hong Kong. A new wave of anti-China activists won seats in Hong Kong’s most…
Jail reviews security after officers shot FRESNO, Calif. – A central California jail was examining security measures after an ex-convict shot and wounded two unarmed officers in the lobby, but…
Beachgoers watch big waves caused by the passing of storm system Hermine on Sunday in Ocean Grove,N.J. Governors all along the Eastern Seaboard announced emergency preparations extending into Monday.Noah K.…
Libertarian Johnson could aid Clinton in red state
Trout Unlimited, state work to clean heavy metals
Max Horn helps clean the damage in White’s Foodliner after an early morning earthquake in Pawnee, Okla., on Saturday.Jessie Wardarski /Tulsa World via AP The United States Geological Survey said…
Boy was riding his bike when he was abducted
JerriAnne Boggis is part of a group of African-Americans and white scholars hoping to create a black history trail that will recognize the contributions of black Americans in history. She…
Storm could regain hurricane strength early next week
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. – New Jersey police said a suspect was fatally shot in an exchange of gunfire outside an Atlantic City casino early Saturday and one police officer was…
Many recently freed from Islamic extremists
President, staff receive cold reception from Chinese officials
Deal puts town under government control
Uzbekistan President Islam Karimov will be buried Saturday. The authoritarian leader died of a stroke.Associated Press file Karimov will be buried Saturday in the ancient city of Samarkand, his birthplace,…
The relationship with Turkey is only one of several items on the agenda for the two-day, 28-nation meeting. The ministers are also set to discuss joint efforts to combat terrorism.…
