The man posed as 300-year-old Chinese emperor Qianlong, who was apparently still going strong thanks to drinking the “elixir of life,” and he told a woman in southern China he…
Lummi Nation begins ‘totem journey’ across North America
Residents in Mississippi town struggle with killings
A Syrian man carries a girl away from the rubble of a destroyed building after barrel bombs were dropped on the Bab al-Nairab neighborhood in Aleppo, Syria, on Saturday.Aleppo Media…
Aftershocks continue to rattle residents
Some businesses embrace craze
Billy Jean Clay, left, and Roxanne Hunt of Silverton, Ore., look at marijuana plants at the Oregon State Fair during the first day of an exhibit of living pot plants…
Democratic candidate says no new accusations are coming
Protected marine area will be twice as big as Texas
PARIS – France’s top administrative court overturned a ban on burkinis in a Mediterranean town, in a decision Friday that should set legal precedent regarding a swimsuit crackdown that has…
The Food and Drug Administration is recommending that all U.S. blood banks start screening for the Zika virus, a major expansion intended to protect the nation’s blood supply from the…
Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen told a conference of monetary experts Friday that she believes the economy is strengthening enough that the Federal Reserve could begin increasing rates again.Manuel Balce…
Joe Russo, of Medway, Mass., puts a bag of potting soil into a cart while shopping at a Home Depot store location, in Bellingham, Mass. The U.S. economy expanded at…
LAS VEGAS – Two defendants became the first to plead guilty Thursday to federal charges in an armed confrontation with U.S. officials over grazing rights near cattleman and open-range advocate…
Company criticized by those in Congress who helped it succeed
SAN FRANCISCO – An underwater expedition along the California coast has revealed for the first time a sunken World War II-era aircraft carrier once used in atomic tests in the…
U.S. Vice President Joe Biden, left, asked Turkish authorities on Wednesday to be patient with the U.S. legal system as Turkey seeks the return of a cleric accused of masterminding…
A Turkish army tank and an armored vehicle are stationed near the border with Syria in Karkamis, Turkey Turkish forces moved into Syria Wednesday to retake the Islamic State-held town…
Price hikes for EpiPens, an epinephrine auto-injector for the treatment of severe allergic reactions, have made its maker, Mylan, the latest target for patients and politicians infuriated by soaring drug…
Many of her meetings while at State were with donors to her family foundation
HONOLULU – Federal regulators are proposing to ban swimming with dolphins in Hawaii, a move that could imperil one of the Aloha State’s most popular tourist activities and the industry…
Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaite, from left, U.S. Vice President Joe Biden, Latvian President Raimonds Vejonis and Estonian President Toomas Hendrik Ilves pose for a photo during a news conference after…
A new sticker designates a gender neutral bathroom at Nathan Hale high school in Seattle.Elaine Thompson/Associated Press file The lawsuit is the second this summer in which conservative states have…
