President Barack Obama heads to a historic United Nations Climate Change Conference in Le Bourget, outside Paris, hoping to marshal strong global action against climate change.Laurent Cipriani/Associated Press file photo…
It was the 1950s, and a high-rise office building in Manhattan had a problem. The tenants complained of an excessively long wait for the elevator when people arrived in the…
Dr. Rob Garofalo runs playfully with his dog, Fred, in Chicago. Garofalo, who is head of the adolescent medicine division at Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago, tested positive for the…
“I have great doubts about Donald Trump’s ability to be commander in chief,” Bush said on CBS’ “Face the Nation.” “If you listen to him talk, it’s kind of scary…
NEW FLORENCE, Pa. – A man suspected of fatally shooting a police officer who responded to a domestic dispute was charged with homicide Sunday. Online court records show Ray Shetler…
Throughout 2015, Hoboken has remembered its native son, who died in 1998 at age 82, with outdoor screenings of his movies, a “Sinatra Idol” competition and concerts that will be…
Turkey will receive $3.2 billion in additional aid to improve conditions for the more than 2 million Syrian refugees in the country as part of the deal, struck at an…
Increased online shopping, ‘social backlash’ possible reasons for decline
Gayle Krigel,65, is training her dogs Mousse, left, and Shanny to help take care of her when she can no longer handle all of her everyday chores by herself.Bruce Krigel…
Smartphones overtake PCs as most popular way to shop
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday called for sanctions against Turkey, following the downing by Turkey of a Russian warplane. The decree came hours after Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan…
Marijuana plants with their buds covered in white crystals called trichomes are nearly ready for harvest in the “Flower Room” at the Ataraxia medical marijuana cultivation center in Albion, Ill.,…
Nurses from a nearby hospital try to get a view as they await the arrival of Pope Francis as he arrives for a meeting with priests, religious leaders and seminarians…
Exploration yields results that suggest more to be discovered
Paris attacks renew interest in domestic surveillance laws
First lady Michelle Obama, with her dogs Bo and Sunny, says this year’s White House Christmas tree will honor the military. The tree was delivered Friday.Pablo Martinez Monsivais/Associated Press WASHINGTON…
Reports offer different death totals in Afghanistant incident
Polanski WARSAW, Poland – Poland will not extradite Oscar-winning filmmaker Roman Polanski to the U.S. in an almost 40-year-old case after prosecutors declined to challenge a court ruling against the…
Sentencing reform intrudes into 2016 presidential race
A screen shot of CNN’s live broadcast from the shooting near Planned Parenthood in Colorado Springs.Shaun Stanley/Durango Herald At least three officers were injured, but it was not known if…
Toys R Us CEO Dave Brandon said lines at the company’s stores weren’t as long as last year’s on Black Friday, but sisters Nannette Lyons, left, and Zelda Ware were…
Britain Queen Elizabeth II shakes hands with Marie-Louise Coleiro Preca, president of Malta, during the official welcome ceremony at St. Anton presidential palace in Valletta, Malta.Alessandra Tarantino/Associated Press The 89-year-old…
CHICAGO – A black teenager shot 16 times by a white Chicago police officer was a ward of the state when he died, having spent years being shuttled between different…
Britain’s Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne leaves the Treasury for the House of Commons to deliver the his Autumn Statement in London on Wednesday.Tim Ireland/Associated Press/pool George Osborne said…
It breaks the deal the two made two months ago
