This picture was taken by the ROLIS instrument on Rosetta’s Philae lander during descent from a distance of approximately two miles from the 2.5-mile-wide 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko comet.European Space Agency via Associated…
WESTMINSTER, Mass. – A public meeting on a central Massachusetts town’s proposed first-in-the-nation ban on tobacco and nicotine sales ended early because officials say the crowd was getting too unruly…
This picture was taken by the ROLIS instrument on Rosetta’s Philae lander during descent from a distance of approximately two miles from the 2.5-mile-wide 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko comet.European Space Agency via Associated…
People rally for comprehensive immigration reform outside the White House in Washington. Conservative Republicans want to drag must-pass spending bills into their fight with President Barack Obama over his planned…
U.S. President Barack Obama, right, follows China’s President Xi Jinping Tuesday as they enter a room for a meeting after participating in the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation summit at the…
COLLEGE STATION, Texas – Former President George W. Bush said Tuesday that he and his father believe Jeb Bush should run for president but ultimately the former Florida governor must…
The highly anticipated verdict came the same day officials called off searches for the final nine victims and reflects the continuing grief and finger-pointing over one of the worst disasters…
RAMALLAH, West Bank – The Palestinian president on Tuesday accused Israel of provoking a “religious war” as new violence between the sides broke out in the West Bank, leaving a…
Many migrant workers often end up trapped in sex jobs
People stand near a cloud of tear gas in Ferguson, Mo., during protests for the Aug. 9 shooting of unarmed black 18-year-old Michael Brown by a white police officer.Jeff Roberson/Associated…
WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama touched off an angry debate Monday over government regulation of Internet service, coming down on the side of consumer activists who fear slower download speeds…
The relatives of 43 missing students hold posters of their missing loved ones as they protest their disappearance, and probable murder, in the state of Guerrero, at the Acapulco airport…
Urges employees to refer to veterans as customers
Fans bundle as they arrive at Lambeau Field before of an NFL football game between the Green Bay Packers and the Chicago Bears Sunday in Green Bay, Wis.Kiichiro Sato/Associated Press…
President Barack Obama is backing stricter regulation of Internet companies so online services such as Netflix can’t make special deals with Internet providers to move their content faster than other…
BEIRUT – Syrian government helicopters and warplanes carried out a series of airstrikes overnight on a northern town controlled by the Islamic State group, killing at least 21 people, activists…
Iraq’s Defense and Interior ministries both issued statements saying al-Baghdadi had been wounded, without elaborating, and the news was broadcast on state-run television Sunday night. The reports came at a…
Tax issues cloud round 2 of Affordable Care Act
A view of the stars above Lindisfarne Castle in Holy Island, England, Thursday. Scientists say as many as half of all stars may lie outside galaxies.Scott Heppell/Associated Press Scientists reported…
Young YouTube critics play big role in deciding what toys are hot and which are not
Pterosaurs had wingspans of up to 35 feet, and the largest of them may have weighed a quarter of a ton. Some researchers have argued that the largest pterosaurs must…
New additions to the National Toy Hall of Fame are seen in an undated photo provided by the National Toy Hall of Fame. Little green army men, along with the…
In some cases, they can slow ascent to executive ranks
