The region covering Oregon, Washington, Idaho and Hawaii is the first in the agency to ban neonicotinoids. There is room for exemptions, but the goal is to phase out the…
Stuart Steinberg confirmed the death of his son Max Steinberg, 24, to The Associated Press on Sunday. Steinberg, whose family lives in Southern California’s San Fernando Valley, was a sharpshooter…
Assorted leaders speak with Putin
Kerry The White House said Secretary of State John Kerry would go soon to Egypt to press for a cease-fire to hostilities that have killed at least 435 Palestinians and…
The annual Adirondack Woodsmen’s School is being held this summer amid the tall pines and placid waters of Paul Smith’s College. Despite the course’s name, there are no bushy beards…
SAN FRANCISCO – Already locked in its third dry year, an ongoing drought could complicate California’s battle against global warming and make it more expensive, officials said. For years, dams…
Billionaire history buff David Rubenstein is giving the National Park Foundation $12.3 million to restore the Arlington House mansion and slave quarters to how they appeared in 1860. The historic…
It’s her first foray into the modern-day world of crowdfunding, the practice of using the Internet to raise relatively small amounts of money from a lot of people to finance…
Many nonviolent inmates could receive clemency
Boko Haram had also abducted Nigerian schoolgirls earlier this year
Islamic State gives citizens three options for continued stay
Both pro-Russians, Ukraine accusing the other of firing missile at plane
FBI issues warning on air-conditioner coolant ATLANTA – As the U.S. tries to phase out a polluting refrigerant that is used in millions of air conditioners across the country, unapproved…
Variety of solutions reached in the face of federal stalemate
Death toll largely consists of civilians; tunnels in Gaza targeted by military
Democrats’ solution losing support
A firefighter drags a hose past a line of fire Friday in Winthrop, Wash. A fire racing through rural north-central Washington has destroyed about 100 homes.Elaine Thompson/Associated Press Friday’s dawn…
U.S. says evidence suggests Ukrainian separatists downed jet
ALEXANDRIA, Va. – The government is rapidly expanding the number of names it accepts for inclusion on its terrorist watch list, with more than 1.5 million added in the last…
Sharon Baldwin, left, and her partner Mary Bishop leave court following a hearing at the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Denver in April. The three-judge panel Friday found…
A Palestinian man inspects the damage from an Israleli strike on a home in the Shajaiyeh neighborhood of Gaza City, northern Gaza Strip, Friday. Some Israeli hard-liners are pushing for…
President Barack Obama Friday called the downing of a Malaysian Airlines flight over Ukraine a “global tragedy” that demands “a credible international investigation into what happened.”Jacquelyn Martin/Associated Press Evidence indicates…
Justice Department is investigating missing emails, too
FILE – This undated file photo provided by the U.S. Army shows Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl. The U.S. Army says Bergdahl has been released from inpatient care at Brooke Army Medical…
