Hospital officials say former Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon’s condition has deteriorated sharply. Sharon has been in a coma since suffering a stroke in 2006.Associated Press file photo Sharon, 85,…
HARTFORD, Conn. – Residents and emergency management officials in New England and parts of New York prepared on Wednesday for a winter storm predicted to help usher in 2014 with…
The United States is considering possibly building a new icebreaker as it looks to increase its presence in the Arctic region. The U.S. Coast Guard Healy is one of three…
Railroad crews are hoping to repair damaged rail lines in North Dakota by today. An oil train derailed Monday near Casselton, N.D., Monday, causing a fire but no injuries.Ken Pawluk/Associated…
Bobblehead figurines of Supreme Court justices are some of the rarest bobblehead dolls ever produced. They’re released erratically and are given by invitation to The Green Bag legal journal subscribers.Jacquelyn…
The United Nations is “gravely concerned” about possible violations of international human rights in South Sudan, the world body says. Representatives from the South Sudan government and rebel forces arrived…
New York City sanitation workers hit the streets early Wednesday morning to begin cleaning up after revelers in Times Square helped welcome the new year. The Department of Sanitation removed…
House Ways and Means Committee member Rep. John Lewis, D-Ga. says Congress’ practice of letting popular tax breaks expire every year and then approving their renewal makes it difficult for…
The Pew Research Religion & Public Life Project report released Monday found that 33 percent think “humans and other living things have existed in their present form since the beginning…
WASHINGTON – Catholic organizations made a last-minute effort Tuesday to get the Supreme Court to block portions of President Barack Obama’s health-care law that will force them to provide health…
Howard Kraft discusses signing up for health insurance as he sits in his Lincolnton, N.C., home Monday. All things good, bad and unpredictable converge Jan. 1 for President Barack Obama’s…
The sea of horn-tooting, hat-wearing humanity that filled the Crossroads of the World was part celebration, part endurance sport because post-Sept. 11 security measures force spectators into pens at least…
The Sheriff’s Department is evacuating part of a North Dakota town after a oil train derailed at caught fire near Casselton.Ken Pawluk/Associated Press Cass County Sheriff’s Sgt. Tara Morris says…
Wisconsin cities will be able to license pedal pubs beginning Wednesday. A new state law going into effect Wednesday will allow multiple-person bicycles to ferry riders to and from taverns.Tomy…
JUBA, South Sudan – Uganda’s president on Monday warned South Sudan’s rebel leader against rejecting the government’s offer of a cease-fire, saying regional leaders would unite to “defeat” the former…
Figures released Monday by the U.S. Census Bureau show that growth for the 12 months ending July 1 was 0.71 percent, or just under 2.3 million people. That’s the slowest…
After departing on buses from Israeli jails overnight, the prisoners received hero’s welcomes upon their return to the West Bank and Gaza with officials and jubilant relatives lining up to…
OAKLAND, Calif. – A California judge on Monday ordered a 13-year-old girl who was declared brain dead to be kept on life support until Jan. 7. Alameda County Superior Court…
Relatives of Israelis killed in attacks by Palestinian militants hold photos of victims during a demonstration against the release of 26 long-serving Palestinian prisoners. Israel has agreed to release 104…
Lambert Mende, Congo’s government spokesman, confirmed the attacks in Kinshasa, saying around 40 people were killed in an exchange of gunfire Monday morning, including 16 at the military base, 16…
Rescuers are waiting for a break in the weather to send in a helicopter to remove passengers on the Russian research ship MV Akademik Shokalskiy, which is trapped in thick…
The Federal Aviation Administration announced six states that will develop test sites for drones, a critical next step for the march of the unmanned aircraft into U.S. skies. Alaska, Nevada,…
Police officers detain people Monday who gathered for an unsanctioned event in downtown Volgograd, Russia.Denis Tyrin/Associated Press The bombings, which targeted a bus and the train station in the city…
It’s not that big of a surprise – sitting U.S. presidents have topped the most admired poll for 33 straight years now. The Most Admired Woman, Gallup reports, is former…
In addition to “selfie” and “twerking,” there was a strong sense among those who nominated words to this year’s list that the word “hashtag” and term “Mr. Mom” had both…
Boy Scouts from the Chief Seattle Council marched in the Gay Pride Parade in downtown Seattle. The Boy Scouts of America will accept openly gay youths in Scout units starting…
PHOENIX – The Secret Service says a man suspected in bank robberies in Mississippi and Phoenix over the last week was arrested in 2010 after making online threats against the…
SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador – Authorities in El Salvador evacuated an area around the Chaparrastique volcano after the peak shot a cloud of gas and ash about 3 miles into…
Der Spiegel’s revelations relate to a division of the NSA known as Tailored Access Operations, or TAO, which is painted as an elite team of hackers specializing in stealing data…
