UPS and FedEx are blaming bad weather in much of the country, increased online shopping and customers waiting until the last minute to send gifts for some customers’ packages not…
NSA leaker says he’s ‘an indoor cat’ in Moscow
NASA astronaut Michael Hopkins works to repair an external cooling line on the International Space Station on a spacewalk 260 miles above Earth.NASA/Associated Press It was the second spacewalk in…
A displaced woman walks with a box of food assistance on her head from a food distribution centre at a U.N. compound in Juba, South Sudan. South Sudan’s military spokesman…
U.S. District Judge Carl Barbier said in his ruling that the settlement was designed to avoid the delays that would result from a “claim-by claim analysis” of whether each claim…
WASHINGTON – Mailing a letter is about to get a little more expensive. Regulators on Tuesday approved a temporary price hike of 3 cents for a first-class stamp, bringing the…
More snow is heading into the northern part of the country as thousands of people from Maine to Michigan face a Christmas without power. Andrew Powers, an arborist with Asplundh…
Quinton Reynolds of Emeryville holds his daughter Qniyah Reynolds, 4, as he gathers with others outside of Children’s Hospital of Oakland in support of Jahi McMath in Oakland, Calif. McMath…
Michael Thomasson holds the title for having the largest collection of video games in the world, but he only plays about three a week, “if I’m lucky,” he says. The…
Although holiday visitation to the Holy Land is down since the 1990s, officials expect a 14 percent jump in visitors to Bethlehem this Christmas season. Palestinian Christian nun Rosaria Tuesday…
The United Nations says at least 1,000 people have been killed in new violence that erupted this week in South Sudan. About 3,000 foreigners, including Canadians and British citizens are…
Customer Growth Partners LLC, a retail consultancy, estimates that the number of transactions at Target fell 3 percent to 4 percent on Saturday, which is usually one of the busiest…
A child neurologist will examine Jahi McMath to determine her medical condition. A judge Monday ordered Children’s Hospital in Oakland to keep the 13-year-old on life support pending the results…
New documents released by the Israeli archives show that the Jewish state maintained a strong interest in Nelson Mandela’s well-being after his arrest and during the trial where he was…
The federal government is urging people not to wait until Tuesday to try to sign up for health insurance on the HealthCare.gov website. The government extended Monday’s deadline for people…
Nearly 400,000 homes are still without power after a winter storm brought freezing temperatures and ice to the Midwest and New England this weekend. Officials say the icy conditions will…
NEW YORK – The U.S. is the juiciest target for hackers hunting credit-card information, and experts say incidents like the recent data theft at Target’s stores will get worse before…
BEIJING – Apple says it has reached a deal to bring the iPhone to China Mobile, the world’s biggest phone carrier. The deal ends a lengthy courtship and could boost…
Mikhail Khodorkovsky arrives for his first news conference after his release in Berlin on Sunday. The former oil baron and prominent critic of Russian President Vladimir Putin, Khodorkovsky, was reunited…
A fresh blanket of snow graced Des Moines just in time for the holiday season. Jane and Tim Niess ski over a pedestrian bridge in Waterworks Park on Sunday morning.Mary…
Actor Adrienne Matzen, 29, who has been mostly uninsured since she turned 21, is now looking for a low monthly premium insurance plan on the federal website. High deductibles for…
In fact, it was the cat’s appetite that started its path to domestication, scientists believe. The grain stored by ancient farmers was a magnet for rodents. And that drew wild…
Udalldu1-i-syn Weeks of technical problems with the health insurance enrollment website and anxiety over insurance cancellations for millions of people have erased early advantages enjoyed by Democratic candidates Gary Peters…
He said South Sudan’s leaders have a responsibility to help protect Americans, who came under fire hours earlier during an evacuation attempt. While vacationing in Hawaii, Obama spoke by telephone…
Some of the millions of people hitting the roads and airports Saturday squeaked through before any major weather hit, but as the afternoon wore on some cancellations and delays started…
Benjamin Lee, left, and Joe Bell take a break from their cross-country treks on the side of the road in Colorado. Not long after, Bell was struck and killed by…
