A stray dog looks out from its makeshift shelter in east Detroit on Sept. 19. Residents have been attacked by some of the thousands of strays that are believed to…
Legalized pot in Washington and Colo. raises questions
Marlaina Dreher, left, looks away while waiting to see if her 5-year-old son Brandon will feed himself during a session in the pediatric feeding disorder program at the Marcus Autism…
Councilman Lee Cook says Leith, with a population of 16 just 51 miles southwest of Bismarck, was targeted by 61-year-old Craig Cobb as the site of a white supremacist community…
Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton meets with international delegates at the Women in Public Service Project leadership symposium July 9 at Bryn Mawr College in Bryn Mawr, Pa. Clinton’s…
Victor Valenzuela, right, serves an espresso drink inside his ice cream truck Friday in San Jose, Calif. Valenzuela is one of 111 food trucks financed with microloans from the San…
Some potential candidates accept the law, others oppose it
Without the efforts of Wasatch County Sheriff Todd Bonner, the case would have been forgotten long ago. For Bonner, however, it was personal. As the original investigator in the bludgeoning…
Launching the High Level Economic Dialogue to boost trade and investment ties, Biden urged the two countries to develop a stronger economic partnership that can move “more people, goods and…
“The picture is decidedly mixed,” said Jim Diffley, chief US regional economist at IHS Global Insight. “We’re still optimistic about the improvement (in hiring), but it’s been slow.” Nationally, the…
No meeting is scheduled, but experts are speculating that President Barack Obama and Iranian President Hasan Rouhani may meet while the Iranian leader is in New York to attend a…
President Barack Obama is accusing Republicans of acting irresponsibly by trying to hold a budget agreement hostage. The president attack GOP members Friday after the House approved a new budget…
Iranian President Hasan Rouhani is coming to the United States for a U.N. General Assembly meeting and could meet with President Barack Obama. Despite some apparent cooling in tensions between…
The New York Times reports Friday that Alexis was struggling to cope with his behavior while staying at a Residence Inn in Newport, R.I., where the 34-year-old computer specialist was…
The Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons is reviewing a declaration from Syria outling its chemical weapons. Syria turned the paperwork over to the agency under the agreement that…
The Environmental Protection Agency is proposing new regulations to require new coal plants to install expensive new technology to reduce carbon emissions. EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy said Americans have a…
The fight is coming on a stopgap funding measure required to keep the government fully running after the Oct. 1 start of the new budget year. Typically, such measures advance…
ACAPULCO, Mexico – With a low, rumbling roar, an arc of dirt, rock and mud tumbled down the hillside in the remote mountain village of La Pintada, sweeping houses in…
Dairy Queen employee Joey Prusak is winning praise and job offers after a customer’s email to Dairy Queen’s headquarters was posted online praising the young man for giving a visually…
The Environmental Protection Agency, which is headed by Gina McCarthy, will have until next summer to develop rules that will require new coal plants to install expensive new technology that…
Operations are returning to normal at the Washington Navy Yard, three days after a gunman killed 12 people at the military installation on Monday. Former Navy reservist and Navy contract…
House conservatives won a victory Thursday by pushing a bill through the House that will cut $4 billion from the nation’s food stamp program. House Majority Whip Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif.,…
“When we look at river flood, storm surge, tsunami, wind storm and earthquake combined, the Tokyo/Yokohama region is the most at-risk city in the world,” says Megan Linkin, natural hazards…
The U.S. and its European and Gulf allies are growing more worried about sectarian fighting that is pitting moderate and Western-backed rebels forces against Islamic extremist forces.Virginie Nguyen Huang/Associated Press…
Speaker of the House John Boehner, R-Ohio, says Republican members are working on a strategy to pass legislation that would avoid a government shutdown. House Republicans want to use the…
Volunteers are teaching residents in Aleppo, Syria, what to do if chemical weapons are used against residents of the city. The class was started while diplomats are trying to reach…
The fine line that the retailer is walking to address the concerns of both gun rights and gun control advocates reflects how heated the issue has become. Most states allow…
Washington Navy Yard gunman Aaron Alexis’ mother, Cathleen Alexis, says she doesn’t know why her son went on a deadly shooting rampage that killed 12 workers at the base. Bishops…
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel is ordering a review of physical security at all U.S. defense facilities worldwide following Monday’s shooting rampage at the Washington Navy Yard in Washington, D.C. The…
Agriculture industry waiting for water to recede to assess damage
