“The army in the 1970s was a terrible organization,” said Conrad Crane, a retired Army officer and chief of historical services at the Army Heritage and Education Center. Within a…
Federal Aviation Administration spokeswoman Laura Brown said Flight 214 crashed while landing on runway 28 left at 11:26 PDT. A video clip posted to YouTube showed smoke coming from a…
President Barack Obama will be challenged to convince members of his party to close the U.S. detention center at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, which some say is important for the safety…
Night-time clashes raged with stone-throwing, firecrackers and gunfire, and military armored vehicles raced across a Nile River bridge on Friday in Cairo, Egypt. Supporters of toppled President Mohammed Morsi are…
Scientists say a hotter planet will only increase the risk. More than two dozen wildland fires are burning from Alaska to New Mexico, fueled by triple-digit temperatures and arid conditions.…
Economy adds 195K positions in June; more look for employment
Secretary of state referring 88 of 155 to prosecutors
San Francisco International Airport is using 400 goats to clear brush from an area of the airport prone to fire.JEFF CHIU/Associated Press Mr. Fuzzy, Cookie, Mable, Alice and nearly 400…
After the government reported strong hiring for June, traders and investors struggled over how to react. At first, they pushed stocks higher because the report was better than expected. Then…
George Zimmerman, right, greets one of his defense attorneys, Don West, during his trial in Seminole circuit court on Friday in Sanford, Fla. Zimmerman has been charged with second-degree murder…
Supporters of Egypt’s ousted Islamist President Mohammed Morsi chant slogans during a rally in Nasser City, Cairo, on Thursday. Adly Mansour, chief justice of Egypt’s Supreme Constitutional Court, was sworn…
Hundreds lined up Thursday to be among the first to board boats destined for Lady Liberty, including New Yorker Heather Leykam and her family. “This, to us, Liberty Island, is…
In Greenville, S.C., unleaded gas is $2.99 a gallon. The national average is now below $3.50 a gallon.Rainier Ehrhardt/Associated Press The national average for a gallon has fallen for 21…
Fireworks light the sky Wednesday in Tahrir Square in Cairo, Egypt, as opponents of Islamist President Mohammed Morsi celebrate his ouster by the nation’s military. The military says it has…
WHY DID SNOWDEN LEAVE HONG KONG? The Hong Kong government was believed to be trying to persuade Snowden to leave in order to remove a major irritant in relations with…
President Barack Obama has long made it clear that he favors a foreign policy of consultation and negotiation, but not intervention, in the persistent and mostly violent upheavals across the…
A demonstrator holds a sign that reads in Spanish: “France; Racist, hypocrite and fascist,” outside the French embassy in La Paz, Bolivia, during a protest over France’s alleged refusal to…
“We can do this,” he said with confidence. “The time has come for universal, affordable health care in America.” Three years ago, President Barack Obama signed into law a plan…
A military helicopter files over the presidential palace as opponents of Egypt’s Islamist President Mohammed Morsi celebrate, in Cairo, Egypt, on Wednesday. Army troops backed by armor and including commandos…
Perrydu1-i-syn In a campaign email, Perry doesn’t provide further details or even a location for the gathering, saying simply that more details will be forthcoming. But in recent weeks he…
Those who have lost their homes in the blaze also will benefit from donations to the fund. Donations to the Yarnell Fire Fund can be made through United Way’s website…
Luminaries mark the graves of Union dead at Soldiers’ National Cemetery during ongoing activities commemorating the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg in Gettysburg, Pa. Union forces turned away…
Ruben Castillo made the comments to The Associated Press in an interview shortly before he was sworn in Tuesday as chief judge of the Northern District of Illinois. He alluded…
The Transportation Security Administration provided this photo taken in April 2013 at Indianapolis International Airport of a gun found in a passenger’s carry-on bag.Associated Press In the first six months…
Embattled Islamist President Mohammed Morsi vowed not to resign, however, and he demanded that the powerful armed forces withdraw their ultimatum, saying he rejected all “dictates” – from home or…
“As we make these changes, we believe we need to give employers more time to comply with the new rules,” wrote Valerie Jarrett, a senior adviser to the president, in…
In an announcement late Tuesday from the Treasury Department, the administration said it has heard requests from business groups for additional time to comply and will grant another year. The…
Stephen and Cheri Grady visit a memorial along the fence outside the Granite Mountain Interagency Hotshot Crew fire station on Tuesday in Prescott, Ariz. Nineteen members of the Granite Mountain…
George Zimmerman arrives for the 16th day of his trial in Seminole circuit court, in Sanford, Fla., on Monday. Zimmerman has been charged with second-degree murder for the 2012 shooting…
