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China rushes relief after quake

LUSHAN, China – Sitting near chunks of concrete, bricks and a ripped orange sofa, Luo Shiqiang told how his grandfather was just returning from feeding chickens when their house collapsed an...

World Briefs

Problems reported in Iraqi provincial vote BAGHDAD – Iraqi election monitors on Sunday reported multiple irregularities in the country’s first provincial vote since U.S. troops le...

Parents of Boston suspect describe his Russia trip

MAKHACHKALA, Russia – The parents of Tamerlan Tsarnaev insisted Sunday that he came to Dagestan and Chechnya last year to visit relatives and had nothing to do with the militants operating i...

Nation Brief

With rain in forecast, Midwest rivers rise CLARKSVILLE, Mo. – Those fighting floods in several communities along the Mississippi River were mostly successful Sunday despite the on...

Nurses tell of bloody marathon aftermath

Some voice distaste for treating hurt suspect

It takes a spine to benefit from chiropractic care

LOS ANGELES – Thirty years ago, Dr. Gene Giggleman was a veterinarian who thought chiropractors were quacks. Since then, he says he’s straightened out thousands of dogs and cats, not to ment...

Across U.S., a week of horror ... and of hope

Tragic series of events hit from Boston to Texas

Bomb suspect under heavy guard

19-year-old in serious condition while authorities try to determine motive

Finish line: What the blasts were like

The woman wearing bib No. 19,255 was a flute instructor from Utah, listening to her son singing through her headphones as if the sound of his voice somehow could will her body the last few y...

Nation Briefs

Missouri Midwestern river cities brace for floodwaters CLARKSVILLE, Mo. – The fast-rising Mississippi River was making travel difficult Saturday, both on the river and ...

U.S. prosecutors move quickly

Plan to use public-safety exception in interrogation

Blasts shed light on surveillance

As the investigation of the Boston Marathon bombings illustrates, getting lost in the crowd no longer is an easy feat. There are eyes – and cameras – everywhere. Investigators swi...