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Fisher remains in intensive care unit

LOS ANGELES – “Star Wars” actress Carrie Fisher is receiving treatment in an intensive care unit after suffering a medical emergency on a flight Friday, her brother said. Todd Fis...

Weather may be bummer for holiday travelers

Midwest to suffer ice storm, snow in West

Holiday shopping season is losing some of its punch

NEW YORK – The holiday shopping season is losing some of its power in the year’s sales. November and December now account for less than 21 percent of annual retail sales at physic...

As Obama accomplished goals, Dems foundered

WASHINGTON – In boasting about his tenure in the White House, President Barack Obama often cites numbers like these: 15 million new jobs, a 4.9 percent unemployment rate and 74 months of con...

GOP to focus on unions, school choice

Changes expected at state and federal levels

Thousands of faithful celebrate Christmas in Bethlehem

Slowdown of violence lifts spirits

Happy birthday to Colo: Oldest gorilla in U.S. turns 60

COLUMBUS, Ohio – She is a mother of three, grandmother of 16, great-grandmother of 12 and great-great-grandmother of three. She recently had surgery to remove a malignant tumor, but doctors ...

Cities resist demands to remove Nativity scenes

Colorado, N.M. towns among those refusing

More states consider working around the Electoral College

HARTFORD, Conn. – Frustrated after seeing another candidate secure the presidency without winning the national popular vote, mostly Democratic lawmakers in several capitols want their state...

Father shares downsides of visit

CAPE ELIZABETH, Maine – Clothes all over the house, milk left out of the fridge, loud gatherings with friends. These are some of a Maine dad’s complaints about his college daughter being hom...

Nominee may not back nuke upgrade

Defense designee wants nuclear arms’ role clarified

U.S. allows UN rebuke of Israel to be adopted

The UN Security Council on Friday passed a resolution demanding Israel cease Jewish settlement activity on Palestinian territory in a unanimous vote that passed with the United States abstai...