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House Republican leaders abruptly dropped plans late Wednesday to vote on an anti-abortion bill amid a revolt by female GOP lawmakers concerned that the legislation’s restrictive language would once again…
“McDonald’s closely monitors everything we do, from the speed of the drive-through line, to the way we smile and fold customers’ bagsbut when we try to tell the company that…
Last week, American climbers Tommy Caldwell and Kevin Jorgeson made history by becoming the first to reach the summit of Yosemite’s El Capitan by way of the 3,000-foot high Dawn…
There’s a measles outbreak at Disneyland, and one of California’s top public health officials recommended that children under 12 and people who’ve never had a measles vaccination stay away from…
That will more than double your chance of succeeding at making a positive lifestyle change, according to a new study that is running in the latest edition of the journal…
Before that stop was over, the officers had seized $100,000, which the men said was money to play poker. The troopers also called ahead to California authorities, who raided the…
Citing anonymous law enforcement officials, the newspaper reported Wednesday that the Justice Department has started work on a legal memo recommending no civil rights charges for Wilson, who killed Brown…
NEWTOWN, Conn. (AP) — Officials in Newtown voted Wednesday night to tear down the home where Adam Lanza lived before he carried out the 2012 massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary…
And it doesn’t just affect foreigners who come from outside Europe’s borders. “It is East versus West … Romanians and Bulgarians feel the same when they come to the U.K.,”…
Palo Alto is the home of Tesla Motors (TSLA), the upstart electric car manufacturer which builds all of its cars in nearby Fremont, Calif. Several international automakers, including Nissan, Honda…
Although potato chips continue to be the top-selling salted snack in terms of pounds sold, tortilla chips have been increasing in sales at a faster pace than potato chips, especially…
Firefighters are battling a huge fire at a New Jersey apartment complex that’s sent flames sky high and smoke visible from New York City across the Hudson River. No injuries…
Goalkeeper Hope Solo has been suspended from the U.S. women’s national team for 30 days. U.S. Soccer did not specify the reason for the suspension, announced Wednesday night. – Solo…
They often demand that payments be made by prepaid debit card. Once they make their threats, the scammers have been known to call back and again disguise their caller ID…
A recent records request targeting a new series of Colorado public service announcements on legal recreational marijuana has turned up the perfect cost — $420, obviously. Earlier this month, Beryl…
“This is the dirty little secret in the industry,” Carey said. “You see all these adsget this, get thatbut if you step back and see what’s happening, one out of…
These public high school students are not yet old enough to vote, but they had a lot to say about President Barack Obama’s State of the Union address. Students at…
Draghi said Thursday that the ECB will purchase €60 billion worth of bonds a month as part of its so-called quantitative easing program, a good bit higher than chatter Wednesday…
It’s hard to count the number of celebrity couples who rushed into marriage then promptly filed for divorce just months later. But that doesn’t only happen in Hollywood. We all…
Nearly 3 million gallons of saltwater generated by oil drilling have leaked from a North Dakota pipeline, an official said Wednesday, the largest such spill since the state’s current oil…
WASHINGTON — With Republicans looking to block one of the biggest labor law reforms of the Obama era, Senate Democrats are telling the National Labor Relations Board that it has…
WASHINGTON — Only months ago, American officials were still referring to Yemen’s negotiated transition from autocracy to an elected president as a model for post–revolutionary Arab states. Now, after days…
READ: Clinton emerges from hiatus with updated vision for the future Deese, 36, briefly served as the acting director of Obama’s budget office last year. He was a central figure…
HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) — A 41-year-old Texas prisoner was put to death Wednesday evening for the slayings of three people during a robbery at their San Antonio home more than…
Iran-backed rebels of the Shiite Houthi sect sparked alarm in Washington after seizing a presidential palace in the volatile Sunni-majority nation, in what officials called a coup. There are now…
President Barack Obama has chosen a veteran White House aide and deputy director in his budget office, Brian Deese, to replace John Podesta as a senior adviser and presidential whisperer….
Jamaica’s Cabinet has approved a much-anticipated bill of drug law amendments that would decriminalize possession of small amounts of pot and pave the way for a legal medical marijuana industry…
“The Senate is currently experiencing a network outage including email and mobility and technicians are now working the issue,” Senate Sergeant-at-Arms Frank Larkin said through a spokeswoman. – CNN’s Ted…
Two Arkansas legislators said Wednesday it is inappropriate to honor Martin Luther King Jr. and the leader of the Confederate Army on the same day and proposed ending the state’s…
Add underinflated footballs to the list of incidents giving Bill Belichick a reputation for guile and playing above the rules. Softer footballs wouldn’t explain all of a rout that earned…