Sixteen members of a breakaway Amish community from eastern Ohio are scheduled to be resentenced in Cleveland after a federal appellate court overturned their hate crime convictions. The resentencing Monday…
The House, Boehner said on Sunday, is a “rambunctious place.” “We have 435 members. A lot of members have different ideas about what we should and shouldn’t be doing,” he…
The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation has reported the following: Early information suggests two of the four teenagers are women from Laval, while at least one of the men is from Montreal;…
On Thursday, British and American security officials revealed they believe the Islamic State member commonly referred to in the media as “Jihadi John” is a British citizen by the name…
The Senate Judiciary Committee voted 12-8 to move Loretta Lynch’s nomination to the full Senate floor for a vote. Three Republicans, Sen. Jeff Flake of Arizona, Orrin Hatch of Utah…
Birth place: Kansas City, Missouri Birth name: Etye Asner Father: Morris David Asner, scrap metal dealer Mother: Lizzie (Seliger) Asner Marriages: Cindy Gilmore (1998-2007, divorced); Nancy Sykes (1959-1988, divorced) Children:…
MADISON, Wis. — The capitol dome here filled quickly Tuesday morning with workers in overalls and hard hats, their jackets signifying proud membership in Wisconsin’s blue-collar unions: steelworkers, ironworkers, pipefitters,…
Former Rep. Ron Paul (R-Texas) said earlier this month that members of the Congressional Black Caucus opposed war because they wanted to spend money on food stamps instead. – Listen…
By Laura Zuckerman SALMON, Idaho, Feb 24 (Reuters) – Members of a county Republican Party in Idaho are to take up a measure on Tuesday evening that would declare the…
Gunmen in southern Afghanistan kidnapped 30 members of the Hazara ethnic community, authorities said Tuesday, in what appeared to be the latest in a series of attacks on Shiites in…
Nearly two dozen soldiers from an Army platoon were on patrol in a dangerous valley in southern Afghanistan when a motorcycle sped toward them, ignoring commands to stop. As he…
All 63 passengers and five crew members who were on board the MD-80 plane are safe, Huguely said. “We have had icy conditions at the airport, but we can’t determine…
McAuliffe, a Democrat and the party’s former chairman, said he urged fellow governors during this weekend’s National Governors Association summit to call members of their state’s congressional delegation and lobby…
The normally congenial Fed members are starting to be a lot more vocal about their views. Dallas Fed President Richard Fisher took a page out of Pope Francis’ playbook. The…
The five-year contract still has to be approved by the dockworkers union members. – “Ships, containers and chassis are all out of balance. They’re not where they need to be…
The five-year contract still has to be approved by the dockworkers union members. – “Ships, containers and chassis are all out of balance. They’re not where they need to be…
The five-year contract still has to be approved by the dockworkers union members. – “Ships, containers and chassis are all out of balance. They’re not where they need to be…
The five-year contract still has to be approved by the dockworkers union members. – “Ships, containers and chassis are all out of balance. They’re not where they need to be…
SANA, Yemen — Leaders of the Houthi militia that dominates Yemen agreed on a compromise legislative council on Friday, according to a United Nations mediator, but the move fell far…
FRANKFURT — Members of the European Central Bank’s Governing Council were unanimous in their belief that government bond purchases were a legitimate tool of monetary policy, even if some thought…
That’s the treatment the roughly 50 members of the Maryland-based group gotmuch to their surprisefor Pope Francis’ weekly address Wednesday in St. Peter’s Square, according to Francis DeBernardo, the group’s…
Members of the Russian punk band Pussy Riot released their first English-language song on Wednesday, titled “I Can’t Breathe” — the final words of New York police chokehold victim Eric…
James Risen reiterated on Tuesday a warning about the White House that he delivered nearly one year ago. “The Obama Administration is the greatest enemy of press freedom in a…
SAN FRANCISCO — Faced with lawsuits and a growing mountain of damning research, New York City officials decided last month to ban solitary confinement for prison inmates 21 and younger….
Three members of a Muslim family were shot to death Tuesday in their home near the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill campus. The suspect, 46-year-old Craig Stephen Hicks,…
On Wednesday, a three-judge panel could decide which version of events is true. Schettino, who was the captain of the cruise ship when it crashed in January 2012, is charged…
That said, all maids (a term many dislike) are different. Being people, some clearly enjoy the job more than others. Some are treated as members of the family; others become…
Princess Anne, who is also a member of the International OIympic Committee, and Sweden’s Sorenstam, were granted honorary membership status. The other five to be honored, Britons Laura Davies and…
The Embraer 190 had 52 passengers and four crew members on board, said Victoria Lupica, spokeswoman for American Airlines, which merged with U.S. Airways. “The passengers exited the aircraft on…
Two of their family members have been found so far. A total of 37 bodies have been recovered out of 162 passengers and crew members on board the AirAsia flight….