SACRAMENTO, Calif., Jan 29 (Reuters) – After years of controversy and legal trouble because of overcrowding in California’s mammoth prison system, the state’s inmate population dipped below the maximum level…
Militants struck more than a dozen army and police targets in the restive Sinai Peninsula with simultaneous attacks involving a car bomb and mortar rounds on Thursday, killing at least…
By Laura Zuckerman Jan 29 (Reuters) – A bill granting job and housing protections for gay and transgender people in socially conservative Idaho was stalled by Republican lawmakers on Thursday…
President Barack Obama is launching a new effort to dial back the spending cuts. He’s highlighting the issue on Thursday evening when he meets with House Democrats at a retreat…
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Amazon.com Inc reported stronger than expected earnings on Thursday as North American sales surged during the crucial holiday quarter, sending its shares up 9 percent. The…
When news of Disney’s “first Latina princess” hit the Internet on Thursday, Latinos rejoiced. But advocates of a more diverse set of princesses shouldn’t get too excited yet: Elena of…
Democratic dollars helped elect Republicans last cycle, a departure from the norm when Democratic *strategy* helps elect Republicans. Lawmakers in West Virginia want to outlaw the teaching of socialism, yet…
WASHINGTON — The Senate voted Thursday afternoon to approve a bill authorizing construction of the Keystone XL pipeline over the presidential approval process, capping off weeks of debate over amendments….
WASHINGTON — With less than a month to go until the Department of Homeland Security runs out of funding and no clear end in sight to the gridlock that’s preventing…
MEXICO CITY — A gas explosion heavily damaged a maternity and children’s hospital here on Thursday, leaving at least three people dead and dozens wounded, some by broken glass, the…
MELBOURNE, Australia — Though it began as an apparent battle against his former coach, Andy Murray made sure to dedicate his victory Thursday night to the woman he chose to…
AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — Jordan on Thursday demanded proof from Islamic State militants that a Jordanian pilot they are holding is still alive, raising doubts that a rapidly approaching Thursday…
HONG KONG — The Malaysian government declared on Thursday that the loss of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 last March was an accident according to the terms of an international air…
Hershey’s shares dropped over 7% Thursday. The company’s fourth quarter sales of $2.01 billion missed analysts’ expectations of $2.06 billion, and earnings came in below forecasts as well. – Chicago…
JERUSALEM — Israel’s defense minister said on Thursday that his country had received messages through United Nations channels that Hezbollah did not plan any further action after its missile strike…
The formal declaration, read Thursday by civil aviation director Azharuddin Abdul Rahman, will allow the families of those presumed dead to continue the compensation process with the airline or with…
Two Pennsylvania parents face charges after their pet ferrets ate part of their baby’s face. The 1-month-old child was left unattended in a car seat downstairs in the family’s Darby…
Elrey Runion and his wife, June, placed an ad looking for a 1966 Mustang on the advertisements website. They drove to McRae from the Atlanta suburb of Marietta on Thursday…
Tom Brady and the New England Patriots’ “deflategate” press conference on Thursday was pretty funny on its own, but the “Saturday Night Live” take on the football scandal was even…
This is the Alamo of Texas Tech. In a video uploaded to YouTube Thursday, a group of brave college bros can be seen banding together to protect a sacred, erected…
Wonder if this guy’s pride is currently deflated. Victor Thompson, whose head is thoroughly covered in New England Patriots tattoos, had an arrest warrant issued by a Florida judge after…
Cuban diplomats announced in a statement Thursday that in discussions with American officials they expressed their “serious concerns” over human rights in the United States, citing everything from detentions at…
www.justjared.com: Katy Perry is not afraid of some color while attending The Daily Front Row Fashion Los Angeles Awards Show held at Sunset Tower on Thursday night (January 22) in…
Jennifer Lopez wasn’t hiding anything when she joined Andy Cohen for an episode of “Watch What Happens Live” on Thursday. – The comment got a big laugh from Cohen and…
Late Thursday Box priced its initial public offering at $14 per share. That means there’s lots of demand for Box shares because the company anticipated going public at $11 to…
A bomb scare on a ferry that caused major disruptions in downtown Sydney was a training exercise gone wrong, an official said Friday. The transport hub of Circular Quay, between…
Several fraternities and sororities at the University of Michigan stand accused of wreaking havoc by destroying hallways and hotel rooms at two ski resorts. The total in damages is estimated…
Most reporters don’t have millions of YouTube subscribers or the ability to make a 60-second video go instantly viral, but then again, today’s interview with President Obama wasn’t your typical…
President Barack Obama released a statement Thursday on the death of Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz. – Read more on the king’s death here.
“Recent events have highlighted that recovering flight data can be costly and difficult when an accident occurs in a remote area, outside radar coverage,” the NTSB wrote in the letter…