BANGKOK — Asian shares advanced on Tuesday after Wall Street rolled to more records, though markets in China were mostly lower. U.S. futures edged higher while oil prices shed more […]
Two men shot during Pennsylvania assassination attempt on Trump say Secret Service failed them
BUTLER, Pa. — Two men who were shot during the first assassination attempt on Donald Trump this summer say the U.S. Secret Service was “negligent” in protecting the former president […]
US law entitles immigrant children to an education. Some conservatives say that should change
BOSTON — At a sparsely attended meeting last year, the Saugus Public School Committee approved a new admissions policy, it said, to streamline the process of enrolling students. But critics […]
Republicans pour money into Wisconsin Senate race Democrats say will be close
MADISON, Wis. — Sensing an opportunity in swing-state Wisconsin, Republicans are pouring money into the bid to unseat incumbent Democratic Sen. Tammy Baldwin in that state’s closely watched Senate race. […]
The pandas are coming! The pandas are coming!
WASHINGTON — The National Zoo’s long dark panda drought seems to be coming to an end. Eleven months after the zoo sent its three wildly popular pandas — Mei Xiang, […]
Arkansas Supreme Court rejects challenge to ballot measure that would revoke casino license
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — The Arkansas Supreme Court on Monday rejected part of a lawsuit challenging a measure on the ballot that would revoke the license issued for a planned […]
Trial begins for Georgia woman accused of killing her toddler
SAVANNAH, Ga. — Opening statements started Monday in the trial of a Georgia woman accused of killing her 20-month-old son and dumping his body in a trash bin two years […]
Pumpkin weighing 2,471 pounds wins California contest
HALF MOON BAY, Calif. — A Minnesota horticulture teacher remained the reigning champion Monday of an annual pumpkin-weighing contest in Northern California where his massive gourds have won the top […]
Permits put on hold for planned pipeline to fuel a new Tennessee natural gas power plant
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A federal appeals panel has temporarily halted two permits needed to begin construction on a pipeline project in Tennessee that will supply a natural gas plant. In […]
Lilly Ledbetter, an icon of the fight for equal pay, has died at 86
NEW YORK — Lilly Ledbetter, a former Alabama factory manager whose lawsuit against her employer made her an icon of the equal pay movement and led to landmark wage discrimination […]