Vietnam on alert as weakened Haiyan nears landfall
HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam — Vietnam's central coast appeared to have been spared the brunt of Typhoon Haiyan's deadly force Sunday as the storm's forecasted trajectory shifted north. ...
Echoes of history heard in JFK Air Force One tapes
DETROIT -- John F. Kennedy arrived in Dallas on Air Force One before noon on Nov. 22, 1963. Hours later, the slain leader was being flown back to Washington, D.C.,...
2 shot dead, 22 hurt at Houston-area birthday party
HOUSTON (AP) — A burst of gunfire at an 18-year-old girl's birthday party Saturday night left two dead, another two critically wounded and dozens hurt in a chaotic scene where...
More hit-and-run crashes reported in L.A., USA
Hit-and-run crashes are increasing in many major cities, and fatal hit-and-run collisions are rising nationally as legislators in several states look to toughen up laws to address this troubling "plague."...
Goldman Sachs Price Gouging Typhoon Survivors
Goldman Sachs is coming under fierce criticism today for attempting to profit from Typhoon Haiyan though price gouging. According to local reports, a company controlled by the notorious Wall...
I’ve put myself in front of a mirror, off my clothes … – Lady Gaga
PARIS (AFP) – Multi-platinum selling diva Lady Gaga is fighting to keep her ‘Queen of Pop’ crown with a hotly-anticipated third album, but early reception in the US and Britain...
U.S. Adjoining states face differences with health care law
WASHINGTON -- When Joe Atkins hunkered down to draft legislation outlining how Minnesota would implement the Affordable Care Act, he had no idea the results would be so dramatic. ...
U.S. aid on the way to devastated areas of Philippines
Help is on the way to areas of the Philippines devastated by Typhoon Haiyan, according to the U.S. Agency for International Development and humanitarian relief groups. The Obama administration...
Police: 2 shot, injured at ice rink in New York City park
NEW YORK (AP) — A shooting at the ice rink of a popular midtown Manhattan park late Saturday sent two men to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, police said. ...
Venezuelan military seizes major retail chain
CARACAS — Thousands of Venezuelans lined up outside the country's equivalent of Best Buy, a chain of electronics stores known as Daka, hoping for a bargain after the socialist government...