Category: North America

HILLSBORO, N.M. (AP) — The search for nine teenagers reported missing from a ranch for troubled youth is moving forward Saturday, authorities said, despite claims from the facility's attorney that...

New York and Arizona announced Friday night they are dipping into their state coffers to pay to reopen the iconic Statue of Liberty and Grand Canyon, federally operated parks in...

We've heard heaps from the twerker herself. Now, the "twerkee" is speaking out.   Robin Thicke, the self-described "twerkee" of the most talked-about VMAs since, oh, last year's show, has...

In a move to protect wildlife and the environment, California on Friday became the first state to ban lead in hunting ammunition.   The measure, signed into law by Gov....

  With most visitors only coming to Sin City for a weekend, it can be tough choosing how to spend your time (especially when it comes to the variety of...

WASHINGTON — Negotiations to end the government shutdown and avert default continued into the weekend as House and Senate Republicans traded offers among themselves and with the White House in...

NEW YORK — The stock market wrapped up a volatile week with its biggest two-day rally since the start of the year on hopes divided lawmakers are close to striking...

WASHINGTON — House Republican leaders are proposing a six-week increase in the nation's $16.7 trillion debt ceiling as a way of avoiding a first-ever U.S. default on debts. The White...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Cleveland kidnapper Ariel Castro may have died from auto-erotic asphyxiation, not suicide, and two prison guards falsified logs documenting their observation of him in the hours...

DETROIT — Detroit's former mayor, convicted earlier this year on wide-ranging corruption charges, was sentenced Thursday in U.S. District Court to 28 years in prison.   Prosecutors had asked for...