Nation Apr 14 Judge allows Newtown lawsuit against gun companies to move forward A Connecticut judge denied a motion to dismiss a lawsuit against the manufacturer and sellers of the Bushmaster AR-15 rifle used in the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shootings that left 26 people dead.
Economy Apr 12 Equal pay for equal play. What the sport of tennis got right And what still needs work.
World Apr 08 Key suspect in Paris attacks arrested in Belgium Mohamed Abrini, a key suspect in the Nov. 13 Paris attacks, was among those arrested Friday in connection with the March 22 terror attacks in Brussels, French police officials confirmed to the Associated Press.
Nation Apr 08 Two dead in murder-suicide at Texas base At least two people have been killed in an apparent murder-suicide at the Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio, Texas, local authorities said Friday.
Nation Apr 05 San Francisco now the first U.S. city to require paid parental leave San Francisco became the first U.S. city to pass a measure that required employers to provide six weeks of fully paid parental leave for new parents.
World Apr 05 Iceland prime minister resigns after data leak reveals his offshore accounts Iceland's prime minister Sigmundur David Gunnlaugsson will resign over revelations of his offshore investments, local media reported Tuesday.
Nation Apr 05 The Bible could be Tennessee’s new official state book The Bible may join the tomato, ladybug and a .50-caliber sniper rifle as Tennessee’s new state symbol.
Science Apr 01 This tiny robot flies and crawls like a stag beetle Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania have designed a new robot capable of mimicking winged insects and their myriad movements.
Nation Mar 31 Trooper, suspect dead after Virginia bus station shooting Two people are dead, including the suspect, after Virginia State Police responded to a shooting at a Greyhound Bus Station in west Richmond on Thursday, a police spokeswoman said.
Nation Mar 31 Newest Smithsonian museum to acknowledge Cosby allegations The new African-American history museum in Washington, D.C. now plans to acknowledge the dozens of sexual allegations against comedian Bill Cosby in its exhibit on black entertainers and artists, Smithsonian officials announced Thursday.