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Ginsburg misses Supreme Court arguments for 1st time as she recovers from cancer
WASHINGTON - Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg will not be on the bench Monday when the Supreme Court hears oral arguments, the first time in her career she has missed a...
Park Service takes “extraordinary step” of dipping into entrance fees to bolster operations at popular sites
The National Park Service will take the unprecedented step of tapping entrance fees to pay for expanded operations at its most popular sites, officials said Sunday, as the federal government...
President Trump heads to Camp David as shutdown enters third week
WASHINGTON - With the partial government shutdown dragging into its third week, President Donald Trump on Sunday headed to Camp David for a White House staff retreat at which border...
California Womenâs March rally canceled over concerns that it would be “overwhelmingly white”
A Women's March group is canceling its January rally in Humboldt County, California, over concerns that its participants would be "overwhelmingly white."
Woman in a vegetative state for over a decade gave birth in Phoenix, prompting rape investigation
A near-drowning had left the woman in a persistent vegetative state for nearly a decade. Awake but immobile, and apparently unaware, her universe consisted mostly of a room at a...
Millions face delayed tax refunds, cuts to food aid as White House scrambles to deal with shutdown
WASHINGTON - One economist predicted the implications would disproportionately hit low-income Americans who rely on government benefits or need tax refunds to pay their bills immediately.
U.S. economy adds 312,000 jobs in December, unemployment rate up to 3.9 percent
WASHINGTON - The U.S. economy added 312,000 jobs in December, smashing expectations for year-end growth, and the unemployment rate crept up to 3.9 percent - the highest level since July,...
Michigan Congresswoman drops “F” bomb in promising to impeach Trump
Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., made history Thursday afternoon for being the first Palestinian-American woman sworn into Congress.
Shutdown enters second week as furloughs, closings to expand
The partial U.S. government shutdown enters its second week on Saturday, with nearly 14,000 workers at the Environmental Protection Agency going on furlough and the Smithsonian announcing its museums will...
Why do we kiss on New Yearâs?
In many countries, including the United States, it's traditional to count down from 10 to 1 and then lock lips with a loved one, friend or stranger you just met.