NEW ORLEANS (AP) — State-licensed casinos in Louisiana won $185.2 million from gamblers in January, down considerably from the December holiday season figure of $211.4 million and a slip from the...
RYE, N.H. (AP) — A New Hampshire fisherman has discovered whale vertebrae, porpoise skulls and an old fuel tank that he thought was a treasure chest. Now, he may have hit the big time: a possible...
JOLIET, Ill. (AP) — Drew Peterson — the swaggering Chicago-area police officer who gained notoriety after his much-younger fourth wife vanished in 2007 — was sentenced to 38 years in...
TLANTA (AP) — It turns out this year’s flu shot is doing a startlingly dismal job of protecting older people, the most vulnerable age group.
The vaccine is proving only 9 percent effective...
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — More of the world’s elite universities are joining the rush to offer “massive open online courses” that are broadening access to higher education. But some...
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — More of the world’s elite universities are joining the rush to offer “massive open online courses” that are broadening access to higher education. But some...
LONDON (AP) — A London neighborhood wants its Banksy back.
A stencil by the famed but secretive graffiti artist of a young boy sewing Union Jack bunting on an antique sewing machine appeared on...
MEXICO CITY (AP) — A Human Rights Watch report released Wednesday calls Mexico’s anti-drug offensive “disastrous” and cites 249 cases of disappearances, most of which show evidence...
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Popular pressure is mounting in the U.S. and Italy to keep California Cardinal Roger Mahony away from the conclave to elect the next pope because of his role shielding sexually...
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Former New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin pleaded not guilty Wednesday to charges he accepted more than $200,000 in bribes plus free trips and other gratuities in exchange for helping...
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Legislative sessions can be dull and boring, but Oregon lawmakers have moved to commemorate the humdrum — even if no one is quite sure how.
Based on their mundane names,...
LOS ANGELES (AP) — British tourist Michael Baugh and his wife said water had only dribbled out of the taps at the downtown Cecil Hotel for days.
On Tuesday, after showering, brushing their teeth...
