Bill Cosby sues model Beverly Johnson over drugging claim

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Bill Cosby sued supermodel Beverly Johnson for defamation on Monday, calling her a liar over her claims that the comedian drugged… Continue reading

Dozens of dogs poisoned then fatally shot in rural Arkansas

CHIMES, Ark. (AP) — A humane society official says dozens of dogs were fed hotdogs laced with sleeping pills then shot to death in rural… Continue reading

FDA lifts ban on blood donations from gay men

WASHINGTON — The nation’s three-decade-old ban on blood donations from gay and bisexual men was formally lifted Monday, but major restrictions will continue to limit… Continue reading

In this March 12, 2014 photo, firefighters respond to a fire after an explosion and building collapse in the East Harlem neighborhood of New York.

Firefighters sue siren maker over their hearing loss

NEW YORK — There were times by the end of his shift that firefighter Joseph Nardone’s head would be pounding, his eyes crossing from the… Continue reading

In this March 12, 2014 photo, firefighters respond to a fire after an explosion and building collapse in the East Harlem neighborhood of New York.

Sanders struggles to gain edge

MANCHESTER, N.H. — The third Democratic presidential debate opened with an apology and ended with compliments.For months, the Democratic primary contest has been a relatively… Continue reading

In this undated photo, the ruins of the old Hanford High School are shown near Richland, Washington. The towns of Hanford and White Bluffs were evacuated to make room for the Hanford Nuclear Reservation, which made the plutonium for the atomic bomb dropped on Nagasaki, Japan, and the ruins of the high school and other buildings are now part of the nation's newest national park, called the Manhattan Project National Historic Park.

Polluted nuclear weapons site to become tourist destination

SPOKANE, Wash. — The nation’s most polluted nuclear weapons production site is now its newest national park.Thousands of people are expected next year to tour… Continue reading

In this undated photo, the ruins of the old Hanford High School are shown near Richland, Washington. The towns of Hanford and White Bluffs were evacuated to make room for the Hanford Nuclear Reservation, which made the plutonium for the atomic bomb dropped on Nagasaki, Japan, and the ruins of the high school and other buildings are now part of the nation's newest national park, called the Manhattan Project National Historic Park.

‘Star Wars’ blasts opening weekend record

LOS ANGELES — To say that the force is strong with this one is an understatement.“Star Wars: The Force Awakens” brought in a galactic $238… Continue reading

In budget deal, health law foes took a different path

WASHINGTON — Republican foes of President Barack Obama’s health care law may be able to get more by chipping away at it than trying to… Continue reading

In this Nov. 18 photo, a shopkeeper walks past a sign of Molenbeek with a peace sign on it outside of his clothing shop on the main square in Molenbeek, Belgium.

In Belgian district, feeling of dead end fuels militancy

BRUSSELS — Brahim Abdeslam seemed no different from his peers in Molenbeek, one of Belgium’s poorest districts, where drug use is rife and many of… Continue reading

In this Nov. 18 photo, a shopkeeper walks past a sign of Molenbeek with a peace sign on it outside of his clothing shop on the main square in Molenbeek, Belgium.
In this photo taken Nov. 13, Chulunjav Bayarsaikhan poses for photos with Hassar, a shaggy, 11-month-old bankhar puppy, in Tuv Province, Mongolia.

Mongolian dog tradition revived to protect sheep, leopards

TUV AIMAG, Mongolia — Through three decades of marriage, they have wandered together across the rolling hills of Mongolia’s northern Tuv Province, accompanied by their… Continue reading

In this photo taken Nov. 13, Chulunjav Bayarsaikhan poses for photos with Hassar, a shaggy, 11-month-old bankhar puppy, in Tuv Province, Mongolia.

‘Star Wars’: A pop culture phenomenon

OK, so maybe he was mixing his “Star Wars” and “Star Trek” references. But when President Barack Obama spoke of getting congressional leaders into a… Continue reading

Exec who jacked up price of a lifesaving drug is arrested

NEW YORK (AP) — A boyish-looking entrepreneur who became the new face of corporate greed when he jacked up the price of a lifesaving drug… Continue reading

Ex-US House Speaker Dennis Hastert recovering from stroke

CHICAGO (AP) — Former U.S. House Speaker Dennis Hastert, awaiting sentencing in a hush-money case, has suffered a stroke and was admitted to a hospital… Continue reading

Buyer of guns used in massacre charged

RIVERSIDE, Calif. — The man who bought the assault rifles used by his friend in the San Bernardino massacre was charged Thursday with terrorism-related counts… Continue reading

House OKs tax-cut package, first leg of budget deal

WASHINGTON — Republicans overwhelmed divided Democrats to whisk tax breaks for businesses, families and special interests through the House on Thursday as Congress sped toward… Continue reading

US-Cuba aviation deal allows 110 scheduled flights a day

HAVANA (AP) — The United States and Cuba have struck a deal to allow as many as 110 regular airline flights a day, allowing a… Continue reading

Putin praises Trump as ‘bright, talented’

MOSCOW — In Vladimir Putin’s view, Donald Trump is “bright and talented.” But as much as those words sound overtly like praise, there are some… Continue reading

UN adopts resolution to disrupt Islamic State funds

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council unanimously adopted a resolution Thursday aimed at disrupting revenue that the Islamic State extremist group gets from… Continue reading

Seattle student who stopped gun attack among Carnegie Heroes

PHILADELPHIA — A student building monitor who stopped a fatal campus shooting in Washington state is one of 24 people being honored with medals and… Continue reading

Why US will lift restrictions on oil exports

NEW YORK — The U.S. could soon end restrictions on oil exports put in place in the mid-1970s. The lifting of the embargo is part… Continue reading