NEW YORK — Philip Seymour Hoffman, who won the Oscar for best actor in 2006 for his portrayal of writer Truman Capote and created a gallery of other vivid characters, many of them slovenly and somewhat...
WASHINGTON— Frustrated by years of partisan gridlock, President Barack Obama is moving to flex his presidential powers during his sixth year in office. He started by using Tuesday night's State of the...
Maria Danilova & Yuras Karmanu; Associated Press
• January 23, 2014
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — A top opposition leader on Thursday urged protesters to maintain a shaky cease-fire with police after at least two demonstrators were killed in clashes this week, but some in the...
WASHINGTON (AP) — A government review panel warned Thursday that the National Security Agency's daily collection of Americans' phone records is illegal and recommended that President Barack Obama abandon...
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) — A man opened fire Tuesday inside a basement classroom at Purdue University, killing one person and prompting officials to send a text alert to students telling them to seek...
Mitch Weiss & Ray Henry: Associated Press
• January 13, 2014
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — The facility whose chemical spill contaminated the water supply for 300,000 West Virginia residents was barely scrutinized, flying largely under the radar of government regulators...
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Democrats in New Jersey sharpened their aim at Republican Gov. Chris Christie on Monday, forming special legislative committees to explore the role politics played in traffic jams...
TRENTON, N.J. — Prominent Republicans leapt to GOP Gov. Chris Christie's defense on Sunday, insisting that an ongoing traffic scandal wouldn't ruin any presidential ambitions, while Democrats say it's...
West Virginia continued Sunday to deal with the aftermath of Thursday’s chemical spill, which rendered the Charleston area’s water supply. Gov. Earl Tomblin said Sunday he does not know when people...
DRY BRANCH, W.Va. — For Bonnie Wireman, the white plastic bag covering her kitchen faucet is a reminder that she can't drink the water.The 81-year-old woman placed it there after forgetting several times...
