Federal officials were searching the country for a possible temporary replacement for a bridge that collapsed along the crucial Interstate 5 corridor, but Washington Gov. Jay Inslee cautioned Friday that major disruptions will last for weeks, if not ...

Stocks barely moved in trading Friday but Wall Street closed out its first weekly loss in a month. Concerns over the Federal Reserve curtailing its support for the economy and sharp falls in Asian markets have pushed stocks down this week.

Real Clear Politics reported Thursday that -- when asked by a reporter if Democrats would “take a hit on the IRS in the 2014 midterms” because it happened under President Barack Obama’s watch -- California Democrat House Minority...

The US is opposing American Airlines’ proposal for $20 million severance pay to CEO Tom Horton as part of its merger with US Airways Group. It violates bankruptcy law, the Justice Dept. said yesterday in a New York court filing...

the way the Red Wings see it, if they can get off to a good start and keep the crowd somewhat under control, their chances for success tonight in Game 5 are that much better.

Anti-Muslim incidents, online and in person, increase from a handful to 150 since Wednesday as arrests are made across UK Anti-Muslim attacks in Britain have soared since Wednesday's murder of Drummer Lee Rigby in Woolwich. Faith Matters, an organisa...

Toru Hashimoto apologises for saying US soldiers on Okinawa should visit brothels but does not retract wartime sex slave comments.

The Boy Scouts of America will get no reprieve from controversy after a contentious vote to accept openly gay boys as Scouts.

Short-circuit next to leaking petrol tank caused blaze that also killed teacher in Gujrat, 120 miles north-west of Islamabad Sixteen children and a teacher were burned to death when a school minibus caught fire on Saturday in Pakistan. The children i...

Police say a 30-year-old man engaged officers in an hours-long standoff and used his 4-year-old son as a human shield before he was fatally shot by a member of the Pierce County Metro SWAT team.