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DC mayor outraged by death near fire station

WASHINGTON (AP) — The mayor of the District of Columbia says he's outraged that city firefighters didn't come to the aid of a man...

Punxsutawney Phil's day coincides with Super Bowl

PUNXSUTAWNEY, Pa. (AP) — Groundhog Day coincides with the Super Bowl for the first time, but Punxsutawney Phil's peeps don't expect the big game...

Commissioner Bratton sets new tone at NYPD

NEW YORK (AP) — It was no coincidence on Friday when William Bratton entered a packed auditorium at police headquarters in lower Manhattan to...

Ohio State names California educator as first Black president

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio State University trustees picked a California educator as the school's next president Thursday, ending a search that began with...

D.C. Navy Yard gunman's doctor before rampage: 'No problem there'

WASHINGTON (AP) — The gunman who killed 12 people in last year's rampage at Washington's Navy Yard convinced Veterans Affairs doctors before the shootings...

MSNBC apologies for tweet that drew GOP ire

NEW YORK (AP) — MSNBC's president apologized for an offensive tweet and fired the person responsible Thursday after a top Republican suggested that GOP...

Shannon enters race for Oklahoma seat in US Senate

TULSA, Okla. (AP) — Oklahoma House Speaker T.W. Shannon formally announced his candidacy Wednesday for the GOP race for the state's open U.S. Senate...

Frustration boils over for CNN reporter in interview with ATL mayor

NEW YORK (AP) — CNN's Carol Costello was more than prepared for her contentious live interview with Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed on Wednesday, having...

Swimmer's suicide casts light on campus sex assaults

ST. LOUIS (AP) — The case of a former University of Missouri swimmer who said she was raped in an episode that her parents...

Obama touts wage hike, creates 'myRA' savings plan

WEST MIFFLIN, Pa. (AP) - Declaring that hard work should pay off for every American, President Barack Obama on Wednesday signed an order to...

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