Target suspends in-store sales of sports cards, cites safety
MINNEAPOLIS — Target on Friday cited safety concerns in suspending in-store sales of sports and Pokemon trading cards, but made no mention of a...
Mississippi River opened near Memphis under damaged bridge
<p>MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The U.S. Coast Guard said Friday that river traffic has reopened on the Mississippi River near Memphis, Tennessee, three days after...
Ex-Ohio State prof sentenced for sharing work with China
<p>COLUMBUS, Ohio — A medical researcher and professor who pleaded guilty to what prosecutors called a sophisticated scheme to transfer U.S.-backed research to China...
Court declares missing German billionaire dead after 3 years
BERLIN — A German court on Friday officially declared billionaire Karl-Erivan Haub dead, more than three years after the head of retail group Tengelmann...
Nepal’s ousted prime minister to head minority government
<p>KATHMANDU, Nepal — Nepal’s ousted prime minister, who lost a vote of confidence in Parliament earlier this week, will stay in office as the...
Misconduct could overturn conviction in fire that killed 5
DETROIT — The murder conviction of a man who was accused of setting a fire that killed five children in suburban Detroit could be...
Ramadan drives donations, memberships to giving circles
<p>Sahina Islam can still recall the day when she heard an elderly Pakistani couple got kicked out of their New York City home by...
Records: Man who killed 3 had called 911 scores of times
<p>WOODLAWN, Md. — Records show the Maryland man who killed three people, set fire to his home and was fatally shot by responding officers...
Gas crunch from cyberattack intensifies in nation’s capital
Gas shortages at the pumps are spreading from the South to the Mid-Atlantic states, where Virginia and the District of Columbia have become some...
2 planes collide midair above Denver, no one injured
<p>DENVER — Two small airplanes collided in midair Wednesday near Denver, leaving one aircraft nearly ripped in half and forcing the pilot of the...