Surgery can be terrifying at any age — but one hospital is working to reduce patients' fears in a unique way. Doctors Medical Center in Modesto, California, has two mini cars for its smallest patients to ride into operating rooms…
BERLIN (AP) — Affordable housing advocates in Berlin launched a grassroots campaign Saturday to force the city’s government into taking over nearly 250,000 apartments worth billions from corporate owners to curb rising rents in one of Germany’s hottest real estate…
DINARD, France (AP) — Foreign ministers from the Group of Seven advanced economies wrapped up a two-day meeting Saturday in the French seaside resort of Dinard, where they sought to find common ground on a range of contentious global challenges…
A series of innovations in Minnesota has virtually ended homelessness among military veterans. The state has used an individualized approach, first learning what factors contributed to the situation, be it mental health issues, substance abuse or simple economics. The state then…
Notre Dame coach Muffet McGraw is excited that Sunday's night championship game will have two women coaches. The Fighting Irish will be looking to join UConn, Tennessee and Southern Cal in winning consecutive titles during the NCAA era against Baylor.…
A jury in Las Vegas flatly rejected former Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid's lawsuit against an exercise band maker he blamed for injuries — including blindness in one eye — he suffered when the stretchy device slipped from his grasp…
NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump isn’t on the ballot for Israel’s national election, yet he’s a dominant factor for many American Jews as they assess the high stakes of Tuesday’s balloting. At its core, the election is a judgment…
LONDON (AP) — Crunch time is coming for British politicians and European Union leaders, who are scrambling to find a way to way to make Brexit work. Britain is set to leave the EU on April 12 without an agreement…
WASHINGTON (AP) — Tensions are rising, fingers are pointing and the search for solutions is becoming increasingly fraught. Overwhelmed by an influx of migrants at the border that is taxing the immigration system, President Donald Trump is grasping for something…
Seattle Police detective Mike Ciesynski, now retired, was assigned to the homicide unit for 22 years, 12 of which were in the cold case unit. Ciesynski was asked to review the Kurt Cobain case in 2014. On the 25th anniversary…
A man from upstate New York has been charged with threatening to assault and murder U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar, the U.S. Attorney's Office said. Patrick Carlineo, 55, allegedly called Omar's office on March 21 and told a staffer "Do you work…
A judge in upstate New York on Friday lifted the ban on unvaccinated children in public places despite 166 confirmed measles cases, most of which have been in the local ultra-Orthodox Jewish community. According to the judge, the number of…
The deadline to file federal income tax returns is April 15, just days away. But the IRS says about 40 percent of Americans haven't filed yet. Many, including small business owners, are requesting more time. Environmental consultant Wayne DeFeo has…
Opelousas, La. — The FBI has joined the investigation into a string of suspicious fires at historically black churches in Louisiana. Three churches have burned in less than two weeks in St. Landry Parish near Baton Rouge. The fire at…
Fisher-Price and the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission on Friday warned parents and caregivers about the toymaker's Rock 'n Play Sleeper, which they said is linked to 10 infant deaths. The deaths occurred when the infants rolled over in the device…
A male sailor shot and wounded a female sailor assigned to the same squadron before security personnel at a Virginia base fatally shot him, U.S. Navy officials said. The shooter, armed with a single handgun, was quickly identified and fatally…
Health officials are working to identify the cause of an E. coli outbreak that's sickened dozens of people. So far, 72 people have been infected with E. coli O103, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Eight people…
As Russian President Vladimir Putin and a convoy of construction vehicles rolled across one of the most controversial new bridges in the world on May 15, 2018, something funky began happening on ships anchored nearby in the Kerch Strait. The…
While President Trump has backed off a threat to close the southern border in the near term over congressional Democrats' inaction on illegal immigration, he still intends to highlight conditions there. On Friday, Mr. Trump traveled to Calexico, California, where…
U.S. cities owe $3.8 trillion in debt that's increasingly threatened by extreme weather events and economic disruption driven by climate change, according to the investment giant BlackRock. Seattle's economy will be least affected by climate change, while Miami and Houston…
Chick-fil-A has been barred from opening a restaurant in Buffalo Niagara International Airport over concerns about the chain's stance on LGBTQ issues. In March, Texas officials reversed plans to let Chick-fil-A open a location in San Antonio International Airport. A…
Commerce secretary grilled on 2020 census A third federal court has put the brakes on the Trump administration's plans to add a citizenship question to the 2020 Census. U.S. District Court Judge George Hazel in Maryland on Friday determined the…
Conagra Brands, Inc. has issued a voluntary recall of a limited amount of Hunt's Tomato Paste because of possible contamination. The products, which were distributed nationwide, could have been damaged after the canning process, the company says, creating the potential…
Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren, one of the many Democrats running for president in 2020, officially called for ending the Senate filibuster on Friday, condemning it as a historic "tool to block progress on racial justice" which is currently being used…