Arizona GOP lawmaker resigns over surrogacy allegation

WASHINGTON— Republican Rep. Trent Franks of Arizona is resigning next month after revealing that he discussed surrogacy with two female staffers. The eight-term lawmaker, a staunch...

Sen. Warren to address Reformed Judaism convention

BOSTON— Thousands of delegates attending a reform Judaism convention in Boston will be hearing from Sen. Elizabeth Warren. The Massachusetts Democrat is expected to discuss economic...

In Franken’s fall, sudden Senate pickup chance for GOP

PAUL, Minn.— Minnesota Sen. Al Franken’s departure from the Senate solves one problem for Democrats, demonstrating their will to push out one of their own when...

Punishment testimony begins in ex priest’s murder trail

NYC Ballet chief accused of harassment takes leave from job

NEW YORK— Peter Martins, the influential leader of New York City Ballet for three decades, has taken a leave of absence pending an investigation into allegations...

Oklahoma border town leery of planned bioterror test

NEWKIRK, Okla.— The U.S. Department of Homeland Security announcement that it was conducting biosecurity drills in the Oklahoma farming town of Newkirk was tucked among the...

Pearl Harbor survivors in their 90s attend solemn ceremony

HONOLULU— Survivors gathered Thursday at the site of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor to remember fellow servicemen killed in the early morning raid 76 years...

Tillerson: US, Russia could normalize ties but for Ukraine

VIENNA—U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson held up the Ukraine crisis Thursday as the sole issue keeping the United States and Russia from forging a closer...

California wind, and fire danger, hits unprecedented high

VENTURA, Calif.—Southern California has felt yellow wind, orange wind, and red wind. But never purple wind. Until now. The colour-coded system showing the expected strength of...

Franken faces fresh accusations, weighing his future

WASHINGTON—Minnesota Democrat Al Franken, facing fresh allegations of sexual misconduct and vanishing support from fellow Democrats, appears to be on the brink of resigning from the...