The average rate on a 30-year mortgage in the U.S. eased for the third week in a row, a welcome tren

NEW YORK (AP) — Chevron is buying Hess Corp. for $53 billion and it’s not even the biggest acquisiti

Florida lawmakers and education leaders from several states on Saturday took what is likely the fina

ROCKFORD, Ill. (AP) — Winnebago County officials will pay $3.3 million to the family of a Rockford w

MCALLEN, Texas (AP) — The Texas Legislature can be full of surprises.But for the last eight sessions

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Georgetown women’s basketball coach Tasha Butts died Monday after a two-year battle with breast canc

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A California research team is conducting a five-year ecological study of six s

The NFL playoff drive is hitting high gear, Week 15 marking the return to action of all 32 teams – w

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A California property manager was sentenced to a year in federal prison

A woman was rescued early Sunday morning after spending 16 hours stuck in a California cave. The wom

Willy T. Ribbs sat in a cozy room in front of a trophy case and racing memorabilia.He was at his hom

Google has announced a new chip it considers to be a major milestone on the road to the future of co

BERLIN − Author Salman Rushdie called Sunday for the unconditional defense of freedom of expression

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Early returns in the Venezuelan opposition’s presidential primary gave a b