For months, all eyes in the sky have pointed at the comet that’s zooming toward a blisteringly close encounter with the sun. The moment of truth comes Thanksgiving Day.
Nation and World
A large storm already blamed for at least eight deaths in the West slogged through Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico and other parts of the southwest Sunday as it slowly churned east ahead of Thanksgiving.
Iran struck a historic nuclear deal Sunday with the United States and five other world powers, in the most significant development between Washington and Tehran in more than three decades of estrangement between the two nations.
A burrito caused a minor scare at an Oklahoma City police briefing station after a man brought the foil-wrapped object in for analysis.
During nearly 12 years of legal disputes and political battles, the United States has put off deciding the fate of al-Qaida and Taliban militants who were captured after the Sept. 11 attacks but denied quick or full access to the American justice system.
This is the mayor Toronto could have had: George Smitherman, an openly gay liberal who overcame an admitted history of drug use to become Ontario’s deputy premier.
Three women who were freed from a London home were victims of “slavery in simple terms,” and were not trafficked or physically constrained, a senior police officer said Friday.
The Federal Communications Commission might be ready to permit cellphone calls in flight. But what about the airlines?
Christmas is not a holiday in predominantly Buddhist Thailand, and its palm trees outnumber pines, but the country still set a world record with its holiday spirit.
Scientists have discovered a killer dinosaur that roamed in what is now Utah some 100 million years ago. Experts say the discovery provides insight into the top predators in North America before the Tyrannosaurus Rex showed up.
Instead of shrinking from the possibility that this season’s biggest football game could be played in a blizzard, organizers of the first outdoor, cold-climate Super Bowl have decided to embrace the snow as the game’s unofficial theme.
Scientists have uncovered a 3,700-year-old wine cellar in the ruins of a Canaanite palace in Israel, and chemical analysis shows this is where they kept the good stuff.
A Transportation Security Administration officer killed by a gunman at Los Angeles International Airport was shot 12 times, with bullets grazing his heart and piercing his bladder and intestines, according to an autopsy report released Friday.
About three years ago, the nation’s top public health agency picked its battles. Now, it’s issuing its own report card on reaching those goals: Pretty good but needs improvement.
Using the term “game” is a stretch, but authorities and psychologists say some seemingly random assaults could be linked to a “knockout” game where the object is to target unsuspecting pedestrians with the intention of knocking them out cold with one punch.
1
2
3
4
5
Fontainebleau signs ‘once in a generation talent’ to residency deal
‘Mysterious monolith’ found on trail overlooking Las Vegas
Real Water to pay $3B in lawsuit, jury rules, after liver failure outbreak
LETTER: One of the biggest cover-ups in American history
Las Vegas magician’s rates skyrocket after Magic Castle dustup