A Navy helicopter with five crew members crashed into the ocean off the Virginia coast during a routine training mission Wednesday, killing two crew members and leaving two in the hospital and one still missing.
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Rushing to curb political fallout, the White House pushed back Wednesday against harsh criticism in a new book by former Defense Secretary Robert Gates that questions President Barack Obama’s war leadership and rips into Vice President Joe Biden.
A political dirty-tricks investigation of Gov. Chris Christie’s inner circle broke wide open Wednesday with the release of emails and text messages that suggest one of his top aides engineered traffic jams in a New Jersey town last September to punish its mayor.
Despite having a marriage license, dozens, maybe hundreds, of couples missed their chance to be legally married in Utah after the U.S. Supreme Court decided on Monday to temporarily halt gay marriages until an appeals court considers whether gay couples have a right to wed in Utah.
The cold front that has overrun most of the eastern United States is starting to wane today, but cities are not out of the ice just yet.
Oil-rich and overrun with crime, Venezuela is seeing a flood of social media outrage over the death of a popular soap-opera actress and former Miss Venezuela, 29-year-old Monica Spear. She and her ex-husband resisted robbers and were killed. Their 5-year-old daughter was wounded.
Playoff parties may have one fewer dip option this year. Kraft Foods says some customers may not be able to find Velveeta cheese over the next few weeks.
A sweeping fraud case involving scores of retired officers, firefighters and jail guards unfolded Tuesday in New York. The retirees faked psychiatric problems, authorities said, and many falsely claimed their conditions arose after the Sept. 11 attacks. More than 100 were arrested.
