New Zealand have started the Hawke's Bay Festival of Hockey with a 3-1 win over Korea. The Kiwis led from start to finish, with goals from Anita Punt, Petrea Webster and Olivia Merry. Their Trans-Tasman neighbours, however, fell 3-0 to Argentina. New Zealand coach Mark Hager said it was pleasing to take a win in their first game at the tournament. “Korea were a good challenge for us and I thought...
The craft of opposition research—finding information that might put an opponent in a negative light—has long been a staple of political campaigns. This year, independent groups are taking a leading role....
Cynthia Quarterman, a top U.S. safety regulator tasked with handling the U.S. government's response to a string of oil-train crashes in recent years, is stepping down....
The Los Angeles City Council has approved one of the nation's highest minimum wages for workers at the city's large hotels....
The U.S. government will pay the Navajo Nation $554 million to settle long-standing claims that it mismanaged funds and natural resources on the tribe's reservation for years....
Connecticut gubernatorial candidate Joe Visconti opposes the state's new gun restrictions, and he has an online commercial that shows him riding in a 1974 Pontiac convertible with rifles fixed to the rear fenders. ...
The U.S. and Arab allies launched a second major wave of airstrikes in Syria targeting mobile oil refineries controlled by Islamic State, the Pentagon said....