The New York Knicks continued their playoff fight against the Washington Wizards, at home, on Friday night. The Knicks were desperately clinging to the NBA’s 8th seed, but with a 90-89 loss to the Wizards, and an Atlanta Hawks 117-98 victory over the Celeveland Cavaliers, the Knicks have dropped back down into 9th place, while the Hawks slid into the 8th spot. The play of the game was Bradley Beal’s...
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....