NEW YORK -- The New York Rangers received goals from four different players in a 4-2 win over the Philadelphia Flyers in Game 5 of the first round playoff on Sunday. Centers Dominic Moore and Brad Richards and defenseman Marc Staal provided the Rangers with a 3-0 cushion and forward Brian Boyle added an empty-net goal late in the game. The Rangers lead the series 3-2. Game 6 is Tuesday in Philadelphia....
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....