The bright lights of the NBA postseason are blinding 23-year-old guard Terrence Ross , whose struggles in four games against the Brooklyn Nets are a major cause for concern. Ross, who the Raptors selected eighth overall in the 2012 NBA draft, had an erratic 2013-14 regular season. He averaged 10.9 points on 42.3 percent shooting, including 3.1 rebounds, 1.0 assists and 0.8 steals in 81 games. In 62...
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....