Alex Steen hasn’t played for the St. Louis Blues since Dec. 21, after which he was sidelined with concussion symptoms. Since that time, he’s dropped to sixth in the NHL goal-scoring race with a still-impressive total of 24 in 35 games, but Alex Ovechkin has opened up a 10-goal lead for the Rocker Richard Trophy. So Steen’s got some catching up to do, and that catching up begins on Saturday. He said...
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....