ST. LOUIS -- Coming off only their second loss in the last six weeks, the Anaheim Ducks were determined to have a better effort Saturday night against the St. Louis Blues. Center Ryan Getzlaf scored one goal and assisted on another and rookie goalie Frederik Andersen stopped 34 of 36 St. Louis shots to give the Ducks a 3-2 win, one night after they lost 4-2 in Chicago on Friday night....
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....