LAFITTE, La. — Giovanni R. Santini has done just about all he could to prove he’s an American Indian over the decades he’s lived in… Continue reading
NEW YORK — Which toys will warm the hearts of parents and kids for the holiday 2015 shopping season?Holiday toys hit the shelves in recent… Continue reading
LOS ANGELES — If you’re shopping for a TV, get out a tape measure and do some quick calculations before you head to the store.… Continue reading
LOS ANGELES — DVD or Blu-ray box sets can be great gifts for film fans, but they’re often a predictable, and let’s face it, boring… Continue reading
LOS ANGELES — Pity TV fans back in the day, eager to buy really cool merchandise tie-ins to their favorite series but victims of bad… Continue reading
LOS ANGELES — Looking for a holiday present that’s a perfect fit, procrastinator-friendly and a constant reminder of your generosity? Consider a gift subscription to… Continue reading
WASHINGTON — Because of man-made global warming and a strong El Nino, Earth’s wild weather this year is bursting the annual heat record, the World… Continue reading
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama spared two turkeys named for one of the nation’s most admired presidents, continuing a White House tradition that provides a… Continue reading
CHICAGO — Small groups of demonstrators gathered again Wednesday to protest the death of a black teen shot by a white police officer, and they… Continue reading
BEIRUT — In the whirlwind of Syria’s civil war, two Russian pilots parachuted from their aircraft into a chaotic front-line mountainous region near the border… Continue reading
LOS ANGELES — Sylvester Stallone knows most of Rocky Balboa’s famous fights would have been stopped by a real-life referee long before the battered and… Continue reading
TORONTO — In a pivotal scene early in Tom Hooper’s “The Danish Girl,” the 1920s Copenhagen painter Einar Wegener, as played by Eddie Redmayne, sits… Continue reading
WASHINGTON — More inmates are in U.S. military prisons for sex crimes against children than for any other offense, an Associated Press investigation has found,… Continue reading
WASHINGTON (AP) — In a show of Western solidarity, President Barack Obama and French President Francois Hollande vowed Tuesday to escalate airstrikes against the Islamic… Continue reading
NEW DELHI — For thousands of childless couples the world over, India has been the go-to destination to fulfill their dreams of becoming parents, thanks… Continue reading
MOSCOW — Turkey shot down a Russian warplane on Tuesday that it said ignored repeated warnings and crossed into its airspace from Syria, killing at… Continue reading
RAMALLAH, West Bank — Political science lecturer Amjad Abu el-Ez lived in London and Dubai for 17 years before returning home in 2014 to teach… Continue reading
PENAS BLANCAS, Costa Rica — As summer began to bake the central Cuban city of Sancti Spiritus, Elio Alvarez and Lideisy Hernandez sold their tiny… Continue reading
PHOENIX (AP) — A U.S. Border Patrol agent in Arizona has been arrested and charged after state troopers found 110 pounds of cocaine in his… Continue reading
SPOKANE, Wash. — Tens of thousands of people who have been shivering for nearly a week without power after deadly storms swept through Washington state… Continue reading
