Former first lady Barbara Bush is celebrating her 91st birthday with her family in Maine. She and former President George H.W. Bush are being joined by family members including their son, former President George W. Bush, to help her celebrate on Wednesday. The Bushes have a summer home in Kennebunkport,… Read More

Two South Carolina Air National Guard F-16 fighter pilots ejected safely after a midair collision overnight in eastern Georgia, the Guard said. The collision happened Tuesday night around 9:15 p.m. during routine night-flying operations over a military operating area in Jefferson County, Georgia, the Air National Guard said in a… Read More

The fans stood and cheered when Clint Dempsey headed off the field in the second half, and the forward responded with his own round of applause. Brad Guzan held his arms in the air after the final seconds of his happy homecoming. After days of questions and criticism, it was… Read More

A man featured on the reality television show “Wicked Tuna” is scheduled to be sentenced in Vermont on charges he received government disability benefits while he was fishing on the show. Paul Hebert, of Gloucester, Massachusetts, is due in federal court in Burlington on Wednesday. He pleaded guilty earlier this… Read More

Significant progress has been made on shortening screening lines since earlier this spring, when airlines reported thousands of frustrated passengers were missing flights, the head of the Transportation Security Administration said Tuesday. Over the busy Memorial Day weekend, 99 percent of passengers at U.S. airports waited less than 30 minutes… Read More

An Arizona mother screamed in religious fervor while her three young sons were stuffed in a closet after being stabbed to death, newly released court records say. Octavia Renee Rogers, 29, was released from a hospital and booked into jail Sunday in Phoenix on suspicion of three counts of first-degree… Read More

Residents on Florida’s Gulf coast filled sandbags, schools closed early and graduation ceremonies were postponed as Gov. Rick Scott declared a state of emergency with Tropical Storm Colin churning toward the state Monday, threatening serious flooding. A large portion of Florida’s western and Panhandle coast was already under a tropical… Read More

Space station astronauts opened the world’s first inflatable space habitat Monday and floated inside. NASA astronaut Jeffrey Williams swung open the door to the newly expanded chamber and was the first to enter. He said it was pristine but cold inside. The room — called the Bigelow Expandable Activity Module, or… Read More

Muhammad Ali and his innermost circle started a document years ago that grew so thick they began calling it “The Book.” Its contents will soon be revealed. In the pages, the boxing great planned in exacting detail how he wished to say goodbye. “The message that we’ll be sending out… Read More

The last known living 9/11 search dog has died in a Houston suburb at age 16. Bretagne (BRIHT’-nee), a golden retriever, was euthanized Monday at a veterinary clinic in the Houston suburb of Cypress, according to a statement from the Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service. Bretagne was 2 years old… Read More