NEW YORK (AP) — Life expectancy in the United States has stalled for three straight years, the government announced Wednesday. A child born last year can expect to make it to 78 years and... READ MORE »

WASHINGTON (AP) — Amid fear of terrorism, the Republican candidates for president for months have escalated their rhetoric about the place of Muslims in the United States. A Muslim shouldn'... READ MORE »

BATH, Maine (AP) — The largest destroyer ever built for the U.S. Navy headed out to sea for the first time Monday, departing from shipbuilder Bath Iron Works and carefully navigating the... READ MORE »

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Police say an Albuquerque man wanted this mother's traditional New Mexican stew so much he broke into her home and stole it. The Albuquerque Journal reports (http... READ MORE »

ATLANTA (AP) — A recent MRI showing no cancer on Jimmy Carter's brain is "very positive" news for the former president but will not end his medical treatment, doctors said. Carter, 91,... READ MORE »

LE BOURGET, France (AP) — It's clear at this point that even if the international climate accord being negotiated in suburban Paris becomes legally binding, it won't include punitive... READ MORE »

VIENNA (AP) — The banknotes were wet, but Austrian police are not treating the find of more than 100,000 euros found in the Danube river as a classic case of money laundering. Firefighters... READ MORE »

ROSELLE PARK, N.J. (AP) — A New Jersey city council's decision to add the word "Christmas" to the name of its tree-lighting ceremony prompted one council member to step down because it "... READ MORE »

LYNCHBURG, Va. (AP) — The president of Liberty University urged students at the Christian school to carry concealed weapons on campus to counter any possible armed attack like the mass... READ MORE »

SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. (AP) — Huddled beneath a desk, a bookshelf shoved against a locked office door, Regina Kuruppu held tightly to her co-workers' hands and began to pray aloud, unable... READ MORE »