Percival Everett's novel ''James,'' his acclaimed reworking of ''The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn,'' has won a $50,000 ...

Leo Carlsson scored 54 seconds into overtime and the Anaheim Ducks won their ninth consecutive home opener, 5-4 over the Utah Hockey Club on Wednesday night.

On a night of misplayed comebackers, the New York Mets put themselves in a need of yet another comeback. NEW YORK — On a night of misplayed comebackers, the New York Mets put themselves in a need of ...

A Texas man who could be the first person in the U.S. executed for a murder conviction tied to a diagnosis of shaken baby syndrome is facing a lethal injection Thursday evening amid assertions by his ...

Shares mostly advanced in Asia on Thursday after U.S. stocks rose following better-than-expected profit reports from Morgan Stanley, United Airlines and other big companies.

In Nebraska, the ballot includes competing measures: One would bar abortion after 12 weeks of pregnancy, with some exceptions, echoing the current ban but leaving open the possibility of tighter ...

In an election where the future of reproductive rights is on the ballot in Maryland and elsewhere across the country, the state's all-male congressional delegation stands to gain an influx of women.

With three weeks left in the presidential campaign, Democrat Kamala Harris is spending most of her days trying to shore up support in the ''blue wall'' states of Pennsylvania, Michigan and Wisconsin ...