Veteran infielder Kinsler to retire after 14 seasons
Veteran infielder Ian Kinsler will retire after 14 major league seasons, with one year remaining on his contract, and make a move into the San...
North America’s first indoor ski slope opens in NJ mall
A four-acre ski and snowboard facility – the first of its kind in North America – is open to the public in an East Rutherford,...
Aceh tsunami survivor hopes next generation will learn lessons
Armilla Yanti was returning from her regular Sunday trip to the market in this Indonesian city when a towering tsunami wave crashed ashore. She and...
Boeing’s Starliner astronaut fails key test to reach space station
Boeing Co’s new astronaut capsule failed after liftoff on Friday to climb high enough in orbit to reach the International Space Station, cutting short a...
Trump to deliver State of the Union address on Feb. 4
U.S. President Donald Trump will deliver his annual State of the Union speech on Feb. 4 after accepting an invitation from House Speaker Nancy Pelosi...
U.S. Steel delivers unwelcome Christmas surprise to Michigan town
The mayor of a Michigan steel town was attending his grandchildren’s Christmas play Thursday evening when he got an unwelcome voicemail from an official of...
Colombia orders Uber to cease ride-hailing, cites competition rules violation
Colombia on Friday ordered Uber to cease its ride-hailing operations in the Andean country, effective immediately, after a judge ruled the company violated competition rules....
Wawa notifies customers of data breach
Convenience store chain, Wawa, said it discovered malware on its payment processing servers that had been present for months, affecting customer debit and credit cards...
U.S. transport chief said economic issues not a factor in 737 MAX’s safety review
The economic impact of Boeing Co’s planned halt of 737 MAX production will not be considered by U.S. regulators in their ongoing review of when...
Junior Johnson, NASCAR hall-of-fame driver, team owner, dies at 88
Junior Johnson, the former moonshiner turned hard-charging race car driver who won 50 NASCAR races in the 1950s and ’60s before becoming a team owner,...