Teachers report postelection bullying surge Posted: 29 Nov 2016 04:05 PM PST Teachers and administrators respond to a survey by submitting more than 25,000 anecdotes about students' behavior since Nov. 8. |
What caused the raging Tennessee wildfire? Posted: 29 Nov 2016 02:26 PM PST The deadly blaze broke out in part because of a drought that dried out the area's trees, bushes, and vegetation. |
Banker is Trump's expected Treasury pick Posted: 29 Nov 2016 03:14 PM PST Steven Mnuchin, the Trump campaign's national finance director, is the expected nominee for Treasury secretary, a source says. |
Tenn. wildfires ravage tight-knit community Posted: 29 Nov 2016 01:02 PM PST "The mountains are burning down," said one resident, as blazes tore through the region around Gatlinburg. |
Pipeline protesters' supplies won't be blocked Posted: 29 Nov 2016 03:56 PM PST North Dakota law enforcement backs away from a threat to turn back deliveries to demonstrators at their encampment. |
Former Senate leader on Trump foreign policy Posted: 29 Nov 2016 07:00 AM PST He declines to say whom he'd prefer for secretary of state, but George Mitchell does offer a solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. |
Fiat heir arrested for alleged fake kidnapping Posted: 29 Nov 2016 09:31 AM PST Lapo Elkann reportedly tried to make his family believe he'd been abducted after running out of money on a two-day bender. |
New banknote has some Brits steaming mad Posted: 29 Nov 2016 03:55 AM PST Vegetarians are outraged that the Bank of England's new plastic £5 note contains an animal product. |
Trump to nominate Chao for transportation post Posted: 29 Nov 2016 11:00 AM PST Elaine Chao's record suggests she'd be skeptical of new safety regulations if selected to lead the Department of Transportation. |
White House sends mixed messages on Castro funeral Posted: 29 Nov 2016 11:50 AM PST President Obama is sending two senior officials to the service, but don't call it a delegation, the White House says. |
'Michelle will never run for office' Posted: 29 Nov 2016 10:28 AM PST Barack Obama says he and his wife will be "very active" after he leaves office, but that she doesn't hold political aspirations. |
Home prices hit record, but fewer benefit Posted: 29 Nov 2016 08:08 AM PST The housing bust is over, but the recovery has benefited the wealthy at the expense of many ordinary folks who are falling further behind. |
Trump win triggers consumer confidence? Posted: 29 Nov 2016 07:34 AM PST In the third quarter, personal consumption rose 2.8 percent, better than the 2.1 percent previously reported. |
Ex- Manafort aide planning Trump inauguration Posted: 29 Nov 2016 09:30 AM PST Rick Gates, a longtime business partner of ousted campaign chief Paul Manafort, is playing a key role in overseeing the day's events. |
Nearly half of HIV infections go undetected Posted: 29 Nov 2016 08:05 AM PST The World Health Organization says more than 14 million people worldwide are unaware of their status. |
Mysterious drop in Alaska's caribou numbers Posted: 29 Nov 2016 07:58 AM PST The size of the the state's Arctic region herd has plummeted by more than 50 percent in three years, puzzling researchers. |
Trump to nominate Chao for transportation post Posted: 29 Nov 2016 09:16 AM PST Donald Trump plans to nominate former Labor Secretary Elaine Chao to head the Transportation Department, sources say. |
World's oldest person turns 117 years old Posted: 29 Nov 2016 07:09 AM PST Italy's Emma Morano is believed to be the last surviving person in the world born in the 1800s. |
Texas elector: Trump 'not biblically qualified' Posted: 29 Nov 2016 07:28 AM PST Art Sisneros resigns his Electoral College post rather than cast a ballot for the president-elect next month. |
Assad, allies want to seize Aleppo pre-Trump Posted: 29 Nov 2016 09:00 AM PST Spurred by big recent gains, a Russian-backed timeline for government forces to retake the key Syrian city from rebels is accelerated. |
Trump suggests jail time for flag burners Posted: 29 Nov 2016 07:16 AM PST The president-elect also threatens loss of citizenship for those who burn the American flag, but the Supreme Court disagrees. |
Wish list for America's new tech czar Posted: 29 Nov 2016 05:52 AM PST Yahoo Finance assembles a short list of possible replacements for Megan Smith as the U.S. chief technology officer. |
Arrests in nationwide 'Fight for $15' protests Posted: 29 Nov 2016 02:03 PM PST Fast-food and airport workers stage their first large-scale push to raise wages since Donald Trump's election. |
Dozens dead in soccer team plane crash Posted: 29 Nov 2016 03:05 PM PST A chartered aircraft carrying members of a Brazilian team crashed near Medellin, Colombia. |
Obamacare foe is Trump pick for health secretary Posted: 28 Nov 2016 08:38 PM PST Georgia Rep. Tom Price is the president-elect's choice to head the Department of Health and Human Services. |
Praise for fast-acting cop who killed attacker Posted: 28 Nov 2016 06:54 PM PST Officer Alan Horujko's extremely quick response to an assault that left 11 people injured saved lives, officials say. |