New Orleans settles police shooting suits Posted: 19 Dec 2016 03:45 PM PST Mayor Mitch Landrieu announces a $13.3 million settlement over killings linked to Hurricane Katrina. |
Trump secures Electoral College win Posted: 19 Dec 2016 05:05 PM PST Despite thousands of protesters around the country, Donald Trump won 270 electoral votes as expected. |
Merriam-Webster's word of the year for 2016 Posted: 19 Dec 2016 11:57 AM PST The largest spike in searches for this word happened after Donald Trump defeated Hillary Clinton in the election. |
Several injured by gunman at Zurich mosque Posted: 19 Dec 2016 02:06 PM PST Police and ambulances swarmed the area around the mosque, frequented largely by Somali immigrants, in Switzerland's largest city. |
12 dead in Berlin market truck crash Posted: 19 Dec 2016 12:08 PM PST Police also say 48 people were injured in the incident, which is being investigated as a possible intentional act. |
Hottest U.S. company you've never heard of Posted: 19 Dec 2016 09:31 AM PST Yahoo Finance reveals its Company of the Year, which dug itself out of a perilous hole to achieve explosive growth. |
Texas GOP elector voting Kasich over Trump Posted: 19 Dec 2016 11:13 AM PST Chris Suprun tells Yahoo News that Donald Trump is a "demagogue" whose finances violate the Constitution. |
Bill Clinton sounds off on the election Posted: 19 Dec 2016 08:08 AM PST The former president says Donald Trump "doesn't know much," but "one thing he does know is how to get angry, white men to vote for him." |
Assassination of Russia’s Turkey envoy Posted: 19 Dec 2016 02:09 PM PST The gunman, wearing a suit and tie and shouting "Allahu Akbar," attacked the ambassador at a photo exhibition. |
Getting old may not be so inevitable Posted: 19 Dec 2016 07:14 AM PST Researchers have found a way to turn back the clock on human and animal cells, making them appear younger. |
Twitter sensation, 7, flees Aleppo Posted: 19 Dec 2016 08:17 AM PST Bana al-Abed, who chronicled the horrors of life in the besieged Syrian city, has escaped with her family, officials say. |
Incoming N.C. governor to repeal LGBT law Posted: 19 Dec 2016 02:18 PM PST Gov.-elect Roy Cooper says that legislators will hold a special session to repeal a law limiting protections for LGBT people. |
Obama: America will 'be a browner country' Posted: 19 Dec 2016 06:43 AM PST In an interview with NPR, the president notes that the national conversation about race is "long overdue." |
Thousands of areas in U.S. affected by lead Posted: 19 Dec 2016 05:38 AM PST Across the country, the CDC estimates that 2.5 percent of small children have elevated levels of lead in their blood. |
College enrollment falls for 5th year Posted: 19 Dec 2016 05:11 AM PST Older students account for almost the entire overall decline, as one thing draws the majority of them away. |
Twitter sensation, 7, flees Aleppo Posted: 19 Dec 2016 08:30 AM PST Bana al-Abed, who chronicled the horrors of life in the besieged Syrian city, has escaped with her family, officials say. |
Aleppo evacuations resume after days Posted: 19 Dec 2016 02:49 PM PST Buses began taking the remaining civilians and rebels from the besieged city following days of delays. |
Did 'unpresidented' make Trump seem honest? Posted: 18 Dec 2016 02:30 PM PST His tweeted typo is mocked by critics, but his supporters view the mistake as part of his rough-around-the-edges appeal. |