James D. Watson, whose co-discovery of the twisted-ladder structure of DNA in 1953 helped light the long fuse on a revolution in medicine, crimefighting, genealogy and ethics, has died. He was 97. The ...
Victor Conte, the architect of a scheme to provide undetectable performance-enhancing drugs to professional athletes including baseball stars Barry Bonds and Jason Giambi and Olympic track champion ...
Former NFL quarterback Tom Brady said on Tuesday that his dog, Junie, is a clone of his late pet, Lua, who passed away two years ago. The pit bull mix was shared by Brady with his ex-wife, Gisele ...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Dick Cheney, the hard-charging conservative who became one of the most powerful and polarizing vice presidents in U.S. history and a leading advocate for the invasion of Iraq, has ...
WASHINGTON — Donna Jean Godchaux-MacKay, a singer known for working with the Grateful Dead, has died. She was 78. The singer died on Sunday following a "lengthy struggle with cancer," according to ...
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Kim Yong Nam, a longtime North Korean ceremonial head of state best known for his trademark propaganda-filled speeches with a deep, booming voice in support of the ruling Kim ...
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea says its longtime ceremonial head of state Kim Yong Nam has died. The Korean Central News Agency said Tuesday Kim Yong Nam, former president of the Presidium of ...
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Martha Layne Collins, the first and only woman elected governor of Kentucky, died on Saturday. She was 88. The Democrat’s most visible legacy is a sprawling Toyota auto assembly ...
A broken window transformed him into a professional organizer and lobbyist to regulate rents and restrain landlords in New York. By Sam Roberts Michael McKee, an indefatigable tenant organizer who ...
Civic activist and science journalist Maggie McKee is running for Quincy's Ward 5 City Council seat. McKee was motivated to run for office after the mayor and city council approved large salary ...
A federal government shutdown threatens to halt SNAP food aid for 140,000 Rhode Islanders. Gov. Dan McKee is set to announce new state actions to address the potential loss of federal funds. Political ...
Police say they have found the body of missing 21-year-old Lia Smith not far from the college where she was a collegiate swimmer. An autopsy ruled Smith died by suicide, authorities announced. Smith, ...