Prosecution wrapping up in WikiLeaks trial

FORT MEADE, Md. –  Prosecutors say they're reaching the end of their case in the court-martial of an Army private who gave mo...

US factory activity expands in June, jobs decline

WASHINGTON –  U.S. manufacturing activity grew in June behind a pickup in new orders and stronger production. The increase sugges...

Steinway accepts $438M buyout from Kohlberg & Co.

WALTHAM, Mass. –  The famed piano maker Steinway is being acquired by private equity firm Kohlberg & Co. for about $438 milli...

19 firefighters killed in Arizona wildfire were part of elite Hotshot crew

The 19 firefighters killed Sunday in Arizona were members of an elite crew known for battling the region's worst fires, inclu...

Police say SKorean man spurred NJ school lockdown

SEOUL, South Korea –  South Korean police say a local man is responsible for prank 911 calls that prompted school lockdowns in Ne...

Federalist Society success inspires campus copies

DURHAM, N.C. –  A new conservatism is beginning to emerge on some college campuses, spurred in part by opposition to President Ba...

Ariz. man watched home burn in fire that killed 19

YARNELL, Ariz. –  An Arizona man who lost his home in a wildfire that killed 19 people says he saw embers on the roof of his gara...