U.S. & World

The 14-year old student killed at a Wisconsin Christian school this week is remembered as a talented teenager who shared her gifts of music and art with many.

Rickey Henderson, who died Friday at 65, was a one-of-a-kind MLB superstar who never will be duplicated. Monte Poole honors the Athletics legend who wasted no time putting fear into the heart’s of opposing pitchers and managers.

Rickey Henderson, one of the greatest players in Athletics franchise history and a 2009 Hall of Fame inductee, died at 65.

Hanukkah, Judaism’s eight-day Festival of Lights, begins this year on Christmas Day. That’s only happened four times since 1900.

It’s eggnog season. At Scoma’s Restaurant in San Francisco, this holiday’s batch of eggnog began 11 months ago. Nearly a thousand egg yolks, gallons upon gallons of heavy cream and roughly $1,000 worth of vanilla beans come together with sugar and a mega-cocktail of sherry, brandy and aged rum. Eggnog’s roots date back to medieval Engla...

Authorities in Nigeria say 10 people, including four children, have been killed in a stampede in the capital city as a large crowd gathered to collect food items distributed by a local church at an annual Christmas event.

A day after multiple outlets reported that party supplies store Party City would be closing all locations and begin winding down operations “immediately,” the chain announced store-wide sales on all products.

Tariffs might increase car production costs and that could mean higher sticker prices for shoppers in the long run.

Federal investigators are now looking into allegations of sexual harassment and substantial overtime payments involving Jeffrey Maddrey and Quathisha Epps, a source familiar with the probe said.

Another funding bill. A debt limit extension. Major party-line bills on immigration and taxes. Nominations. Trump tried to push Congress to take the debt ceiling off his plate but failed.

The violence shocked the country and the city, bringing its mayor to the verge of tears and marring a festive event that’s part of a centuries-old German tradition.

Those in the Rocky Mountains and the northern U.S. and Northeast could be in luck, though, forecasters said.

The Mega Millions jackpot has increased to an estimated $944 million after another drawing without a big winner Friday night.