TRUCKEE, Calif. - A member of a Sierra ski resort’s patrol team who was injured after being caught in an avalanche has died - the second death connected to avalanches that occured in the area Monday.Bill Foster, 53, died at Renown Regional Medical Center in Reno, Nev., where he was taken ...

NEWTOWN, Conn. — A single bell repeatedly rang a sad, slow beat Thursday at the Connecticut funeral of a 6-year-old girl killed by a gunman at her elementary school, while a cardinal in New York compared a slain teacher to Jesus for giving up her life to protect others.In Newtown, the site of ...

DES MOINES, Iowa — No snow boots needed in Milwaukee. Chicago commuters aren’t dodging knee-deep snow drifts frozen along city sidewalks. And children in Des Moines are settling for ice shavings dumped from a Zamboni.Many cities in the Midwest haven’t seen any decent snow this season — ...

PHOENIX — The other ticket holders in last week’s record $577.5 million Powerball jackpot have claimed their half of the prize but aren’t stepping into the spotlight just yet, the Arizona Lottery said Friday.The winning family opted to take the cash option of $192 million. They declined ...

SACRAMENTO -- A Sacramento federal judge has barred California from enforcing its new law prohibiting “gay conversion therapy” against two mental health providers and a student who are suing to derail the measure.U.S. District Judge William B. Shubb, who practiced First Amendment law before ...

WASHINGTON - For years, pro-immigration conservative activists have tried with little success to gain an audience with top Republicans in Washington.But since last month’s election, with the GOP’s dismal performance among Hispanics, that has started to change. On Tuesday, more than 250 ...