New York, Boston mayors back LGBT groups, reject St. Patrick's Day parades

The mayors of two major cities have opted out of marching in their cities' St. Patrick's Day parades , in what they call a show o...

$425M Powerball: One winning ticket sold, in Calif.

The lone winning ticket for the $425 million Powerball jackpot was sold at a convenience store in Northern California, but there was no ...

Wall Street sees sense in Facebook's $19 billion WhatsApp buy

Facebook Inc's purchase of fast-growing messaging startup WhatsApp for an eye-popping $19 billion largely won approval from anal...

Monster asteroid whizzes past Earth a year after Russia explosion

A gigantic asteroid has whizzed ‘close’ to Earth – around a year after another exploded over Russia, injuring hundreds of people. The ...

Why does myth of US Presidents Day persist?

When is Presidents Day 2014? The correct answer to that question is “never.” When it comes to federal holidays, there is no such thing a...

Powerball jackpot 10th biggest ever, as 8 tickets just miss

Powerball has its tenth largest annuity jackpot ever, $330 million, because no one matched all the numbers drawn Wednesday night. They ...

Atlanta weather | Worst of storm may not hit until Wednesday

Two weeks after a snowstorm brought the metro area to a halt, a second round of winter weather is on the way. But this time, it’s not ...

Starbucks responds to Dumb Starbucks in L.A.

Starbucks said it is considering how to proceed in response to a parody coffee shop called Dumb Starbucks. The Dumb Starbucks store in Lo...