A barnacle-covered fishing boat that washed ashore this month in Crescent City, Calif., has been confirmed as the first debris from the 2011 tsunami in Japan to reach California's shores.

Nothing like a shutout win over the Angels to tone down some of the hysteria we’ve seen revolving around the Mariners the past 48 hours or so. I’ll freely admit contributing to some of it. This team is going to be in serious trouble and will put jobs at risk if it plays like it

The airport at Moses Lake could be one of six places in the nation where the Federal Aviation Administration tests drones.

A Russian court on Friday rejected a plea for early release from prison by a member of the feminist punk band Pussy Riot, whose provocative songs and prosecution have made them a symbol of the country's opposition movement.

A top Pakistani prison official says an Indian spy on death row was critically injured when he was attacked with a brick inside a prison in the eastern city of Lahore.

Nothing like a shutout win over the Angels to tone down some of the hysteria we’ve seen revolving around the Mariners the past 48 hours or so. I’ll freely admit contributing to some of it. This team is going to be in serious trouble and will put jobs at risk if it plays like it

President Barack Obama vowed Friday to join Planned Parenthood in fighting against what he said were efforts across the country to turn women's health back to the 1950s.

Large specialty pharmacies like the one that triggered a deadly meningitis outbreak last year would be subject to federal safety inspections and manufacturing standards under a new Senate proposal introduced Friday.

CRESCENT CITY, Calif. (AP) — A barnacle-covered fishing boat that washed ashore this month in Crescent City, Calif., has been confirmed as the first debris from the 2011 tsunami in Japan to reach California's shores.

A Washington state Senator and 11 other Republicans introduced a bill that would legalize discrimination towards gay people. Sen. Sharon Brown, along with her republican cohorts, believes that she has the right to discriminate against gay, lesbian, bi-sexual or transgender individuals based on “sincerely held religious beliefs” or “matters of conscience.” The bill seeks to undermine current laws ...

NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. (AP) — A "Don't Tread on Me" flag hoisted by veterans outside a city-owned armory has been ordered down because of complaints that the defiant symbol of the American Revolution is now associated with the tea party and makes an unwelcome political statement.

The state's governor signs a bill to strike specific gender references from all of Washington's laws. read more

WASHINGTON (AP) — A former official of the Russian government is telling Congress that lingering, Cold War-era distrust may have made American officials less inclined to act on tips from Russian security services about one of the alleged Boston Marathon bombers

The European Commission unveils plans to improve the rights of workers who move to take up employment in another EU member state.

Authorities approved fixes to the planes’ batteries and authorized All Nippon Airways and Japan Airlines, which own about half of the 50 Dreamliners delivered, to resume flights.    

Former Pakistan and Essex leg spinner Danish Kaneria loses his appeal against being found guilty of spot-fixing.

NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York City said on Friday it sued BP Plc for more than $39 million of losses it claims beneficiaries of the city's pension funds sustained due to BP's "misconduct and fraudulent behavior" linked to the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill. "BP failed to disclose to shareowners the serious risks involved in its offshore drilling operation," Comptroller John Liu said. "After the spill began, it misleadingly attempted to minimize the extent of the damage and the cost to shareowners. ...

The law would allow businesses to discriminate based on "sincerely held" religious and philosophical beliefs        

At the N.F.L. draft, a passel of lugs in baggy suits picked out by Mom has been replaced by a parade of fashion plates that might put Oscar contenders to shame.