Overloaded ferry capsizes in India

Henny Youngman, the late borscht belt comedian, told hundreds of politically incorrect jokes. One of them was his response when asked, “How’s your wife?” “Compared to what?” he’d say.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Hawaii Sen. Mazie Hirono (may-ZEE' hee-ROH'-noh) heard a lot of soothing words from fellow Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee, but she never had a chance to win a relatively modest change to far-reaching immigration legislation.

A look at legislation passed in Turkey's parliament early Friday that would ban all alcohol advertising and tighten restrictions on the sale of such beverages, and how such a law could affect tourists ...

Ultimately, many of the photos and cellphone records of Trayvon Martin released online Thursday by George Zimmerman’s defense attorneys – indicating that the slain teenager smoked marijuana, got into fights at school, and had an interest in, and perhaps access to, guns – may be ruled inadmissible in court. But they are already making the rounds in the court of public opinion, which can influence everything from fundraising efforts to the mind-set of potential jurors in Mr. Zimmerman's murder trial.

Matthew Royer Did Not Show Up at His Pennsylvania Home or Summer Job

A truck hauling an oversized load of drilling equipment hit an overhead bridge girder on the major route between Seattle and Canada, sending a section of the interstate into the river below as the driver ...