CLOSED FOR BUSINESS — As of 12:01 a.m., the federal government is shut down for the first time in nearly seven years. With Congress and the White House not actively negotiating, we may be here a while ...

A mother who had to identify the body of her son, who was killed when he was struck by a car and dragged along the road, has been awarded €130,000 in compensation. Vera Lynch, 57, had sued the owner ...

Can I use my pastoral expense account to buy a gas mask?” It’s a question dozens of Chicago pastors asked our church boards this month. Few of us ...

Craig Bellamy insists Wales will not turn up as "tourists" for their Wembley showdown with England. Thursday's "Battle of Britain" friendly has a David and Goliath look about it with England ranked ...

Lynch, 64, of East Hampton, is a registered Democrat and is running on the Democratic and Republican party lines in the general election. He is unopposed. He was elected highway superintendent in 2011 ...

Steve Marchand, former Portsmouth mayor, and Steve Negron, two-time GOP congressional nominee, discuss the political fallout from federal shutdown. Steve Marchand, former Portsmouth mayor, and Steve ...