After getting out to a 24-3 lead in the second half, the Dallas Cowboys held on to defeat the New Orleans Saints 24-17 in the New Orleans Superdome. Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo threw for 312 yards and no interceptions, while

A treacherous wintry storm slammed the East Coast on Saturday, dumping more than a foot of snow in some areas and creating misery for motorists on the weekend before Christmas. Officials urged residents to stay indoors, and many heeded the

Researchers at Brown University have determined that bourbon causes worse hangovers than vodka. After paying 95 heavy drinkers $450 to get drunk, researchers theorized that the levels of toxic substances called congeners in the alcohol causes the severity of the

Pope Benedict has moved two of his predecessors, Pius XII, and John Paul II, closer to Roman Catholic sainthood. Because sainthood requires a documented "miracle," Vatican authorities are investigating John Paul II's alleged role in curing a French nun of

Paul Krugman: let's all take a deep breath, and consider just how much good this bill would do, if passed and how much better it would be than anything that seemed possible just a few years ago. With all its

Sen. Ben Nelson (D-Neb.) agreed Saturday to provide the 60th and deciding vote for sweeping health care legislation in the Senate. Nelson said he made his decision after winning fresh concessions to limit the availability of abortions in insurance sold

The discovery of a 4.4-million-year-old skeleton dubbed "Ardi" -- human-kind's oldest known ancestor -- was the greatest scientific breakthrough of 2009, the prestigious journal Science said on Thursday.

Rogers Cadenhead: Rick Brown, a preacher for ChristBridge Fellowship in Tomball, Texas, used me as the subject of a sermon printed in the local newspaper this week. This happens to me a couple times a year.

Canada's military police have been quietly investigating allegations for more than a year that the country's troops abused Afghan detainees, CBC News has learned. Canadian soldiers captured the detainees sometime in 2008 and the investigation into their conduct has been

The trip to Copenhagen by climate change denier Sen. Jim Inhofe (R.-Okla.) was less of a publicity coup than he hoped, writes Steve Benen. "Inhofe scheduled a brief visit to Copenhagen -- arrive, spread nonsense, fly back -- but his

A federal court has dismissed the sixth lawsuit on behalf of inmates trying to stop Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio from playing Christmas music 12 hours a day to the 8,000 inmates inside his Phoenix jail. "Inmates should stop acting like

The Army general of U.S. forces in Northern Iraq has banned pregnancy among military personnel in his command, NBC News reported on Friday. Anyone who becomes pregnant or impregnates another servicemember, including married couples assigned to the same unit, could

So you want to give the gifts in "The Twelve Days of Christmas" carol? That'll be $86,609, up 10.9% over last year. There's some good news here, though. The 9 Ladies Dancing are getting what they got last year.

Eleven Iranian soldiers have taken control of the Fakka oilfield in a remote desert area of southeastern Iraq, Iraqi government spokesman Ali al-Dabbagh said. "Iraq demands the immediate withdrawal from well No. 4 and the Fakka oilfield, which belongs to

Izard County officials will vote on the purchase of a building for a new drug court next month after a motion to advance the ordinance to a second reading failed.

YELLVILLE — Yellville-Summit schools Superintendent Jack Dwyer is in a race with the clock to have a fiscal distress recovery plan ready for the Arkansas Board of Education's review not later than 4 p.m. Christmas Eve.

It's holiday time, and there's no better time to enjoy some pie or cake, especially when the treats will benefit a very sick sixth-grader.

Unsurprisingly, some women - reflecting on pregnancy, birth, advent, and/or the birth of new spiritual awareness in us - resorted to poetry ... My friend Cheryl Lawrie in Melbourne sent a link to this beautiful poem ... And another friend,...