VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Four grizzly bears captured in western Canada were responsible for killing a mother and her adult daughter this month in what investigators believe was a rare predatory attack, wildlife officials said Tuesday. DNA tests conclusively linked a female grizzly and...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republicans reelected South Dakota Sen. John Thune as leader of the GOP conference after a tense day of discussions about steep losses in the midterm elections that cost them their majority. Thune was always expected to prevail, as he is popular with his GOP colleagues a...

NEW YORK (AP) — Three men, including one already jailed in the United States, were accused by U. S. authorities Tuesday of being Iran-supported operatives who plotted nearly 20 attacks on Jewish communities in Europe and the U. S. as well as a planned assault on a British airbase used by the U...

A cruise ship passenger accused of killing a woman shortly after the vessel departed from Texas told FBI agents he beat and choked her in their cabin after an argument caused him to “snap,” according to court documents. Jason Watford, 48, of Tyler, Texas, was set to make an initial federal on...

WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) — Incidents that were “more than online death threats” cemented Connor Hellebuyck’s decision to ask for a trade from the Winnipeg Jets, he said Tuesday. Speaking to reporters there for the first time since being dealt to New Jersey on Oct. 23, the goaltender said I...