4 shot dead outside house party

Four people were shot dead early Friday outside a house party in Milwaukee, police said.

Ailing U.K. spy chief tested for poison

U.S. economy lost 62,000 jobs in June

Employers cut payrolls by 62,000 in June, the sixth straight month of nationwide job losses, underscoring the economy’s fragile state. The unemployment rate held steady at 5.5 percent.

GM bankruptcy described as unlikely

BoSox, Lester embarrass Yankees

Jon Lester pitched a sharp five-hitter while the Boston Red Sox roughed up Andy Pettitte, beating the New York Yankees 7-0 on Thursday night to end a five-game losing streak.

Reyes’ triple keys Mets’ rout of Cardinals

Larry Harmon, longtime Bozo the Clown, dies

Larry Harmon, one of the first men to play the famed Bozo the Clown character, has died at 83.

French locals indifferent to Brangelina

Some psych patients wait days in ERs

When staffers at a Brooklyn hospital spotted a middle-aged woman lying face-down on a waiting room floor last month, it hardly seemed like cause for alarm.

Strike the right balance

Cosmic Log: Stars and stripes in space

Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: NASA's Great Observatories present a red-white-and-blue view of cosmic stars and stripes, just in time for the Fourth of July.

8 dangerous volcanoes around the world

Top 10 places to celebrate the Fourth of July

July 4th isn't your everyday holiday — it's the birthday of the good ol’ U.S. of A., and everyone's invited to the countrywide party.

Bring a bib to America's best barbecue joints