Thursday, December 12, 2013

Winnie Mandela says she feels "very blessed" to have been with ex-husband Nelson Mandela when he died, describing how she sat by his bedside until he drew his last breath.

Lydia Ko, who earned an exemption to join the LPGA Tour in October as a 16-year-old, has signed with management company IMG.

Boeing is expected to respond Thursday to a Machinists union proposal that would keep much of the 777X work in the Puget Sound.

It's a growing side effect of modern medicine: A test for one condition turns up something completely unrelated. It might be a real danger, or an anxiety-provoking false alarm.

Members of the Newtown, Conn., community, including the parent of a teacher killed in a school shooting massacre last year, are joining a vigil at the National Cathedral to remember those killed by gun violence.

Ford Motor Co. says 2014 will be its busiest year ever, with 23 new vehicles being introduced around the world.

America's top auto safety regulator is stepping down.

Health officials say the flu season seems to be getting off to more normal start this year.

Baseball officials are up front about this: They want to ban home-plate collisions to guard their investments.

Country music star Ray Price is to begin hospice care at his Texas home. That's after his discharge from a hospital where he was being treated for cancer.

As one part of the federal government looks to remove restrictions on making phone calls from airplanes, another agency is apparently considering its own prohibition.

Merrill Lynch has agreed to pay $131.8 million to settle U. S. civil charges that it misled investors about risky mortgage bonds it sold ahead of the 2008 financial crisis.

Universal Studios is adding eight new restaurants to its CityWalk dining and entertainment area in 2014, including a North Carolina-based burger and sushi fusion restaurant.

Once upon a time, people who craved a tablet computer bought an iPad.

Jurgen Klinsmann is staying with the U. S. soccer team for the 2018 World Cup.

The House pushed toward passage of a comprehensive defense policy bill on Thursday that would address sexual assault in the ranks, cover the cost of combat pay for the nation's war-fighters and fund new aircraft and ships.

Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel says the U. S. will continue to support the moderate opposition in Syria, but non-lethal aid will be suspended until the U. S. can get a clear assessment on the status of warehouses of military equipment seized by extremist Islamic militants.

He's known for coloring outside the lines in the staid Senate. Now children of all ages can color in U. S. Sen. Ted Cruz.