A veteran cop whose "retirement" included taking up the mantle as his town's resident fire commissioner suffered a fatal heart attack Saturday while rescuing a young hiker stranded in the Catskills Mo...

Former Gov. Jim Hunt, who transformed North Carolina education during his 16-year service, died at 88 with tributes pouring in from political leaders across the state....

The Bank of Japan raised its short-term policy rate by 25 basis points to 0.75%, the highest in nearly 30 years....