Kitty Dukakis, the wife of former Democratic presidential candidate and Massachusetts governor Michael Dukakis, died Friday. She was 88. Her son, John, said she died of complications from dementia. She was the commonwealth’s first lady from 1975 to 1979 and from 1983 to 1991. Dukakis drew criticism for her dealings with state officials that she […]

VATICAN CITY (AP) — During his first foreign trip in 2013, Pope Francis made headlines when he carried his own black leather briefcase as he boarded the Alitalia charter bound for Brazil, since popes never carry bags and until the 1970s were themselves carried on thrones. Asked what was in the bag, Francis joked that […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — With massive job cuts, the National Weather Service is eliminating or reducing vital weather balloon launches in eight northern locations, which meteorologists and former agency leaders said will degrade the accuracy of forecasts just as severe weather season kicks in. The normally twice-daily launches of weather balloons in about 100 locations provide […]

LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (AP) — At least three people were killed and 14 others were injured in a mass shooting at a park in the desert city of Las Cruces, New Mexico, police said Saturday. Gunshot victims ranging in age from 16 to 36 were sent to all three local hospitals, as well as […]