NEW YORK — If you make it convenient for shoppers, they will come. It's estimated that U.S. shoppers hit stores and websites at record numbers over the four-day Thanksgiving weekend, according … more

CAIRO — More than 100,000 Egyptians protested outside the presidential palace in Cairo on Tuesday, fueling tensions over Islamist leader Mohammed Morsi's seizure of nearly unrestricted powers and … more

OSLO, Norway — The EU received the Nobel Peace Prize on Monday for promoting peace and human rights in Europe following the devastation of World War II, and the bloc was urged to use that unity in … more

WASHINGTON — One of President Barack Obama's Senate allies said Thursday that an increase in the Medicare eligibility age is "no longer one of the items being considered by the White House" in … more

CHEYENNE, Wyo. — An arts center, a country musician and a retired community college instructor will receive this year's Wyoming Governor's Arts Awards. The Wyoming Department of State Parks and … more

BOISE, Idaho — When U.S. Sen. Mike Crapo sponsored a 2010 bill to cut taxes on small beer brewers, he said he did so for pro-business, not pro-beer reasons. A Mormon, the Idaho Republican told … more

NEW YORK — A woman accused of pushing a man to his death in front of a subway train told police she did so because she blamed Muslims for the Sept. 11 attacks, and because “I thought it would be … more

The holiday season brought some ups and some downs to a pair of Gillette’s community service organizations. more