MOSCOW (AP) — The Bolshoi Theater's general director has rejected criticism from an assertive principal dancer who is openly aspiring to take his job at the famed Russian dance theater. Anatoly Iksanov responded ... Read more
DENVER (AP) — Fiercely debated ammunition limits cleared Colorado's Democratic Legislature on Wednesday and were on their way to the governor, who has said he'll sign the measure into law. The 15-round magazine ... Read more
Status of proposals for curbing gun violence announced earlier this year by President Barack Obama: ___ NEEDS CONGRESSIONAL ACTION: —A divided Senate Judiciary Committee approved by a 10-8 vote Tuesday a ... Read more
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — In a bustling tent set up in a parking lot here at the South By Southwest Interactive Festival, people are pointing their hands and gesturing with chopsticks as they guide various actions on ... Read more
DENVER (AP) — Colorado's most sweeping gun control package in memory advanced Friday, with expanded background checks and other limits winning approval in the Senate despite marathon attempts by Republicans and ... Read more
WASHINGTON (AP) — An investigation of a battery fire aboard a Boeing 787 shows mechanics and firefighters made repeated, unsuccessful attempts to put out the blaze through smoke so thick they couldn't see the ... Read more
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords returned to the scene of the horrific shooting that wounded her and killed six people two years ago, urging senators Wednesday to pass background checks for ... Read more
VATICAN CITY (AP) — The two American cardinals sat on the stage, microphones in hand, fielding questions from the world's news media on everything from the delayed arrival of some of their colleagues to their ... Read more
DENVER (AP) — A series of sweeping gun-control measures in Colorado are on track to hit the governor's desk by the end of the month, with Democratic committees in the Legislature advancing all the bills despite ... Read more
WASHINGTON (AP) — New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg says a victory by a candidate he supported in a House primary in Illinois is a sign of things to come for gun-control legislation. Bloomberg's PAC, ... Read more