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He earned a small town's trust. He owed $95 million in what authorities say was a Ponzi scheme

New Delhi, Aug. 19 -- For decades, Miles "Burt" Marshall was the man you went to see in a stretch of upstate New York if you had some money to invest but wanted to keep it local. Working from an offi... Read More


Las Vegas tourism is down. Some blame Trump's tariffs and immigration crackdown

New Delhi, Aug. 19 -- Tourism in Las Vegas is slumping this summer, with resorts and convention centers reporting fewer visitors compared to last year, especially from abroad, and some officials are b... Read More


With the Bayeux Tapestry that tells of their long rivalry, France and Britain are making nice

New Delhi, Aug. 19 -- For centuries, the storytelling masterpiece has been a source of wonder and fascination. In vivid and gruesome detail, the 70-meter (230-foot) embroidered cloth recounts how a fi... Read More


A ship with hundreds of tons of food aid for Gaza nears an Israeli port after leaving Cyprus

New Delhi, Aug. 19 -- After setting off from Cyprus, a ship loaded with 1,200 tons of food supplies for the Gaza Strip was approaching the Israeli port of Ashdod on Tuesday in a renewed effort to alle... Read More


Texas Tech's Joey McGuire feels the pressure after cash-driven roster overhaul

New Delhi, Aug. 19 -- Joey McGuire is the first Texas Tech coach since the late Mike Leach two-plus decades ago to get through his first three seasons without a losing record. The former Texas high s... Read More


Appeals court overturns order that stripped some protections from pregnant Texas state workers

New Delhi, Aug. 19 -- A federal appeals court has upheld a law strengthening the rights of pregnant workers, vacating a judge's earlier order that had stripped those protections from Texas state emplo... Read More


States rethink a long-held practice of setting speed limits based on how fast drivers travel

New Delhi, Aug. 18 -- Rose Hammond pushed authorities for years to lower the 55 mph speed limit on a two-lane road that passes her assisted living community, a church, two schools and a busy park that... Read More


Republicans look to make a U-turn on federal commitment to electric vehicles for the Postal Service

New Delhi, Aug. 18 -- A year after being lauded for its plan to replace thousands of aging, gas-powered mail trucks with a mostly electric fleet, the U.S. Postal Service is facing congressional attemp... Read More


Gas valve failure during routine maintenance work may have led to fatal explosion, US Steel says

New Delhi, Aug. 18 -- Preparations for a routine maintenance task may have led to an explosion at a U.S. Steel coal-processing plant near Pittsburgh that left two dead and sent 10 to hospitals, the co... Read More


Retail sales rise 0.5% in July as some shoppers step up purchases ahead of tariffs

New Delhi, Aug. 18 -- Shoppers spent at a healthy pace in July, particularly at the nation's auto dealerships, even as President Donald Trump's tariffs start to take a toll on jobs and lead to some pr... Read More