Heavy smoke filled the air over the northern parts of Weirton Saturday afternoon as a result of a fire in the former tin-plating facility. According to officials, the fire started as a result of outside contractors dismantling equipment and other materials inside the facility, with sparks from ...

HOUSTON (AP) — A blast of winter weather brought snowfall and subfreezing wind chills across the Midwest and East Coast on Saturday as well as near-freezing temperatures in parts of the South, including normally balmy Florida. In northeastern Ohio, sudden bursts of heavy snow and gusty winds ...

ASUNCION, Paraguay (AP) — The European Union and the Mercosur bloc of South American countries formally signed a long-sought free trade agreement on Saturday, strengthening commercial ties in the face of rising protectionism and trade tensions around the world. The signing ceremony in ...

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Thousands of people gathered Saturday at San Francisco’s Civic Center to celebrate the life of Bob Weir, the legendary guitarist and founding member of the Grateful Dead who died last week at age 78. Musicians Joan Baez and John Mayer spoke on a makeshift stage in ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA’s giant new moon rocket moved to the launch pad Saturday in preparation for astronauts’ first lunar fly-around in more than half a century. The out-and-back trip could blast off as early as February. The 322-foot (98-meter) rocket began its 1-mph ...

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Work starts around sunrise for many of the federal officers carrying out the immigration crackdown in and around the Twin Cities, with hundreds of people in tactical gear emerging from a bland office building near the main airport. Within minutes, hulking SUVs, pickup ...