NEW YORK (AP) — Romney? Gingrich? Santorum? The Republican race for the presidential nomination is like a game of musical chairs. It makes you wonder what’s going on in the heads of voters as they cast their primary ballots. More...

E. THOMAS SULLIVAN, the new president of the University of Vermont, is introduced at the Statehouse on Thursday in Montpelier. More...

LONDON (AP) — A retired British businessman accused of plotting to sell missile components to Iran is in transit to the United States to face charges. More...

WYATT BENTLEY of Bowling Green, Ky., left, presents Sherry Tipton, also of Bowling Green, a piglet to kiss during an assembly as part of National FFA Week at Greenwood High School on Wednesday in Bow More...

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez isn’t naming a substitute as he prepares to head to Cuba for surgery to remove a potentially cancerous tumor, and he assured supporters on Thursday that he will be around for a lo More...

OWENSBORO, Ky. (AP) — One area in Kentucky still won’t be able to buy alcohol — a decision made by the flip of a coin. More...

DETROIT (AP) — A Detroit area man caught on a gas station surveillance video boasting about his then-9-year-old daughter’s driving skills was sentenced Thursday to two years of probation for having the girl drive him around because he had More...

TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — The United States, Europe and Arab countries were set today to back a proposal for Syrian President Bashar Assad to step aside and allow in humanitarian assistance to end a brutal crackdown against opponents. More...

BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq’s al-Qaida branch has claimed responsibility for the latest wave of bombings and other attacks that killed dozens in Baghdad and across the country, raising concerns over the government’s ability to provide secur More...

STOCKHOLM (AP) — Sweden’s newborn princess and future monarch has a name: Estelle Silvia Ewa Mary. More...