TOKYO (AP) — Toshifumi Suzuki, the Japanese businessman credited with creating the 7-Eleven convenience-chain global retail empire, has died. He was 93. Suzuki, an honorary adviser at Seven & i ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Deep in a cavernous New York City warehouse, the artisans behind some of the world’s most beloved children’s characters have been fashioning costumes and puppets for years in relative ...

D-Day was supposed to happen on June 5, 1944. The story of why it ultimately took place on June 6 is one that has been a bit lost to history, consumed by the larger events surrounding it. One day ...

A damaged chemical tank in Southern California cracked over the weekend but the interior temperature rose as authorities worked to reduce the risks of a powerful explosion that has led to the ...

Asian shares mostly rose Monday and oil prices plunged after U.S. President Donald Trump said talks on ending the war with Iran are progressing. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 ...

A bystander who was struck by gunfire after a man fired on a checkpoint outside the White House and was fatally shot by U.S. Secret Service officers remained in serious but stable condition ...

After nearly seven years away from the big screen, a new Star Wars movie drew healthy but not record-breaking crowds to ...

Even if you’ve never gotten your kicks along Route 66, you may still be able to nail a few questions – or clues, rather – ...

A man who opened fire Saturday near a White House security checkpoint is dead after being shot by officers who returned fire, ...

Amid soaring fuel costs, World Cup travel and a government shutdown that saw TSA workers leave their jobs at airports across ...

A powerful bomb exploded near a railway track as a train carrying passengers passed through the southwestern Pakistani city ...

On the day of the Pearl Harbor attack, the country’s oldest living survivor of the Japanese bombing was far below deck ...