Poncho-clad spectators turned out in the damp, dark, early morning hours before parade time, ducking into shops and huddling under store awnings.

Man accused of fatally stabbing woman at Palm Beach Gardens Barnes & Noble allegedly had no prior relationship with victim in random attack, police say.

After the federal government threatened to withhold funds for Minnesota’s child-care program, citing fraud concerns, parents and providers warned that the effects could be dire.