San Francisco will become the largest city in the United States and one of only a handful nationwide to allow noncitizens, including people in the country illegally, to vote in a local election in November. 

An expedition to Antarctica to study an ice shelf also seeks to uncover the lost ship of famed explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton.

Stephen Hawking, the world-famous physicist who was walking proof any disability could be overcome, has died, a spokesman for his family confirmed Wednesday. He was 76.

Stephen Hawking, the world-famous physicist who was walking proof any disability could be overcome, has died, a spokesman for his family confirmed Wednesday. He was 76.

Former Oklahoma State All-American Marcus Smart has helped the Celtics to the top seed in the East.