Defense Secretary Ash Carter said he wants to double the length of fully paid maternity leave for female service members and will also boost time off for paternity leave and…
Barbie is getting some new looks, the doll’s maker said. Mattel said it will start selling the 57-year-old doll in three new body types.Mattel via Associated Press The iconic plastic…
Jeff Cuvelier, Jorgensen Forge master machinist, left, talks with Washington Gov. Jay Inslee, center, on a tour of the plant in Seattle. The Commerce Department reported Friday that the U.S.…
On Tuesday, a voter in Decorah, Iowa, asked former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton whether she would consider naming Obama to the court if she was elected president. “Wow, what…
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LANSING, Mich. – Michigan lawmakers directed another $28 million on Thursday to address Flint’s lead-contaminated water supply, allocating money for bottled water, medical assessments and other costs for the financially…
TAIPEI, Taiwan – Seeking to assert Taiwan’s sovereignty and build his legacy, President Ma Ying-jeou paid a visit Thursday to an even smaller island also claimed by China. Defying rare…
Disneyland Paris remained open Thursday after a man with two handguns was arrested trying to enter one of the amusement park’s hotels.Michel Euler/Associated Press file photo No one was hurt…
Pedestrians wait to cross streets in Seattle’s University District neighborhood on Wednesday. Across the country, just 14 percent of neighborhoods manage to be at once affordably priced, walkable and near…
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump isn’t backing down from his threat to boycott Thursday night’s GOP debate. Trump, who has called Fox News Channel host and moderator Megyn Kelly a…
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Iranian President Hassan Rouhani says his first visit to Europe since a nuclear accord was signed with several Western countries has proven that there are “great possibilities” for economic, academic,…
McCain WASHINGTON – The chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee assailed Pentagon officials on Wednesday for relying on Russian rocket engines to launch American military satellites into space, arguing…
Susan Walsh/Associated Press file photo<br><br>The Federal Reserve, headed by Chair Janet Yellen, issued a statement Wednesday saying it was studying “global economic and financial developments and is assessing their implications…
A man watches as firefighters put out a blaze on Canal Street in downtown New Orleans Wednesday.Gerald Herbert/Associated Press The blaze broke out in a largely empty four-story building and…
MOSCOW – Russia’s foreign minister has rejected the conclusion by a British judge that former KGB officer Alexander Litvinenko had been poisoned by two men acting at the behest of…
Former U.S. Secretary of Defense Richard Perry said the world is closer to nuclear war today than it was during the Cold War. Perry spoke during a conference Tuesday after…
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MARSHALLTOWN, Iowa – Republican Donald Trump on Tuesday bowed out of the final Republican presidential debate before the leadoff Iowa caucuses, saying Fox News moderator Megyn Kelly is “a lightweight.”…
Former Oklahoma Rep. J.C. Watts, chairman of the Charles Colson Task Force on Federal Corrections, said Tuesday the federal prison system is failing taxpayers and the people it incarcerates.Bill Haber/Associated…
Republican Bill Schuette said Todd Flood, a former assistant prosecutor for Wayne County, which includes Detroit, will spearhead the investigation and serve as special counsel. He will be joined by…
Republican presidential candidate, Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla. poses for a photo during a campaign event, Monday, Jan. 25, 2016 in Des Moines, Iowa. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya) Having spent little time…
President Barack Obama speaks in Detroit. During an interview with Politico posted on its website Monday Obama was extremely cautious in discussing the presidential campaign to avoid showing explicit favor…
