Some farmers in California say they are willing to agree to give up some of their water rights in exchange for not being included in any mandatory water cuts. The…
President Barack Obama on Wednesday told graduates at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy graduation in New London, Conn., that refusing to acknowledge the effects of global warming amounts to a…
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky is planning to complete the Senate’s work on new trade legislation this week. Although, McConnell is one of President Barack Obama’s biggest opponents,…
ALGIERS, Algeria – An Algerian official says that security forces have killed 21 armed Islamic extremists who were meeting in a forest to plan an attack on the Algerian capital.…
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa – Hillary Rodham Clinton urged the State Department on Tuesday to speed the release of 55,000 pages of emails from her time as secretary of state, as…
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton, who met with Laree’s gift shop owner Laree Randall during a campaign stop in Independence, Iowa, on Tuesday, said she would like the State…
Councilman wants buildings to turn off lights at night to save energy, help birds
recreates dinosaur snout from chicken embryo cells
Migration trends mean global warming will impact more people
Pentagon officials on Tuesday confirmed the Iraqi army abandoned dozens of U.S. military vehicles when it was driven out of Ramadi, Iraq, this weekend by Islamic State militants.Associated Press file…
Law enforcement officials on Tuesday said they expect to make more arrests in Sunday’s shootout between members of rival motorcycle gangs in Waco, Texas. Nine people were killed in the…
Officials fear verdict may spark new violence
SANAA, Yemen – Saudi-led airstrikes targeting Yemen’s Shiite rebels resumed on Monday and fierce clashes were underway across the impoverished country after a five-day truce expired. The cease-fire had been…
WASHINGTON – The House approved a series of bills Monday aimed at helping veterans win government-paid jobs, get small-business loans or obtain other assistance. One bill would give preference to…
Activists in kayaks who oppose Royal Dutch Shell’s plans to drill for oil in the Arctic Ocean approach Shell’s Polar Pioneer drilling rig docked in Elliott Bay, next to the…
A move to write a new war powers bill to authorize the Obama administration’s 9-month-old battle against Islamic State militants has stalled in Congress.Carolyn Kaster/Associated Press file photo President Barack…
An Amtrak train on Monday travels northbound from 30th Street Station in Philadelphia. Amtrak’s Northeast Corridor trains resumed service Monday following last week’s deadly derailment that killed eight people and…
Tracking predators cruising East Coast becomes online obsession
WACO, Texas – A shooting involving rival biker gangs at a Central Texas restaurant has left nine people dead and some others injured. Waco police Sgt. W. Patrick Swanton says…
Absence of weapons of mass destruction pivotal in consensus
Tsarnaev will likely go through years of appeals in death sentence
PHILADELPHIA – Federal officials announced Saturday that Amtrak must immediately expand its use of a speed-restriction system on Philadelphia’s northbound rails where a speeding train reached 106 mph, flew off…
