U.S. Attorney Carmez Ortiz said in a statement that prosecutors are now focused on “the work that remains to be done.” She declined to comment further because the trial is…
University of Maryland students discuss what can be done to stop racism on universities. A review of results from the latest General Social Survey suggests that today’s young whites aren’t…
CHICAGO – Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel won a second term Tuesday in a runoff election campaign that hinged on serious financial challenges facing the nation’s third-largest city and the brusque…
Climate change will increase health risks for everyone, because “you can’t cordon yourself off from the air,” President Barack Obama said Tuesday duirng a visit to Howard University in Washington,…
Several universities in Kenya are increasing security in the wake of last week’s attack that killed 148 people at Garissa University College in Kenya. Americans are assisting Kenyan officials in…
MOSCOW – Russian paratroopers have landed on a drifting ice floe near the North Pole as part of drills intended to showcase the nation’s military might amid tensions with the…
Washington, D.C., residents and visitors grappled with power outages that shut down government buildings, museums and transportation systems temporarily Tuesday. Officials say the outages were caused by an explosion at…
would restrict how recipients can use government assistance
President Barack Obama said he will continue to fight to preserve a president’s right to enter into binding agreements with foreign powers without congressional approval.Pablo Martinez Monsivais/Associated Press file photo…
Independent review blasts handling of alleged rape story
BILLINGS, Mont. – Tank cars carrying oil or ethanol by rail urgently need to be retrofitted or replaced to make them more fire-resistant after a spate of explosive accidents in…
NAIROBI, Kenya – Kenyan warplanes bombed militant camps in Somalia, officials said Monday, following a vow by President Uhuru Kenyatta to respond “in the fiercest way possible” to a massacre…
Health-care subsidies cause chaos among millions of filers
Christians in the Holy Land and across the world are celebrating Easter, commemorating the day followers believe Jesus was resurrected in Jerusalem 2,000 years ago. The cavernous Holy Sepulcher church…
Wear your Easter best<br><br>Decked out in “Ghostbusters” gear and bunny ears, Ronald Maxwell walks with his son William, right, in the annual Easter Parade on New York’s Fifth Avenue. The…
INDIANAPOLIS – Gay-rights advocates are hoping to parlay the momentum from their legislative victories in Indiana and Arkansas this week into further expanding legal protections for gays and lesbians in…
Interviews, documents reveal men don’t think so
Collapse not seen since Calif.’s Cannery Row days
President Barack Obama speaks about clean-energy jobs Friday at Hill Air Force Base, Utah. Utah was the 49th state visited by Obama.Rick Bowmer/Associated Press Utah was the 49th state visited…
SANAA, Yemen – Yemeni military officials say the Saudi-led coalition has airdropped weapons to fighters battling Shiite rebels in the southern city of Aden. The airdrops came as the Houthi…
