Smoke rises from the burned out market pavilion next to a publishing house in the center of Grozny, Russia, on Thursday. New violence erupted Thursday in Chechnya between government forces…
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Wind gusts and sluggish fuel valves conspired to keep NASA’s new Orion spacecraft on the launch pad Thursday, delaying a crucial test flight meant to revitalize…
The indictment of Richard Combs, the former chief and sole officer in the small town of Eutawville, was released Thursday. He faces 30 years to life in prison if convicted…
ruling makes it difficult to second-guess police actions
Texas Gov.-elect Greg Abbott announces that Texas is leading a 17-state coalition filing a lawsuit to block President Barack Obama’s executive orders to reform U.S. immigration policies.Deborah Cannon/Austin American-Statesman Many…
DETROIT – Japan’s Takata Corp. refused to comply with a U.S. government demand for an expanded recall of its air bags that can explode and shoot out shrapnel, and instead…
Chairman of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe David Archambault II and President Barack Obama watch American Indian dance during a visit to the Standing Rock Indian Reservation in Cannon Ball,…
President Barack Obama on Wednesday tells leading CEOs he hopes to conclude new trade agreements with Europe and Pacific nations, which he said will help American workers.Jacquelyn Martin/Associated Press In…
A woman, who did not want to give her name, places flowers at a memorial for Eric Garner near the site of his death in the borough of Staten Island…
A Justice Department spokesman says U.S. District Judge Kurt Engelhardt on Wednesday declined to throw out one count against David Rainey and took under advisement defense motions to throw out…
WASHINGTON – Suspected Nazi war criminals would be blocked from receiving Social Security benefits under a bill unanimously approved Tuesday by the House. The measure would shut a loophole that…
Stepdad to be interviewed about angry comments
Proposal would let conservatives attack Obama for his actions on immigration
BEIRUT – Lebanese authorities detained a woman and young boy believed to be the wife and son of the reclusive Islamic State group leader, and were questioning the woman and…
President Barack Obama, reaching to Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, who has announced his resignation, is finding it difficult to find a replacement for Hagel amid concerns over the tight rein…
WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama said Monday he wants to ensure the U.S. isn’t building a “militarized culture” within police departments, while maintaining federal programs that provide the type of…
Hundred participate in a candlelight vigil, a day before the inauguration of Climate Change Conference in Lima, Peru. Negotiators from more than 190 countries will meet in Lima for two…
Ron Hudgins welds a 2015 Ford F-150 cab at the Dearborn Truck Plant in Dearborn, Mich. U.S. factories were slightly less busy in November.Paul Sancya/Associated Press file photo The Institute…
The U.S. Capitol Dome in Washington is surrounded by scaffolding for a long-term repair project. Congress returns Monday to work on several pieces of legislation that must be passed before…
Governments to decide on education, health-care and driver’s license laws
DENVER – Fog and wind caused delays at the Denver airport on Sunday, and 46 incoming flights were diverted to other cities on one of the busiest travel days of…
