The decision prevented a rupture of a 307-year union with England, bringing a huge sigh of relief to the British political establishment. Scots voted 55 percent to 45 percent against…
BEIRUT – Islamic State militiamen backed by tanks defiantly advanced Thursday in Syria, capturing more than 20 Kurdish villages as the international community strains to assemble a coalition that might…
Bookmakers have set the odds on how today’s vote on Scotish independence will turn out although polls suggest the outcome is very close.Scott Heppell/Associated Press No one is certain. Excitement…
WASHINGTON – The Republican-controlled House voted grudgingly to give the administration authority to train and arm Syrian rebels Wednesday as President Barack Obama emphasized anew that American forces “do not…
A Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected vehicle sits in front of police headquarters in Watertown, Conn. The Los Angeles Unified’s School District police department received a MRAP vehicle like this one through…
President Barack Obama speaks to a crowd of military personnel at U.S. Central Command at MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, Fla., Wednesday. The White House and the Pentagon are…
General: Troops may be needed to fight Islamic State
EDINBURGH, Scotland – The two sides in Scotland’s independence debate are scrambling to convert undecided voters, with just two days to go until a referendum on separation. Anti-independence campaigners are…
WASHINGTON – The poverty rate in the United States has dropped for the first time since 2006, bringing a bit of encouraging news about the nation’s economy as Congress gears…
Maria Ramirez, left, on Monday puts shoes on her 1-year-old niece Maritza next to the remains of their home that was destroyed by Hurricane Odile in Los Cabos, Mexico. Hundreds…
An Illinois Department of Revenue employee offers assistance to income taxpayers at the Illinois Department of Revenue in Springfield, Ill. The widening gap between the wealthiest Americans and everyone else…
America opposed to them having spot at conference
use police hoax to lash out at opponents as viewers watch online
CABO SAN LUCAS, Mexico – Hurricane Odile blazed a trail of destruction through Mexico’s Baja California Peninsula on Monday that leveled everything from ramshackle homes to luxury hotels and big-box…
Authorities say reasons behind numbers nuanced
British prime minister: Islamic State are ‘monsters’
Manu Brabo/Associated Press<br><br>The Islamic State militants, who once relied on wealthy Persian Gulf nations for money, have become a self-sustaining financial juggernaut, earning more than $3 million a day from…
BURLINGTON, Vt. – Vermont’s largest city has a new success to add to its list of socially conscious achievements: 100 percent of its electricity now comes from renewable sources, such…
BERLIN – A new party that has expanded its anti-euro platform into a broader appeal to voters won seats in two more German state legislatures Sunday. It wasn’t immediately clear…
months, citizens relieved, celebrated
The Star Spangled Banner is on display at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History in Washington. Years ago parts of the flag were snipped off and handed out as…
The video emerged a day after the family of Haines issued a public plea late Friday urging his captors to contact them. The British Foreign Office said late Saturday that…
Domestic violence, abuse scandals rock football league
University of Chicago paleontologist Paul C. Sereno looks inside the jaws of a 50-foot life-size model of a Spinosaurus dinosaur at the National Geographic Society exhibit in Washington. National Geographic…
