DAKAR, Senegal – A surge in Ebola infections in Liberia is driving a spiraling outbreak in West Africa that is increasingly putting health workers at risk as they struggle to…
WASHINGTON – The White House says President Barack Obama has told congressional leaders he has the authority he needs to take the action against the Islamic State militants that he…
Apple’s stock was volatile — and shares ended lower — as investors decided the news didn’t match-up with the sky-high expectations and hype. Shares of Apple ended down $0.37 to…
Jose Padilla, center, is escorted to a waiting police vehicle by federal marshals near downtown Miami. Padilla was arrested by the FBI in 2002 on what authorities said was an…
Missouri Highway Patrol Capt. Ron Johnson walks among people protesting the police shooting death of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Mo. Local police used military-style equipment to put down riots in…
Egyptian bodyguards flank Arab League Secretary-General Nabil Elaraby, second left, upon his arrival at the league’s headquarters in Cairo, Egypt, The Arab League says its member states have agreed to…
MARIUPOL, Ukraine – Seeking to rally national unity, President Petro Poroshenko visited a southeastern port Monday that has been assaulted for days by pro-Russian separatists and declared the city would…
Key Sunni Arab states – Saudi Arabia chief among them – have wanted the U.S. to do more to provide robust support to mainstream Syrian rebels in their war against…
22-country group has had a history of failing to help each other in crises
Idaho, Nevada, Hawaii to make cases before 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
CAMARILLO, Calif. – A national survey says the average price of a gallon of regular gasoline has dropped 2 cents over the last two weeks, to $3.46, bringing the decline…
Fluid lava streams from the June 27 lava flow from the Kilauea volcano in Pahoa, Hawaii. The June 27 lava flow is named for the date it began erupting from…
Pakistani boys walk past houses damaged by flooding on the outskirts of Islamabad, Pakistan, on Saturday. Heavy monsoon rains and flash floods have killed more than 200 people in Pakistan…
Abdulai Bayraytay said the government is telling people to stay inside their homes on Sept. 19, 20 and 21. The dates were chosen to give people enough time to stock…
Singer Simone Battle found dead at her LA-area home LOS ANGELES – Girl group singer Simone Battle was found dead in her West Hollywood home, authorities said Saturday. Battle gained…
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A series of airstrikes targeting the Islamic State group on Saturday in Raqqa, Syria, left heavily damaged buildings and destroyed vehicles.Raqqa Media Center of the Islamic State group/Associated Press The…
President to wait until after election, White House says
WASHINGTON – The Internal Revenue Service has lost emails from five more employees who are part of congressional probes into the treatment of conservative groups that applied for tax-exempt status,…
Johns Hopkins is under investigation for its handling of an alleged gang rape of a Towson University student at a fraternity house, Pi Kappa Alpha, in spring 2013. Since the…
