Six years later, the stalemate suddenly seems more entrenched than ever. As Obama pleads for calm and understanding in Ferguson, Missouri, he’s struggling to determine what role – if any…
President Barack Obama pauses as he speaks in the James Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House in Washington, Monday. Taking a two-day break from summer vacation, Obama met…
Sen. Jim Jeffords, I-Vt., listens during a hearing at the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on Capitol Hill in Washington. Jeffords, who in 2001 tipped control of…
A protester tries to throw tear gas canister back at the police in Ferguson, Mo., Sunday,. Protests over the killing of 18-year-old Michael Brown by a white police officer have…
GLENDORA, Calif. – One of several wildfires burning across California prompted widespread evacuations Monday in a central California foothill community near Yosemite National Park, authorities said. More than 1,500 residents…
“They were in the preparation process of getting ready to shut down aircraft,” said Lynne Tolmachoff, a spokeswoman for the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection. “They actually located…
President Barack Obama golfs at Farm Neck Golf Club, in Oak Bluffs, Massachusetts, on the island of Martha’s Vineyard on Sunday.STEVEN SENNE/Associated Press In a rare move for him, the…
WASHINGTON – Texas Gov. Rick Perry on Sunday defended the veto that led a grand jury to indict him on two felony counts of abuse of power, noting that even…
Charis Hill, of Sacramento, California, has a rare form of arthritis that affects the spine. She has health insurance under one of the new plans offered through the health-care law,…
The White House said President Barack Obama notified Congress Sunday the widened mission would be limited in duration and scope. The administration’s letter to Congress said “the mission is consistent…
Israeli Defense Minister Moshe Ya’alon listens during the weekly cabinet meeting in Jerusalem on Sunday.EMIL SALMAN/Associated Press Hamas officials said they were holding out in hopes of getting more concessions…
KIEV, Ukraine – Army troops have penetrated deep inside a rebel-controlled city in eastern Ukraine in what could prove a breakthrough development in the four-month-long conflict, the Ukrainian government said…
Private autopsy shows Missouri teen shot 6 times
The comet-chasing spacecraft Stardust returned these microscopic samples that scientists believe may be the first intersteller dust to have ever been found in our solar system. The spacecraft collected the…
People switched between races, moved from multiple races to a single race or back, or decided to add or drop Hispanic ethnicity from their identifiers on census forms. Researchers said…
George site has yielded many artifacts over decades
Biotech greenhouse associate specialist Derek Haynes replaces young tobacco plants of a unique strain in the greenhouse at Medicago USA, Inc. after examination in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina. Through…
BERLIN – Germany’s foreign intelligence agency eavesdropped on calls made by U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry in 2013 and his predecessor Hillary Clinton in 2012, German magazine Der Spiegel…
Airstrikes near key dam target Islamic State group insurgents
Depression more common than not – even for Williams
People, plants seen as part of life’s continuum
Governor says indictment against him is abuse of power AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – Texas Gov. Rick Perry vowed Saturday to fight the indictment against him, calling it an “outrageous” abuse…
days of clashes, Nixon declares emergency
Perry One, dubbed “Operation Strong Safety,” was called for by Gov. Rick Perry to bolster border security at a time of increased illegal immigration. It is estimated to cost $12…
Studies suggest content impacts development of language skills
