House Speaker Paul Ryan is calling for an overhaul of the U.S. immigration system because of the threat to national security.J. Scott Applewhite/Associated Press The plan is part of a…
Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., gestures to the crowd after speaking at the American Constitution Society for Law and Policy 2016 National Convention on Thursday in Washington.Nick Wass/Associated Press Speaking before…
This video grab shows smoke rising from the city of Manbij, Syria, on Wednesday. U.S.-backed fighters on Thursday closed all major roads leading to the northern Syrian town, a stronghold…
Kalamazoo Public Safety Officer Bryan Martin talks on the phone at the scene after multiple bicyclists were struck in a deadly crash on Tuesday in Cooper Township, Mich.Bryan Bennett/Kalamazoo Gazette…
More Dems pushing candidate to unite behind Clinton
Modi WASHINGTON – Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi told the U.S. Congress on Wednesday that the world’s two largest democracies can anchor stability and prosperity from the Indian Ocean to…
Finns turn to tech to cut reindeer-car deaths
MADRID – Spanish lawmakers have voted to ban the spearing to death of bulls at one of the country’s goriest spectacles. Wednesday’s decision by lawmakers in the Castile and Leon…
Vice President Joe Biden watches as Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi shakes hands with House Speaker Paul Ryan, center, as he arrives on Capitol Hill in Washington Wednesday before his…
A “Now Hiring” sign hangs in the window of a Dollar General store in Methuen, Mass.Charles Krupa/Associated Press Job openings rose 2 percent to 5.8 million, the Labor Department said…
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton gestures as she greets supporters Tuesday at a presidential primary election night rally in New York City.Julio Cortez/Associated Press “This campaign is about making sure…
House Speaker Paul Ryan, left, praised the efforts of the House of Help City of Hope, which is headed by Bishop Shirley Holloway in helping the poor in Washington, D.C.…
For the first time, more than 4 in 10 U.S. women are obese, according to statistics released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Tuesday.Mark Lennihan/Associated Press Obesity…
Presidential candidate says his remarks about trial judge were ‘miscontrued’
Halsell BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Astronaut James Halsell Jr. seemed the very definition of someone with the right stuff. An Air Force Academy graduate and decorated test pilot, he commanded or…
New airport towers may need to be redesigned
Special units train to respond when animals get loose
Passengers line up to check in before their flight at Sky Harbor International Airport in Phoenix.Matt York/Associated Press file Over the busy Memorial Day weekend, 99 percent of passengers at…
A woman takes a photo of flooded streets in St. Petersburg, Fla., Tuesday. Remnants of Tropical Storm Colin continued to dump rain along Florida’s gulf coast Tuesday.Chris O’Meara/Associated Press Tropical…
Visitors arrive at the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden on Tuesday in Cincinnati. The Cincinnati Zoo reopened its gorilla exhibit Tuesday with a higher, reinforced barrier installed after a young…
says former secretary of state has enough delegates to clinch nomination
BALTIMORE – The Baltimore officer who faces the most serious charge in the death of Freddie Gray in police custody waived his right to a jury trial on Monday, opting…
Nick Canning, 21, kayaks in downtown Gulfport, Fla., on Monday as rain and wind from Tropical Storm Colin blow into Tampa Bay, Fla. Canning lives in Gulfport. His alley is…
Henry Breton, a 91-year-old veteran from Augusta, Maine, who landed on the beach soon after dawn on D-Day in 1944 with the 106th Infantry Division, pays respects and shares memories…
Hamilton County Prosecutor Joe Deters points to an image of the moat wall of the Gorilla World enclosure as he speaks to members of the media during a news conference…
Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich called Donald Trump’s remarks about the federal judge presiding over a case dealing with his now-defunct Trump University “inappropriate.”Carolyn Kaster/Associated Press file Trump insisted that…
A police officer walks by the wreckage of a passenger and freight train after they collided in Hermalle-sous-Huy, near Liege, Belgium.Virginia Mayo/Associated Press Two cars from the passenger train derailed…
