A Palestinian man kicks a tear gas canister back at Israeli soldiers following a demonstration in solidarity with protesters at the Al-Aqsa mosque compound in Jerusalem's Old City, during clashes…
Migrants look through the border fence between Serbia and Hungary, near Horgos, Serbia, Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2015. Hungary has declared a state of emergency in two of its southern counties…
Federal Reserve Chairwoman Janet Yellen, with Vice Chairman Stanley Fischer and other members of the Federal Reserve System’s board, said in July that she expects the Fed will begin to…
SAN FRANCISCO – Hewlett-Packard says its upcoming spinoff of its technology divisions focused on software, consulting and data analysis will eliminate up to 30,000 jobs. The cuts announced Tuesday will…
In this Sept. 10, 2014, file photo, Interior Secretary Sally Jewell speaks in Washington, Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2014. The U.S. Bureau of Land Management lacks sufficient resources to inspect high-risk…
Republican presidential candidate Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, right, proposed eliminating all unions for federal workers at a town-hall meeting Monday in Las Vegas.Isaac Brekken/Associated Press Walker’s plan calls for eliminating…
CLEVELAND, Miss. – A professor was killed in his office at Delta State University in Mississippi, forcing terrified students and teachers to hunker down in classrooms as investigators searched for…
Utility worker Michael Quinliven Monday shovels dirt onto a burning stump so he can cut down the charred ponderosa pine in Middletown, Calif. Utility crews are working to remove fire-damaged…
Cleveland Police Chief Charles “Buster” Bingham said during a news conference that authorities have identified Shannon Lamb as a “person of interest” in the shooting of history professor Ethan Schmidt.…
Anti-tax activist Grover Norquist is upset that the Obama administration is making it harder for the richest of Americans to pay their taxes by ordering the Internal Revenue Service to…
Rowan County Clerk Kim Davis said Monday she will take no action against any of her deputy clerks who issue marriage licenses to gay couples. She spoke outside the Rowan…
Migrants from Syria sleep inside a greenhouse at a makeshift camp for asylum seekers near Roszke, Hungary, on Sunday. Hundreds of thousands of Syrian refugees and others are still making…
Three inmates were stabbed to death during an attack or fight at an Oklahoma prison and a fourth died of his injuries overnight, an official said Sunday. The violence erupted…
This photo made available by the Jackson County Detention Center on Saturday, Sept. 12, 2015 shows Brittany Mugrauer. The 24-year-old mother is in custody after her dirty, barefoot 4- and…
Investigators believe Brian Short killed his wife, Karen, and their three teenage children in their Greenwood home late Monday or early Tuesday, Mike Siitari, the interim chief of the South…
In this Nov. 18, 2008, file photo, reviewed by the U.S. military, detainees can be seen from a tower overlooking a common area where detainees gather at the camp 4…
A day after Rick Perry, Texas’ longest serving governor, ended his second Republican presidential run with a whimper, Trump marked the shake-up by embracing his role as his party’s 2016…
KIEV, Ukraine – A renewed cease-fire in eastern Ukraine has held for more than 10 days, creating the possibility that political talks can move forward to resolve the conflict, the…
The restaurant, located next to the main bus station in the town of Petlawad in Madhya Pradesh state, was crowded with people having breakfast when the blasts occurred. The building…
Afghan people wait to board a bus that will take them to the center for asylum-seekers after crossing the Serbian-Hungarian border near Roszke, southern Hungary, on Saturday. Germany has taken…
Researchers say this Mesa Verde black-on-white mug at the Crow Canyon Archaeological Center in Cortez may have been used for caffeinated drinks.Crow Canyon Archaeological Center via Associated Press Led by…
University of Utah anthropologist Kristen Hawkes’ new theory suggests that monogamy may not be as innate to humans as anthropologists have always thought.Lee J. Siegel/University of Utah And, and anthropologist…
Inmate Aaron Cooper-Sibman harvests cabbages in the Boulder County Jail’s organic garden in Boulder on Sept. 4. The inmates grow a variety of plants, including tomatoes, lettuce, cabbage, watermelons and…
Police and emergency responders stand outside a McDonald’s inside Union Station in Washington after a security guard shot a suspect who attacked a worker with a knife at the restaurant.Evan…
The newest pictures from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s New Horizon probe shows an even more diverse landscape on Pluto than scientists had imagined.Associated Press These newest snapshots reveal…
The U.S. and NATO have raised concerns over Russia’s military buildup in Syria since they see President Bashar Assad as the cause of the Syrian crisis, which has claimed more…
