BANGKOK – Thailand’s new military government moved against two of its top targets on Thursday, capturing a top organizer of protests against its recent takeover and launching a probe into…
Gibsondu1-i-syn Acting VA Secretary Sloan Gibson said he does not know whether the 18 new deaths were related to long waiting times for appointments but said they were in addition…
The European Union is denouncing an Israeli decision to move ahead with construction of 1,5000 new homes in Jewish settlements in the West Bank and east Jerusalem.Dan Baility/Associated Press The…
Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., the president pro tem of the Senate, heads to a closed-door hearing with intelligence officials about the Obama administration’s decision to trade five…
A photo shows the blowout preventer that failed to stop oil from spewing from a drilling rig in the Gulf of Mexico four years ago. A new report says blowout…
World leaders and dignitaries including President Barack Obama and Queen Elizabeth II will gather to honor the more than 150,000 American, British, Canadian and other Allied D-Day veterans who risked…
SEATTLE – Police say a Seattle Pacific University student on Thursday disarmed a lone gunman who entered a building and shot four people. A hospital spokeswoman says one man has…
WASHINGTON – More than 2 million people who got health insurance under President Barack Obama’s law have data discrepancies that could jeopardize coverage for some, a government document shows. About…
Mars rover Curiosity is one of many probes sent to explore the Red Planet. A report by the National Research Council says the U.S. must develop a well-financed, “disciplined” plan…
The Voice of Jihad has released a video of Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl’s handover to U.S. forces in exchange for five Taliban prisoners. A friend of Bergdahl’s family in Hailey,…
DAMASCUS, Syria – Syrian President Bashar Assad has been re-elected in a landslide, officials said Wednesday, capturing another seven-year term in the middle of a bloody 3-year-old uprising against his…
State-controlled Chinese news media ignored the 25th anniversary of Tiananmen Square, although a crowd of more than 180,000 turned out to mark the June 4, 1989, military crackdown against pro-democracy…
U.S. President Barack Obama answers a question during a joint news conference with Poland’s President Bronislaw Komorowski at Belweder Palace in Warsaw, Poland, Tuesday.Charles Dharapak/Associated Press Obama also offered high-profile…
Senate Veterans Affairs Committee Chairman Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., right, speaks with Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis. as they take an escalator to the Senate on Capitol Hill in Washington. Sanders…
The Senate will begin confirmation hearings this week for Sylvia Mathews Burwell, President Barack Obama’s nominee to become secretary of Health and Human Services. The House Ways and Means Committee…
President Barack Obama is making the rounds with Democratic congressional leaders, apologizing for not consulting with them before gaining the release of Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl in exchange for five…
Florida requires criminals to serve 85 percent of their sentences, virtually eliminating parole. Rhonda Hagan, in orange, was sentenced to life in prison for murdering Goldie Hall. Hawn’s niece, Rose…
U.S. Sen. Thad Cochran, R-Mississippi, was trying to win his party’s nomination against tea party challenger state Sen. Chris McDaniel, who is seeking the chance to run for the Senate…
Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., wants Veterans Administration hospitals to publish on their websites wait times for an appointment. The senator is cosponsoring the bill in response to reports that many…
Engineers had already classified the Interstate 495 bridge over the Christina River near Wilmington, Del., as “fracture critical,” meaning it was at risk of collapse. Highway engineers are inspecting the…
SAN DIEGO – A former Blue Angels commander tolerated inappropriate sexual comments and pornographic images in the workplace during his time as leader of the famed precision flying team and…
U.N. climate official Christiana Figueres Tuesday praised China’s announcement that it will join the United States in curbing carbon emissions from power plants.Amy Wong/Associated Press The announcement comes ahead of…
TEHRAN, Iran – On the eve of talks, Iran’s moderate president said Tuesday that his administration will defend the Islamic Republic’s nuclear rights and work to end international sanctions that…
A photo of Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl. House Speaker John Boehner says the U.S. trade of five terror suspects for Bergdahl compromises U.S. security.U.S. Army/Associated Press In a statement, Boehner said…
U.S. President Barack Obama says he is launching an initiative that will increase America’s military commitment in Europe. He met Tuesday with Polish President Bronislaw Komorowski.Charles Dharapak/Associated Press But even…
Administration under fire for prisoner exchange
Critics are saying an Obama administration plan to cut carbon-dioxide emissions by 30 percent over the next 15 years will be a drag on the economy. The plan calls for…
Outgoing Gaza Hamas Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh, right, says Palestinians are “starting a new era” as his militant faction forms a unity government with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas’ Fatah group.…
GOP say Obama didn’t follow established law
