As many as 300 people were killed when a band of extremists attacked the town of Gamboru Ngala, on Nigeria’s border with Cameroon, according to local press reports. The attack…
A spokesman for the Donetsk People’s Republic says the militant group will discuss Russian President Vladimir Putin’s call for delaying a referendum on eastern Ukraine’s future. Pro-Russian insurgents Wednesday buried…
The Obama administration plans to issue its proposed rules to curb power plant emissions this June so the program could be in place by the time President Barack Obama leaves…
Insurers are saying they don’t have data available to determine whether health insurance premiums will increase next year for people who are insured through the federal HealthCare.gov exchange. During a…
Test shows fewer than half proficient in math, reading
Rep. Trey Gowdy, R-S.C., believes it is “good sign” that House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi interested in taking part in a select committee investigation into the U.S. response after the…
N.C. House Speaker Thom Tillis talks with voter Donald Parrott of Charlotte during Tuesday’s primary election. Tillis beat several anti-establishment challengers in the race to be the GOP candidate for…
Local officials say so many new residents are moving to North Dakota, many of them are living in their cars, in tents or even under bridges. Census Bureau Director John…
McCarthydu1-i-syn The assistant EPA inspector general for investigations, Patrick Sullivan, was expected to testify today before a House oversight committee about the activities of the EPA’s little-known Office of Homeland…
OKLAHOMA CITY – An attorney for the Oklahoma inmate who died after a botched execution last week says he is seeking a second independent autopsy. Attorney David Autry said Tuesday…
During a visit by Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to NATO headquarters, the two sides signed an “individual partnership and cooperation program” that will serve as a roadmap for future…
Protesters in Nigeria say the president’s wife ordered the arrest of two protest leaders and accused them of belonging to the anti-Western group accused of kidnapping hundreds of girls from…
The admiral in charge of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard naval forces says the U.S. Navy’s aircraft targets would be “easy targets” for his forces if the U.S. and Iran were to…
MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay – President Jose Mujica and his ministers have signed off on the long-awaited rules for Uruguay’s legal pot marketplace, starting a rollout that should put government-approved marijuana cigarettes…
Pro-Russian gunmen carry their weapons at the local administration building in the center of Slovyansk, Ukraine, Tuesday, May 6, 2014. Thirty pro-Russia insurgents and four government troops have been killed…
Monica Lewinsky, the former White House intern who had an affair with Bill Clinton while he was president, says she was the first victim of Internet abuse and believes it…
U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel says the U.S. military will need to invest in cyber technology and new international partnerships as the armed forces move from a war footing and…
Rising temperatures affecting Americans’ lives, study says
An Edmond firefighter moves a hose while battling a fire during Oklahoma wildfires in south Logan County Sunday. Firefighters worked through the night and into early Monday to battle the…
People walk on the steps of the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington. The Supreme Court said Monday that prayers that open town council meetings do not violate the Constitution even…
Safety measures can’t keep up with growths in population
Prayer at council meeting upheld by Supreme Court
INDIANAPOLIS – The American Legion called Monday for the resignations of Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki and two of his top aides amid an investigation into allegations of corruption and…
ABUJA, Nigeria – Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan met with security, school and state officials and ordered that “everything must be done” to free the 276 girls held captive by Islamic…
Almost half the students attending public schools are minorities, yet fewer than 1 in 5 of their teachers is nonwhite. New studies from the Center for American Progress and the…
California seaside city may kickstart its desalination plant for future use
Some scientists are suggesting that climate change could be the cause of superbusy tornado days such as last weekend’s string of twisters that killed several in Arkansas, seen here, and…
Scientists say the crew of the Confederate submarine H.L. Hunley may have died after being knocked unconscious by the force of an explosion that the sub set off to sink…
