Asia seeks Obama’s assurance in territory spats WASHINGTON – As President Barack Obama travels through Asia this coming week, he will confront a region warily watching the crisis in Ukraine…
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Christians believe Jesus was crucified, buried and resurrected at the site where the Church of the Holy Sepulcher now stands in the Old City of Jerusalem. While the source of…
S. Korea still not providing clear answers
“Information you choose to share with the White House (directly and via third-party sites) may be treated as public information,” the new policy says. The Obama administration also promises not…
ACAPULCO, Mexico – A powerful magnitude-7.2 earthquake shook central and southern Mexico on Friday, sending panicked people into the streets. Some walls cracked and fell, but there were no reports…
Sherpa guides say a path leading up Mount Everest was unsteady before an avalanche swept down the mountain killing at least 12 Nepalese guides early Friday. Nepalese Sherpa Dawa Tashi…
Yvette Calderon, right, a counselor for President Barack Obama’s new health-care law, talks to taxi driver David Bilewu, a 39-year-old Nigerian immigrant, about insurance options. More than 30 states have…
WASHINGTON – The Obama administration is extending indefinitely the amount of time federal agencies have to review the Keystone XL pipeline, the State Department said Friday, likely punting the decision…
Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine believes a state law barring false statements in political campaigns illegally limits free speech. The U.S. Supreme Court will take up the issue next week…
Oregon’s Supreme Court, headed by Chief Justice Thomas A. Balmer, center, listens to an attorney. The court is considering a case which questions the reliability of eyewitness testimony in criminal…
Pirelli, a Labrador-golden retriever mix, was born with his umbilical cord wrapped around his back left leg so he never grew a paw. His handler, Dudley Arnold, says Pirelli was…
Demand for goat meat is rising as the U.S. ethnic population grows, the U.S. Department of Agriculture reports. The Vermont Goat Collaborative in Colchester, Vt., brings together refugee and immigrants…
The jobs picture is improving in many states around the country, with the Labor Department reporting Friday that unemployment rates fell in 21 states in March. The department also said…
Vessels equipped with cranes wait near the sunken South Korean ferry. The operators are waiting for approval from family members of the passengers believed to be still on board the…
Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan, left, and Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel argue that Chicago can’t take for granted that it will be the future home of President Barack Obama’s presidential…
President Barack Obama says the latest figures showing 8 million people have signed up for health insurance through the Affordable Care Act proves “this thing is working.”Carolyn Kaster/Associated Press Obama…
That means some of Wall Street’s largest hedge funds and private equity firms are largely escaping close scrutiny by the IRS, said Sen. Carl Levin, D-Mich. The Government Accountability Office…
A crewmember who escaped the ferry that sank off the southern coast of South Korea Wednesday says he is not certain that an evacuation order was transmitted to passengers aboard…
Associated PressU.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, left, meets Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov before a meet Russia’s pledge to refrain from further provocative actions drew support but also a…
Federal investigators with the U.S. Secret Service infiltrate online forums used by hackers to try to capture cybercriminals and shut down their criminal networks. The agency says it is close…
Officials fear the death toll will rise dramatically from Wednesday’s sinking of a ferry in South Korea. Nearly 300 people are missing, and rescued passengers said they believe most of…
