Ukraine is giving pro-Russian activists two days to resolve standoffs in Russian-leaning areas of the country. The activists are calling for elections in eastern Ukraine on whether or not the…
Marking the 50th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act, which Johnson signed into law, Obama lauded his Democratic predecessor’s ability to grasp like few others the power of government to…
A photo from Miami Dade College shows Dr. Salomon Melgen posing for a photo at a book signing by Sen. Robert Menendez, D-N.J., at the college in Miami.Miami Dade College/Associated…
EXPORT, Pa. –Police have identified and charged a 16-year-old boy accused of stabbing and slashing 21 fellow students and a security guard at a Pennsylvania high school. Authorities say Alex…
The document created by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission should have been kept secret as a national security matter, Energy Department Inspector General Gregory Friedman said. Instead the information was…
President Barack Obama returned to Fort Hood Wednesday with first lady Michelle Obama to offer comfort to family and fellow soldiers after last week’s shooting spree that left four soldiers…
An industry trade magazine expects up to six more states could legalize marijuana use soon, raising the upper limits of how high retail sales of pot could be across the…
Australian air force planes are dropping sonar buoys in the Indian Ocean to try to pin down where Malaysian Airlines Flight 370’s black boxes might be. Searchers are more hopeful…
A woman walks onto the campus of the Franklin Regional School District where several people were stabbed at Franklin Regional High School Wednesday in Murrysville, Pa., near Pittsburgh. The suspect,…
U.S. Air Force Gen. Philip Breedlove, NATO’s top military commander in Europe, says Russia is continuing to build its forces along the border with Ukraine although Russia’s intentions are still…
With the tax-filing deadline looming next week, a majority of Americans say completing a federal tax return is easy, according to a new Associated Press-GfK poll. The findings defy conventional…
Muhammad Musa Khan was charged last week in Lahore along with his father, grandfather and two dozen others after protesters in Muslim Town threw stones at police who accompanied gas…
Jay Janner/Austin-American Statesman<br><br>Moderator John Avlon, left to right, editor-in-chief of The Daliy Beast, and attorneys David Boies and Theodore B. Olson discuss the issue of gay marriage at the Civil…
WASHINGTON – The Obama administration says the number of launch-ready Air Force land-based nuclear missiles will shrink to 400 – the lowest total since the early 1960s – as part…
When the lights were dimmed and the musicians donned dark glasses, the soloists’ top choice out of a dozen old and new violins tested was by far a new one.…
Senate Intelligence Committee Chair Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif. is asking the White House to release a report on CIA torture techniques used against terror suspects. The senator wants the White…
An Australian Defense Force craft from the Australian navy’s Ocean Shield is one of the ships still searching for debris from Malaysian Airlines Flight 370 in the southern Indian Ocean.Australia…
Pro-Russian activists are forming a provisional government in Donetsk, Ukraine, three days after they took over a regional headquarters building. The Ukrainain government and the United States say Russia is…
UNITED NATIONS – The Palestinian U.N. envoy urged the world Tuesday to boycott products from “illegal” Israeli settlements as part of a stepped up campaign to help Palestine become independent.…
U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, left, is challenging China to be more open about its cyber warfare programs. Hagel held a news conference with Chinese Defense Minister Chang Wanquan and…
President Barack Obama is taking Republicans to task for what he says is their efforts to stop any attempt to create a more fair workplace for women. Obama signed an…
The chief coordinator of the Joint Agency Coordination Center, retired Chief Air Marshall Angus Houston, Monday shows a map to the media during a press conference about the search operations…
If sonar finds debris field, then photography will be implemented
WASHINGTON – The chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee says investigators have uncovered evidence that a former Internal Revenue Service official may have committed crimes as part of…
And that cost is about year’s worth of college tuition
WASHINGTON – Jeb Bush says all the speculation about whether he’ll run for president in 2016 is actually getting him more attention than if he had already entered the race.…
An artist rendering shows the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum plans to overhaul its central exhibition for milestones of flight. The extensive renovation announced Thursday will be carried out…
The nation that prides itself on conformity and proper appearances reached a million users in 8½ months, the fastest pace among any of the 37 countries where the adultery site…
