Dorian S. Nakamoto listens during an interview with the Associated Press Thursday in Los Angeles. Nakamoto, the man that Newsweek claims is the founder of Bitcoin, denies he had anything…
Human rights groups are criticizing the United Nations for taking too long to send a peacekeeping force to restore order in the Central African Republic. Deputy Mayor Saleh Dido of…
Household net worth jumped nearly $3 trillion during last year’s fourth quarter to $80.7 trillion. Stock and mutual fund portfolios gained nearly $1.7 trillion, or 9 percent, according to a…
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s gestures and body movements may say a lot about what he is planning in the Crimea region, at least that’s what the Pentagon is hoping. The…
Ukrainian government officials are denouncing Crimean lawmakers’ decision to hold a referendum on whether the region should be part of Russia. Ukraine’s acting president, Oleksandr Turchynov, said Ukraine will move…
The U.S. National Oceanic Atmospheric and Administration is predicting that the El Niño’s arrival this year will cause major changes in the world’s weather next year, including increased rain in…
It’s an election-year strike at the White House. The House approved a bill Thursday targeting the power plant rule, as Republicans fight back against what they call the Obama administration’s…
The United States is planning to impose financial sanctions against people the U.S. says were involved in undermining Ukraine’s new government. President Barack Obama Obama Thursday said a referendum planned…
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., is expected to reintroduce her proposal to change the military justice system.J. Scott Applewhite/Associated Press The vote was 55-45, short of the 60 necessary to move…
UNITED NATIONS – The United States is asking the U.N. Security Council to take action against North Korea for firing two rounds of ballistic missiles in the last week in…
The White House is extending the deadline for people to keep their old insurance plans even if they don’t meet the requirements in the Affordable Care Act.John Elswick/Associated Press The…
Israeli officials say advanced rockets that were seized by the Israeli navy could have allowed terror groups to attack targets much deeper inside the Jewish state than missiles Palestinian militants…
The CIA is checking into allegations tht some of its officers may have monitored members of the Senate Intelligence Committee when it was investigating accusations of CIA abuse in a…
WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama’s choice to lead the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division was blocked by bipartisan Senate opposition Wednesday in an emotional postscript to the long-ago murder of…
Dr. Deborah Persaud, a pediatric HIV expert at Johns Hopkins’ Children’s Center in Baltimore, says a second baby appears to have been cured of the AIDS virus because she was…
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration wants to take a closer look at Jupiter’s moon Europa. The agency is planning a mission in the mid-2020s to explore the moon, which…
Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk is denying reports that his country is negotiating with the United States to allow it to station anti-missile batteries in the Ukraine in exchange for…
President Barack Obama says no American working full time should have to raise a family in poverty. The president thanked New England governors during a visit to Central Connecticutt State…
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu waves to the cheering audience as he arrives to speak to the AIPAC meeting at the Washington Convention Center Tuesday.Carolyn Kaster/Associated Press In a speech…
LONDON – Scotland’s pro-independence leader says a separate Scotland would not be a foreign country to England and claims U.K. Treasury chief George Osborne made a “monumental error” when he…
Egyptian Field Marshal Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi says all Egyptians will need to work together to fix the country’s problems.Associated Press El-Sissi is considered almost certain to win if he runs for…
A fence closes off the ruins of an oceanfront home in Mantoloking, N.J., that was damaged by Superstorm Sandy. The House Tuesday voted to delay an overhaul of the federal…
Janet Murguia, president and CEO, National Council of La Raza, called President Barack Obama the “deporter in chief,” denouncing the administration’s deportation of nearly 2 million immigrants.Jacquelyn Martin/Associated Press file…
Rain and cold isn’t slowing down New Orlean’s Mardi Gras celebration. Garren Thomas Mims Sr., King of the Krewe of Zulu, took part in the Zulu Parade Tuesday.Gerald Herbert/Associated Press…
AUSTIN, Texas – Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott is the first new Republican nominee for the state’s governor in more than a decade. Abbott coasted Tuesday night to a primary…
Congressional leaders are questioning the power industry about whether the government needs to get involved in setting standards for security to protect the nation’s power plants and grid from possible…
President Barack Obama’s fiscal 2015 budget proposal projects a $564 billion deficit for the fiscal year, the third straight year where the deficit has been less than $1 billion.J. Scott…
As the Russian president held court in his personal residence, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry met with Kiev’s fledgling government, and Moscow agreed to sit down with NATO. Although…
United Airlines recently installed new bag-sizers at airports and emailed its frequent fliers, reminding them of their carry-on size rules. Airlines long have had rules limiting carry-on bag sizes, but…
President Barack Obama will present his $4 trillion budget proposal today, although it is unlikely to gain much traction in Congress this year. Among the proposals Obama will propose is…
