MUNICH – Russia’s foreign minister slammed Western support of Ukraine’s opposition, suggesting Saturday that it is helping fuel the escalation of violence. Ukraine has faced two months of major protests,…
Immigrants without legal permission in U.S. want degrees
Protests began late last year; courts, military may soon have to intervene
Navy names ship in honor of astronaut John Glenn SAN DIEGO – The military on Saturday christened a Navy logistics ship in honor of John Glenn, the first American to…
N.J. Gov. Chris Christie made inaccurate statements during a news conference about the lane closures near the George Washington Bridge, according to a letter released Friday by a lawyer for…
Study finds no major objections to the oil pipeline
FBI/Associated Press file photo<br><br>Medical records for Washington Navy Yard gunman Aaron Alexis suggest Alexis lied so convincingly to Veterans Affairs doctors before the shootings that they concluded he had no…
Am image from video provided by Lakemaid Beer shows a mini-drone landing with a 12-pack of beer for ice fishing anglers on Minnesota’s Lake Mille Lacs.Courtesy Lakemaid Beer/Associated Press Lakemaid…
There were 150 suicides among soldiers on active-duty status last year, down from a record 185 in 2012, according to Army data. The numbers include both confirmed and suspected suicides.…
Supporters of Syrian President Bashar Assad rally outside the U.N. headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, Friday as the the first round of peace talks between Syrian government and opposition forces ended.Anja…
TRENTON, N.J. – A former loyalist of New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie who oversaw lane closings near the George Washington Bridge says there is evidence that contradicts what Christie said…
Amanda Knox says she is worried about being extradited to Italy after an Italian court reinstated a guilty verdict against her and an ex-boyfriend in the 2007 slaying of a…
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, left, visits with German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier Friday while waiting for a a flight to Munich from Berlin.Brendan Smialowski/Associated Press Among the reports…
President Barack Obama is asking CEOs of major U.S. companies to make commitments to hire long-term unemployed workers, who he said are often more qualified and educated than other workers.Carolyn…
President Barack Obama now says he is willing to consider an immigration bill that doesn’t include a special pathway to citizenship for the 11 million illegal aliens already in the…
The United Nations is distributing food to Palestinian refugees in a camp set up near Damascus, Syria. The United States is accusing the Syrian government of using stall tactics to…
Debate is raging inside Ukraine after Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych said he was taking sick leave amid a crisis that has sparked protests in Kiev and other cities. Some opposition…
The damage caused by gun-related injuries rarely gets the same attention as fatalities, “but that every day, 20 of our children are hospitalized for firearms injury, often suffering severe and…
Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev will be the third person in Massachusetts to be charged under the federal death penalty. The Justice Department announced Thursday it will be seeking…
A man sits under a banner with the photo of Defense Minister Gen. Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi as he drinks his tea at the Al Mosheer Cafe in Cairo, Egypt. The head…
Canadian musician Justin Bieber is swarmed by media and police officers as he turns himself in to Toronto police Wednesday. He was later charged in an assault on a limousine…
WASHINGTON – After more than two years of partisan squabbles over food and farm policy, the House passed and sent to the Senate Wednesday an almost $100 billion-a-year, compromise farm…
Some of President Barack Obama’s key supporters, such as gay-rights and immigration-reform advocates, are upset he didn’t promise to use executive orders to stop deportations and to prohibit workplace discriminiation…
There are growing signs of dissension between opposition groups protesting against Ukraine President Viktor Yanukovych’s government. Parlianment agreed to grant amnesty to protesters who have been arrested if protesters leave…
A House-passed farm bill will cut some programs including a $4.5 bilion direct payment program that pays farmers whether they farm or not. The bil also cuts the food stamp…
Helicopters are looking for drivers still stranded on Atlanta interstate. Thousands of drivers spent the night in their cars or had to find shelter elsewhere after traffic came to a…
Stymied by Congress, Obama vowed that if lawmakers won’t act, he will use his executive power to achieve some of his goals, which include raising the minimum wage for some…
Mr. Speaker, Mr. Vice President, members of Congress, my fellow Americans: Today in America, a teacher spent extra time with a student who needed it, and did her part to…
