The 1921 painting “Odalisque” is one of 139 art pieces identified by Dutch museums as possibly having been illegally seized from individuals by Nazi authorities during World War II. by…
Constractors for the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, are dumping construction waste in a quarry near Akhshtyr, despite Russia’s pledge that no construction wastes would be produced during construction for…
Marilyn Tavenner, the administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, says the administration is now expecting a small number of people to sign up for health insurance on…
Director of National Intelligence James Clapper says other countries spy on U.S. officials, too. In testimony before Congress Tuesday, Clapper and other intelligence officials said many of the recent reports…
The Sierra Nevada Corp.’s Dream Chaser spacecraft is carried by a helicopter during a test in Sparks, Nev. The test spacecraft is in good shape after a rough landing during…
UNICEF officials are urging a cease-fire in Syria’s civil war to vaccinate people after 10 cases of polio were confirmed in the country. The polio cases are first confirmed cases…
Before signing herself, a woman looks at a large board with supportive messages for victims of Superstorm Sandy in the Midland Beach section of Staten Island, New York, Tuesday. Communities…
A bipartisan plan is being discussed in Congress to limit the National Security Agency’s collection of information in the wake of disclosures of massive surveillance of Americans and foreign leaders’…
Sybrina Fulton, mother of Trayvon Martin, testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, arguing that Congress needs to act to reverse several states’ stand-your-ground laws. The laws allow individuals to defend…
European leaders are discussing possible sanctions against the United States for its alleged spying on European citizens and government leaders. German Chancellor Angela Merkel, left, is especially upset at reports…
Congress are still unable to find agreement on a new farm bill. The House and Senate will meet Wednesday to resume negotiations on the $500 million bill. Some lawmakers are…
Administration officials refused Monday to comment on a report that President Obama learned only this year about a National Security Agency surveillance program that monitored the communications of foreign leaders.…
European leaders are considering taking action against the United States for spying European citizens and government leaders. German Chancellor Angela Merkel, left, and French President Francois Hollande, right, attended a…
In what could be a sign of challenges to come across the country, two U.S. House races in Michigan mark a turnabout from several years of widely heralded contests in…
Former Rep. Ike Skelton, D-Mo. is dead at age 81. The former representative, who served in the House for 34 years, was a military expert, and warned during a 2010…
Americans will have until March 31 to avoid penalty
Britain and Europe are recovering from a storm that killed at least 13 people. The storm, nicknamed stormaggedon, swept across the United Kingdom and Europe Monday with hurricane force winds.Sang…
This month’s 16-day government shutdown forced national parks and monuments around the country to close, one of the most visible signs of the government shutdown. Some politicians, including Sen. Rob…
Freeman’s insurer covered his travel costs and the entire bill because a medical center in Oklahoma City could remove the loose cartilage in his knee for about 70 percent less…
Paramount’s “Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa” topped the weekend box office with $32 million, according to studio estimates Sunday, sinking three-week champ “Gravity” to second place. “Bad Grandpa” stars Johnny Knoxville…
Iranian President Hasan Rouhani, speaking Sunday during a session of parliament, is meeting resistance for his attempts to talk to U.S. leaders.Associated Press The anti-American images were ordered taken down…
A study by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research finds that 9 in 10 workers who are age 50 or older say they are very or somewhat satisfied…
Small groups suffer from leaders’ mismanagement
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry looks out the window en route to the ISAF headquarters Oct. 11 after an unannounced visit to Kabul, Afghanistan. Kerry is trying to quell…
The campaign’s message is that driving should be a woman’s choice. The struggle is rooted in the kingdom’s hard-line interpretation of Islam known as Wahabbism, with critics warning that women…
High-speed rail opponent Aaron Fukuda stands in front of his Hanford, Calif., home that lies directly in one of the planned train routes. Fukuda is one of many land owners…
Sharptondu1-i-syn “We’ve gone from stop and frisk to shop and frisk, and we are not going to take it,” the black civil-rights leader said. “We are not going to live…
