Egyptians watch the weekly program of Bassem Youssef, the man known as “Egypt’s Jon Stewart,” at a coffee shop in Cairo, Egypt, on Friday. Egypt’s most popular TV satirist, famed…
Passers-by peer into a house Friday where gunman Sergio Munoz shot two people, a man and a woman, killing the woman, then led police on a chase through the Mojave…
After some progress, Asheville decided to take another step – passing a resolution calling on Duke Energy to reduce its reliance on coal, a move designed to cut carbon dioxide…
President John F. Kennedy stands at the lectern behind a production slate board during a television taping at the White House in July 1963.Associated Press file photo Coverage that November…
Abyei’s Ngok Dinka people have been “singing and dancing” ahead of the “people’s referendum” today, said Luka Biong, spokesman for a civic group that is organizing the vote. The Sudan-allied…
Instead, the Wisconsin Republican and the Nevada Democrat both say the best Washington can do in this bitterly partisan era of divided government is a small-ball bargain that tries to…
Questions remained over whether Abu Mohammad al-Golani, head of Jabhat al-Nusra, or the Nusra Front, had indeed died. State TV said he was killed in the coastal province of Latakia,…
Fairgrounds police secure a barricade around the Vortex after an accident closed the ride just after 9 p.m. Thursday at the North Carolina State Fair in Raleigh, N.C. The accident…
German spy chiefs will travel to Washington shortly to talk with U.S. officials about the spying allegations that have so angered European leaders, including whether Chancellor Angela Merkel’s own cellphone…
The plan could involve moving most bulk or precursor chemicals to a single location, where they can be transported out of the country, perhaps on ships, analysts say. The chemicals…
According to records obtained by The Associated Press, the pipeline spills – many of them small – are among some 750 “oil field incidents” that have occurred since January 2012…
President Barack Obama is in New York on a fundraising tour for Democrats, the first of about a month of campaign stops the president will be making before November’s election.…
Officials in rural Western counties are worried about how a proposal to declare the sage grouse a threatened species will impact grazing, oil and gas drilling and construction. The federal…
The two Western diplomats said officials from ODNI have continued to brief them regularly on what documents the director of national intelligence believes Snowden obtained. The diplomats spoke on condition…
Brian Blanco/Associated Press<br><br>A new poll suggests more kids are telling their parents when they become victims of cyberbullying. Sarah Ball was a victim herself in high school and is now…
German Chancellor Angela Merkel, center, says reports that the United States has monitored European leaders’ communications is harming America’s relationship with its European allies.Yves Logghe/Associated Press The latest revelations that…
General elections taking place in the Czech Republic this week may give the the Social Democratic Party a role in ruling the government for the first time since the Czech…
Orville and Wilbur Wright are generally credited with being first to achieve powered flight during a test flight at North Carolina’s Outer Banks. Connecticut, however, is challenging that view now,…
Obama’s renewed focus on immigration comes amid mounting criticism of the White House over computer problems that have plagued insurance enrollment under the 3-year-old health-care law. It also comes nearly…
Last year marked the second year in a row for increases in the crime victimization survey, a report that is based on household interviews. The 2012 increases were driven by…
Who’s to blame? The first congressional hearing into what went wrong dug into issues of website architecture and testing protocols – but also restoked the partisan battle over President Barack…
Police Chief Rita Stanback and Fire Chief Gary Graves, second from left, of Millington, Tenn., say the two National Guard soldiers who were shot Thursday are in good condition. The…
President Barack Obama and Pakistani are vowing to work together to build a relationship between the two nations that is based on mutual respect. Sharif met with Obama Wednesday, the…
Supporters of “Zwarte Piet,” or “Black Pete,” are fighting back against claims that the Dutch holiday character is racist. According to Dutch tradition, Black Petes assist St. Nicholas, or Sinterklaas.…
Shale gas accounted for 39 percent of all natural gas produced last year in the United States, compared to 15 percent of that in Canada and less than 1 percent…
Boehner publicly and privately raised the possibility of a House vote although he faces strong opposition from tea party members even more resistant to giving President Barack Obama a domestic…
Vice President Joe Biden, left, says the human brain is the newest frontier for scientific research and he is predicting that “astounding discoveries” will change how mental illness is treated…
Saudi Arabia is making clear that its relations with the United States are changing although they are expected to remain complex. Saudi officials are upset at recent U.S. decisions, such…
Emerging from a closed-door briefing with health officials from the Obama administration, House Democrats appeared to have at least as many questions as answers about how and when the beleaguered…
