Libya’s second-largest city of Benghazi has been the scene of targeted killings and bombings recently as militia groups fight to control the city. Libya’s prime minister, Ali Zidan, says his…
The jury is still out on whether or not President Barack Obama’s Affordable Care Act is a success or not because few statistics are available so far on how many…
Ahmet Uzumcu, director general of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, says that he hopes his organization’s Nobel Peace Prize serves as a “tragic reminder that there remains…
Maj. Gen. Michael J. Carey is being removed from command of the 20th Air Force, which is responsible for three wings of intercontinental ballistic missiles — a total of 450…
“Let’s put this hysterical talk of default behind us and instead start talking about finding solutions,” said Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky. There was no shortage of suggestions.…
Scott Carpenter, one of the original Mercury 7 astronauts, is dead following a stroke. Carpenter was the second American to orbit the Earth and the only one to also explore…
Former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick was sentenced Thursday to 28 years in prison for corruption, after a series of scandals destroyed his political career and helped steer a crisis-laden city…
House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio, joined by fellow Republicans, speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington on Thursday after a closed-door GOP meeting, to announce that…
Several states are asking to be allowed to reopen national parks inside their state boundarie. South Dakota wants to reopen Mount Rushmore National Memorial in the Black Hills.Mike Stewart/Associated Press…
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada, left, appears to be put a chill on hopes that an agreement to raise the debt limit may be near. Reid said it’s…
Libyan Prime Minister Ali Zidan, left, thanked militia groups who freed him after he was abducted by other militia fighters Thursday.Associated Press The brazen seizure of Prime Minister Ali Zidan…
Gilad Erdan, the minister responsible for civil defense, said Israel and Egypt are continuing to cooperate in military and political spheres and that there is “constant contact” between the two…
Iran’s Parliament speaker Ali Larijani says his country is willing to discuss with other nations what to do with the extra uranium Iran has and doesn’t need for its nuclear…
An estimated 800,000 of the more than 2 million government employees were deemed “non-essential” and furloughed when the federal fiscal year began Oct. 1. However, almost half the cuts were…
Their three-sentence report said Cristina Fernandez’s vital signs were “normal” and her spirits “very good.” It said the 60-year-old leader would begin eating later Wednesday. Her spokesman, Alfredo Scoccimarro, appeared…
The father of the 9-year-old plane stowaway says he has tried to get help for his troubled son, who stowed away on a flight from Minneapolis to Las Vegas this…
A San Francisco Police Department surveillance video shows Nikhom Thephakaysone on a MUNI train. Thephakaysone is charged with killing a university student as he got off the train last month.TAssociated…
Vice Adm. Tim Giardina is being relieved of duty as the No. 2 officer in command of the U.S. Strategic Command, which oversees all U.S. nuclear forces.Associated Press The move…
While the State Department did not provide a dollar amount of what was being withheld, most of it is linked to military aid. In all, the U.S. provides $1.5 billion…
Several groups are holding rallies around the country to urge government officials to end the partial government shutdown. The Alliance of Retired Americans staged a protest in Phoenix Wednesday.Ross D.…
Quebec’s ruling party, separatist Parti Quebecois, is drawing fire from many quarters with its prposed “charter of values,” which aims to make the Canadian province religion neutral. The plan would…
They pioneered highly sophisticated computer simulations of complex chemical processes, giving researchers tools they are now using for a wide variety of tasks, such as designing new drugs and solar…
Director-General Ahmet Uzumcu of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons says it will be difficult, but not impossible, to meet the group’s timeline to destroy Syria’s chemical weapons…
Many people may not visit their doctor frequently, but prescription drugs often are what’s keeping them alive. About 22 percent of Americans are taking three or more prescription drugs and…
The Supreme Court is weighing a case that could open the way for more money to flow into U.S. elections. The case being argued at the high court Tuesday is…
Leaders of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation are pledging to cooperate to stabilize the world’s economic recovery. The leaders concluded APEC’s annual meeting Tuesday without any progress on territorial disputes between…
The SEALs mission took place the same day that Army special forces captured a wanted terrorist in Libya in a raid in Tripoli. Nazih Abdul-Hamed al-Ruqai, known by his alias…
Associated Press<br><br>Abu Anas al-Libi, an al-Qaeda leader connected to the 1998 embassy bombings in eastern Africa, is being held aboard the USS San Antonio while U.S. investigators question the terrorist…
Experts say the federal government’s decision to make people register before they can compare health insurance plans on the federal healthcare.gov website is a major design flaw that has caused…
The murder convictions of Martin Heidgen, Taliyah Taylor and Franklin McPherson all hinge on the prosecution’s contention they acted with “depraved indifference to human life” in fatal crashes that share…
