The U.S. State Department released the updated advisory Friday that made specific reference to the Sept. 21 terrorist attack on the Westgate Mall in Nairobi that left at least 67…
Supporters of Iranian President Hassan Rouhani wave Iranian flags upon his arrival from the U.S. near the Mehrabad airport in Tehran on Saturday. Iranians from across the political spectrum hailed…
More than 6 in 10 Hispanic respondents said they felt closer to the Democratic Party than they had in the past, while only 3 in 10 said they felt closer…
Industrial Pretreatment Coordinator Frank Dick displays flushable wipes that made it through a test to see if they would break down, Aug. 16 at the Westside Wasterwater Treatment Plant in…
Prescott Wildland Division Chief Darrell Willis touches a Granite Mountain Hot Shots crew shirt draped over a burned cactus July 23 in Yarnell, Ariz. Investigators released a report Saturday about…
Terrorism as likely as it was 10 years ago, experts say
As he announced the communication, Obama said he and President Hassan Rouhani have directed their teams to work quickly to pursue an agreement over the program. Rouhani, for his part,…
Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, center, is predicting that the House will continue to fight to kill President Barack Obama’s health-care program. He says his backers are fighting for the “300…
If the federal government is forced to begin shutting down Tuesday because Congress cannot come to an agreement on a new budget bill, the impact will vary. While much of…
“Racially diverse educational environments help to prepare students to succeed in our increasingly diverse nation,” the administration said in a letter to schools. The Supreme Court ruled June 24 that…
The Opposition Syrian Coalition attends a ministerial meeting at the U.N. The international team that will inspect and remove Syria’s chemical weapons stockpiles expects to begin work Tuesday.Mary Altaffer/Associated Press…
Counselors are working with Washington Navy Yard deal with their fears and feelings after a Sept. 16 shooting rampage that killed 12 people. Navy Commander Ingrid Pauli and her team…
Associated Press<br><br>This photo provided by the Bipartisan Policy Center shows G. William Hoagland. A partial government shutdown next week would leave the major parts of President Barack Obama’s health care…
Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., chairwoman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, says the committee is looking at legislation that would limit what kind of information the National Security Agency could collect…
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., says the Senate will not pass a budget bill that does not include funding for theAffordable Health Care program. The countdown clock shows how…
A new report on global warming is due out today and is expected to try to address the effect of carbon dioxide emissions on temperatures. The report’s conclusions could help…
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has said his country is open to negotiations on its nuclear program.Seth Wenig/Associated Press – EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton says talks between Iran, the…
Russia is offering to provide troops to guard Syrian facilities where Syria’s chemical weapons would be destroyed under an agreement being worked out between the U.N.’s permanent Security Council members…
The death toll in Tuesday’s earthquake in southwestern Pakistan jumped overnight. Rescuers are trying to help thousands of people injured in the 7.7-magnitude quake that hit Baluchistan province.Shakil Adil/Associated Press…
Morgue officials are expecting more bodies to begin arriving as government officials search rubble and debris inside the Westgate Mall in Nairobi, Kenya. The government says about 70 people were…
The FBI says there is no evidence that Washington Navy Yard shooter Aaron Alexis was targeting anyone specfically when he went on a rampage that left 13 dead, including himself.…
“We deplore the efforts of anyone to supply more weapons to any party to the ongoing conflict – whether to support the government of (Syrian President) Bashar Assad or one…
Gennady Gatilov told The Associated Press that the text of the resolution will include a reference to Chapter 7 of the U.N. Charter, which allows for military and nonmilitary actions…
Iran has agreed to meet with six world powers today on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly to try to restart nuclear negotiations that stalled in April. The…
West Virginia University is No. 1. At least in Playboy ‘s list of Top Party Schools of 2013, the men’s magazine said Wednesday. Parents, high school seniors and current students…
The death toll from a major earthquake that hit Pakistan Tuesday is rising, government officials said Wednesday. The government said 210 people died in the quake in a remote area…
Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia believes the Supreme Court will ultimately weigh in on the National Security Agency’s surveillance programs even though he believes the courts are the least qualified…
