Indian lawmaker Mahendra Karma, center, shown here in 2007, was among at least 17 people killed Saturday when Maoist rebels attacked a convoy of cars of Congress party leaders and…
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While some did not, many churches supported the Boy Scouts of America changing its policy about allowing gay Scouts to participate in its program.Tony Gutierrez/Associated Press Dismayed conservatives already are…
A surfer carries his board on the beach Friday in Huntington Beach, Calif. Millions of Americans are expected to hit the road this weekend but many plan on staying close…
Doubting that Damascus is serious and may be stalling while government forces make battlefield gains, the Syrian opposition has demanded guarantees that President Bashar Assad’s departure top the agenda; Russia…
The 142-page decision by U.S. District Judge Murray Snow in Phoenix backs up allegations that Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s critics have made for years that his officers rely on…
The historic 85-30 vote would allow the carrying of concealed guns, a legislative task compelled by a federal appeals court ruling and precipitated by House Speaker Michael Madigan’s turnabout. But…
The attack, the second in the city in just over a week, also left four International Organization for Migration workers wounded including an Italian woman badly burned by a grenade.…
Dawn breaks over the rubble that used to be homes in Moore, Okla. A massive tornado, with winds of up to 200 mph, roared through the Oklahoma City suburb Monday.Brennan…
Lyn Rigby, the mother of slain British soldier Lee Rigby, weeps Friday while her husband reads a statement about Lee’s death.Dave Thompson/Associated Press London police said more than 1,000 officers…
The plane has landed, is on an isolated runway and Stansted is open and operating as normal. The flight had been due to land in Manchester but was diverted to…
A collapsed portion of the Interstate 5 bridge lies in the Skagit River Friday in Mount Vernon, Wash. The collapse sent a section of the span and two vehicles into…
“I was thinking that today could be my last day as a Boy Scout,” said openly gay Boy Scout Pascal Tessier. “Obviously, for gay Scouts like me, this vote is…
Speaking at the National Defense University in Washington, President Barack Obama defended drone strikes as a legal and necessary measure to combat terrorism threats.Carolyn Kaster/Associated Press In a lengthy address…
Wyden, D-Ore., stopped short of endorsing the website, FracFocus.org, but said it could be helpful as lawmakers and federal agencies consider ways to regulate hydraulic fracturing, also known as fracking.…
Judge Sherry Stephens gave a heavy sigh as she announced a mistrial in the penalty phase of the case Thursday and scheduled a July 18 retrial. “This was not your…
New York City mayoral hopeful Anthony Weiner discusses his policies with a passerby while greeting commuters during a campaign event outside a Harlem subway station in New York. Weiner, who…
The investigation involved 10 people who became sick and were admitted to hospitals in Dothan and Luverne in southeast Alabama. Two died, six remained hospitalized Thursday, and two had been…
LaTisha Garcia carries her 8-year-old daughter, Jazmin Rodriguez, near Plaza Towers Elementary School after a massive tornado carved its way through Moore, Okla., leaving little of the school and neighborhood.…
The vote overturns a 22-year-old ban on openly gay scouts. It was based on a line from the 1911 Boy Scouts of America oath: “On my honor I will do…
This undated image released Thursday by the British Ministry of Defence, shows Lee Rigby known as ‘Riggers’ to his friends, is identified by the MOD as the serving member of…
President Barack Obama reacts as his speech is interrupted by CODEPINK founder Medea Benjamin, Thursday at the National Defense University at Fort McNair in Washington.Pablo Martinez Monsivais/Associated Press The president…
Obama to give national security speech today
Lernerdu1-i-syn In one of the most electric moments since the IRS controversy erupted nearly two weeks ago, Lois Lerner unwaveringly – but briefly – defended herself before the House Oversight…
National Geographic Bee winner Sathwik Karnik, left, of Massachusetts gives a thumbs-up as he correctly answers the final question posed by moderator Alex Trebek in Washington. Runner-up was Illinois’ Conrad…
The H7N9 bird flu appears to be evolving, and could be only a few mutations away from a form that could be passed easily from person to person, according to…
Convicted killer Jodi Arias conducts an interview at the Maricopa County Estrella Jail in Phoenix. Arias was convicted of killing her former boyfriend Travis Alexander in his suburban Phoenix home…
Oliver North is sworn in on Capitol Hill in Washingtonin 1986 before testifying before the House Foreign Affairs Committee. North cited his Fifth Amendment rights and refused to answer committee…
The White House issued the warning a day before the full House was scheduled to vote on the bill. Leaders from both parties expected the legislation to pass the House…
