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NEW YORK (AP) — Confronted by a prosecutor, an Islamic cleric accused of supporting terrorist operations in Yemen and in the United States tried Tuesd...

HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) — A federal appeals court has halted the scheduled execution of a convicted killer in Texas so his attorneys can pursue appeals...

He was one of the most beloved teachers in the world of international schools that serve the children of diplomats, well-off Americans and local elite...

NEW YORK (AP) — Health officials have confirmed a second U.S. case of a mysterious virus that has sickened hundreds in the Middle East. The latest cas...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. government ran a big surplus in April, thanks to a flood of tax payments that helped keep the budget on track for the lowes...

NEW YORK (AP) — Muslim advocates and scholars are stepping up pressure on the Sept. 11 museum to edit or at least let more scholars see a documentary ...

ATLANTA (AP) — For a few days in March, the American Enterprise Institute welcomed scores of business and political leaders to a private annual meetin...

NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Police Department will no longer confiscate unused condoms from suspected sex workers to be used as evidence of prostitut...

WASHINGTON (AP) — A cross section of Americans awakened early and waited in line for hours to be among the first to ride to the top of the Washington ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A judge on Monday ordered an investigation into the whereabouts of Casey Kasem after an attorney for the ailing radio personality's...

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Dozens of gay couples, some of whom waited in line overnight, received licenses to marry from county clerks Monday, while law...

NEW YORK (AP) — Frozen food makers plan to launch their first national TV ad in defense of their products on Tuesday as the category fights to boost s...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Want your child to go to a state-funded pre-K program? Choose your home state wisely. A new report to be released Tuesday finds wide...

BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union foreign ministers added 13 people Monday to their visa ban and asset freeze list over Ukraine's crisis but are not expe...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Days after President Barack Obama touted executive actions aimed at increasing energy efficiency, a bill with similar goals is expec...

SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — The green-cross storefronts of medical marijuana dispensaries are common in much of Washington, and the state is plowing ahead w...

WILLIAMS, Ariz. (AP) — In the northern Arizona city of Williams, restaurant patrons don't automatically get a glass of water anymore. Residents caught...

DENVER (AP) — A spring storm that has brought over a foot of snow to parts of Colorado, Wyoming and Nebraska and thunderstorms and tornadoes to the Mi...

PAGE, Ariz. (AP) — A single-engine plane carrying a pilot and six French tourists crashed while landing at a northern Arizona airport, killing one per...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Members of a Secret Service special unit responsible for patrolling near the White House were pulled off that assignment over at lea...