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CENTENNIAL, Colo. (AP) — Colorado theater shooter James Holmes appeared with close-cropped hair and a calm demeanor as lawyers made their final motion...

NEW YORK (AP) — The United States and Japan are boosting their defense relationship, allowing Japan to play a bigger role in global military operation...

WASHINGTON (AP) — There's a disturbance in the force of the tradition-bound Senate and her name is Patty Murray. The Washington state Democrat, once f...

NEW YORK (AP) — Global activists presented 8 million petitions to the U.N. disarmament chief on Sunday demanding a world free of nuclear weapons, kick...

CHEEKTOWAGA, N.Y. (AP) — A 58-year-old man is charged with killing a 63-year-old woman who was found dead in the bedroom of their burning apartment at...

MARION, Ark. (AP) — What remains of the greatest maritime disaster in U.S. history lies buried beneath an Arkansas beanfield where the Mississippi Riv...

BALTIMORE (AP) — A night of violence gave way to a day of mourning Sunday for a man who died after sustaining serious injuries while in the custody of...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate proponents of a bill empowering Congress to review and potentially reject any Iran nuclear deal must first win a battle with ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — History will be trailing Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe during his visit to the United States. Abe intends to promote a free tra...

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Northern New England’s annual amphibian migration is always perilous, but critters that cross roads to breed are facing an additi...

AMHERST, Mass. (AP) — If a picture is worth a thousand words, then Jonathon Keats figures a picture can also span a thousand years. Keats, a San Franc...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The acting chief executive of the Clinton Foundation is acknowledging the global philanthropy made mistakes in how it disclosed its ...

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Republican presidential hopefuls emphasized their staunch opposition to gay marriage and abortion rights Saturday before a cro...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Two secretaries of state, Tea Leoni and Madeleine Albright, arrived arm in arm as a wide mix of Hollywood and Washington players gat...

DENVER (AP) — Nearly three years have passed since James Holmes, wearing body armor, opened fire in a deadly attack at a packed Colorado movie theater...

NEW YORK (AP) — New York City transit agency lawyers are telling a judge who ordered the authority to display a controversial bus ad that it will vote...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Major recalls from two well-known ice cream companies due to the discovery of listeria bacteria raise questions about how the pathog...

DETROIT (AP) — Harley-Davidson is recalling nearly 46,000 motorcycles in the U.S. because they could stay in gear due to clutches that won't fully dis...

PHOENIX (AP) — The lawman who calls himself "America's Toughest Sheriff" has been put in a tough spot by a federal judge who could hold him in contemp...

BOSTON (AP) — Boston's public transit agency is letting people ride for free for a day as a goodwill gesture following a winter of disastrous breakdow...