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WASHINGTON (AP) — Prince Charles and his wife, Camilla, got the royal tour of the U.S. capital on Wednesday, being ushered around Washington’s monumen...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The person suspected of sending an envelope to the White House that may have contained cyanide is known to the Secret Service and ha...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Despite high-profile concern over issues underscored by the racial unrest in Ferguson, Missouri, African Americans and Hispanics are...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Making good on last fall’s campaign commitments, Republicans advanced conservative budgets in both houses of Congress on Wednesday, ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Benjamin Netanyahu’s decisive election victory likely dashes any prospect for a thaw in the tense and tumultuous relationship betwee...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration set a record again for censoring government files or outright denying access to them last year under the U....

LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — With less than a week to the deadline for an Iran nuclear deal, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry worked with top Irania...

BEIRUT (AP) — A Syrian military official said Wednesday that an investigation is underway into the alleged downing of a U.S. reconnaissance aircraft b...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump announced plans Wednesday to form a presidential exploratory committee. “I am the only one who can make America truly g...

TOKYO (AP) — Japanese police are investigating phone calls threatening to kill U.S. Ambassador Caroline Kennedy and another American envoy, authoritie...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Secret Service says an envelope addressed to the White House has tentatively tested positive for cyanide. The letter was receive...

CLAYTON, Mo. (AP) — A spokesman says allegations that St. Louis County police used excessive force when arresting a man accused of shooting two office...

BOSTON (AP) — A close friend of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev (joh-HAHR' tsahr-NEYE'-ehv) has testified he gave a gun to the Boston Marathon bomber two months bef...

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A suspended Roman Catholic priest who authorities say dealt pounds of methamphetamine and bought a sex shop to possibly launder...

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Criminal charges against an accused rapist were dropped Tuesday due to concerns about the credibility of the victim as a witn...

NEW YORK (AP) — Health officials say four more medical aid workers have arrived back in the United States from West Africa to be monitored for Ebola. ...

LAGUNA BEACH, Calif. (AP) — The starving sea lion pup was so tiny that it looked like a rock at the base of the seaside cliff until it struggled to ra...

BOSTON (AP) — Three police officers have described an explosive confrontation with the Boston Marathon bombers as they tried to flee the area days aft...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Their reputations sullied by race-tainted incidents, many colleges are clamping down on campus fraternities. Despite some swift and ...

CLAYTON, Mo. (AP) — A man charged in the shooting of two police officers during a demonstration in Ferguson told investigators he was not targeting la...