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Financial markets, roiled by falling oil prices this week, expect the U.S. Federal Reserve to raise rates for the first time in nine years next week.

Nearly 80 percent of Americans believe an attack is likely in their country in the next few months, a New York Times/CBS News poll found.

A visa program that lets wealthy foreigners enter the U.S. by backing development projects has gone awry, with no clear way to measure success, critics say.

The GOP presidential candidate's plan to ban Muslims from entering the U.S. was a divisive issue for supporters of both major parties, a poll found.

Volkswagen has agreed on steps to improve oversight of engine-software development to avoid future manipulations after its admission of cheating U.S. diesel-emissions tests caused the biggest scandal in the German carmaker's corporate history. Correspondent Grace Pascoe reports.

The San Bernardino shooter attended a branch of al-Huda, a network of religious schools in Pakistan. But experts say that alone is not a red flag.

Abu Saleh and two other Islamic State group senior leaders died last month in Tal Afar, Iraq, the Pentagon said Thursday.

The White House wants to use executive action to mandate background checks for guns purchased online and at shows.

A Senate committee voted Thursday in favor of a nonbinding measure saying that barring entry based on religion is un-American.

Iran has been fighting to help bolster Syrian President Bashar Assad, but less than 1,000 of its soldiers still remain in the fight, Western officials said.

The Islamic State group's biggest moneymaker — a widespread system of taxation and extortion — is a huge challenge for the anti-ISIS coalition.

This year, getting new customers to sign up for health insurance has been more difficult than in previous years.

President Barack Obama said the bipartisan education act, which gives states more flexibility and tools to fix struggling schools, will ensure every child has the same chance to get ahead.

The nation's more than 6,000 charter schools serve more than 2.2 million students.

After the Paris attacks, support rose among 18- to 29-year-old Americans for dispatching U.S. troops overseas to battle the Islamic State group.

But unlike services from Apple and Google, Walmart uses QR codes to facilitate in-store purchases.

Netflix, Amazon and Hulu scored big TV nominations, but that doesn't necessarily mean a lot of people are watching.

These transgenic hens would lay eggs containing proteins that can be used to treat a rare but deadly disease.

Two-thirds of voters said in a new nationwide poll that a Donald Trump presidency is a frightening prospect.

Volkswagen's chairman said the scandal-tainted automaker will improve oversight of its engine-software department and revamp its corporate structure.

The airline's last flight from Washington Dulles to Dubai will take off Jan. 25.