U.S. President Barack Obama reaffirmed in a phone call with his French counterpart Francois Hollande on Wednesday Washington's commitment to end spying practices deemed "unacceptable" by its allies.
“When I became president, same-sex marriage was legal in only two states. Today it’s legal in 37 states."
The Ohio Senate passed a bill on Wednesday that would ban abortions after 20 weeks of gestation, following the passage of a similar ban by the Wisconsin Senate this month.
The Senate voted Wednesday to approve Trade Promotion Authority. Repeated efforts by congressional Democrats to sink the bill failed.
Greek officials and European creditors are scheduled to reconvene Thursday.
In another sign that the labor market is improving, Ikea is again raising pay at its 40 U.S. stores.
Clinton Lanier, author of "Bucket List Bars," talks about New York's Stonewall Inn and other historic U.S. watering holes.
The governor of Louisiana announces his presidential candidacy from Louisiana at 5 p.m. EDT.
President Obama said that his government is not going to abandon the families of hostages captured overseas.
Lindane has been found to cause cancer in humans, per a study by the World Health Organization.
As Russia stirs, NATO is tripling its Reaction Force from 13,000 to 40,000 personnel and will open six new bases across Eastern Europe.
For those not eligible for the free upgrade from Windows 7 or 8.1, Windows 10 will cost a pretty penny.
Lawmakers and activists have condemned the Obama administration’s immigrant detention program as inhumane.
A survey by Pew Research shows world public opinion is becoming more favorable toward China.
Two months after Nepal's earthquake, the U.S. is allowing Nepalis in the country to stay for at least another year with work permits and protection against deportation.
The argument that children of same-sex couples are somehow disadvantaged has been largely absent from recent gay marriage debates.
The foreign ministers of Russia, Ukraine, France and Germany met in Paris to talk peace, but on the ground, shooting goes on.
Eurogroup finance ministers are scheduled to meet in Brussels Wednesday to discuss Greece’s reform proposals.
Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley ordered the Confederate flag be taken down from a war memorial on state grounds Wednesday morning.
China's giant e-commerce website is the latest retailer to block sales of Confederate flag merchandise.
A survey from the Public Religion Research Institute looks at American attitudes about patriotism and America’s moral standing.
The Dearborn, Michigan, automaker is testing consumers’ appetite for renting their cars to others.