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An editorial cartoon by the Daily Mail's Stan McMurtry, who goes by the pen name Mac, has drawn backlash online for apparently equating refugees with rats.

Although America is traditionally known as a “nation of immigrants,” it also has a fraught history with these populations.

The U.S. and Russia will have a better chance of defeating ISIS if they overcome acrimony and instead share insights, information and data, CIA Director John Brennan said.

U.S. public opinion already is divided on Syrian refugees, but the Paris attacks are heightening fears about accepting them into the country.

The U.S. Supreme Court will weigh in on restrictions that led to the closure of about half the state’s 41 abortion clinics, in the court's first major abortion case since 2007.

After passing a bill to ban anti-LGBT workplace discrimination, Ukrainian lawmakers were quick to note it would not lead to same-sex marriage.

The U.S. is one of the only countries doing worse than it was 25 years ago, with maternal mortality rates rising to 14 deaths per 100,000 live births from 12, the United Nations said.

The poll's finding comes amid national tensions over gun control and gun violence.

Thousands of ISIS fighters have been killed, including key leaders of the group, yet the militants have continued to experience successes despite an campaign meant to weaken their hold.

Veteran financial journalists Maria Bartiromo, Neil Cavuto and Gerard Baker will moderate the debate focused on the economy.

The move comes after President Muhammadu Buhari replaced his army, navy, air force and defense chiefs

Violence has tarnished hopes for a long-term solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, but Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told Obama Monday he is committed to peace.

Emmanuel Ibe Kachikwu, chief of Nigerian National Petroleum Corp., said the firm is projecting an inflow of $20 billion next year.

Israel, following Saudi Arabia, is looking to strengthen its military following the Iran nuclear deal. Has the agreement unleashed an arms race in the Middle East?

The U.S. Supreme Court is deciding whether to hear a case centered on California's attempt to have nonprofit groups turn over lists of contributors' names, unredacted.

The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia proposed a national fund be created to help end the conflict between the guerrilla group and the Colombian government.

A report on the employment situation in the U.S., due Friday, is widely expected to further bolster arguments for a historic rate hike by the Federal Reserve in December.

An overcrowded plane, paired with lax safety standards, likely contributed to the crash of a Soviet-era plane in South Sudan Wednesday.

Fierce competition for control of the disputed waters has depleted the fish population to the point where only 5 percent remains from 1950s levels, a study said.

The unification will either be peaceful or violent, a senior U.S. military official said Monday.

The statement comes a week after the USS Lassen challenged China's claim to the area for the first time since 2012.