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The proposal will call for significant changes in how Washington grades global efforts against modern slavery, its House sponsor says.

"Meet the Press" host Chuck Todd was tapped as one of the moderators of the MSNBC Democratic presidential debate in New Hampshire Thursday.

Backing from Ben Jealous could help the Democrat from Vermont win over African-American voters.

The longtime MSNBC host will moderate the Democratic debate Thursday in New Hampshire ahead of the state's primary Tuesday.

As the Democrats prepared for Thursday night's debate, polls showed the state's voters preferred the Vermont senator over Hillary Clinton.

The lawmaker also decried President Barack Obama's visit to a Baltimore mosque Wednesday.

Some insurers have created incentives for brokers to sell certain health insurance plans and not others to customers.

The raid was carried out Monday by 20 planes in a Syrian town northeast of Aleppo.

Subway sleepers put themselves at risk for having their wallets stolen or becoming victims of sexual assault, the New York Police Department said.

The event marks a rare time when Democrats and Republicans come together to bond over their shared belief in the Christian faith.

Polls showing the divide between white and black Americans on the O.J. Simpson verdict mirror polls showing mistrust of police after the deaths of Eric Garner and Michael Brown.

Harsh rhetoric from Donald Trump may hurt the chances of Cuban-American candidates Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio ahead of the primary.

Ralph Waldo Emerson once said, "The only way to have a friend is to be one."

Last year, around her birthday, the Library of Congress debuted a large collection of Rosa Parks’ manuscripts and photographs.

Thursday's debate will be the last time New Hampshire voters see the candidates duke it out before the state's primary.

Experts said use of the controversial mitochondrial replacement therapy was ethically permissible “as long as significant conditions and principles” were met.

The virus, spreading quickly across the Americas, is usually transmitted through mosquitoes, and is linked to brain deformities in babies.

DeRay Mckesson, a leading figure in the Black Lives Matter movement, filed papers just minutes before a Wednesday night deadline.

St. Louis Board of Aldermen President Lewis Reed has asked the NFL to help pay off the city's stadium, but has gotten no response.

The agency said it was making repairs Wednesday, but some of its filing systems would remain unavailable until Thursday.

In an interview with IBT, the senator defended Bernie Sanders from criticism by Goldman Sachs — which has delivered big money to Hillary Clinton.

The Democratic candidates argued about the definition of "progressive" but also spoke about their personal religious and spiritual beliefs.

The former television star appeared in court to try and have his charges dropped, but a judge ruled against him.

The former U.S. senator from Pennsylvania said he was endorsing Marco Rubio for the GOP nomination.

The United States has been tightening the vetting of immigrants and other visitors following attacks in California and Paris.

Because the account had been used to secure his bail, Shkreli may need to post new assets to secure his $5 million bond, a judge said.

Here are some of the best places to take your significant other this Valentine's Day.

After a close race in Iowa, Democratic candidates Hillary Clinton and Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders are set to take the stage Wednesday night.

That's more than the nation spent on Doritos, Cheetos and Funyuns combined, with pot sales expected to grow 25 percent in 2016.