Following the San Bernardino shooting on Wednesday, Democrats in the Senate are moving to force votes on gun control.
President Obama said Thursday that investigators haven't determined if San Bernardino shooting was terrorist related or not.
The two supervisors facing manslaughter charges for the 11 deaths during the BP oil spill will face much less severe charges instead.
The southern portion of the Indian Ocean search area had "the highest probability" of containing the remains of Flight 370, Australian officials said.
It was unclear whether Sayeed Farouk was one of the two suspects killed or the one suspect detained after Wednesday's rampage in San Bernardino, California.
After a mass shooting in Southern California, U.S. Customs and Border Patrol personnel received no instructions to block the U.S.-Mexico border, a spokesman said.
San Bernardino is only 60 miles from L.A., with a rugged and rural topography, but local police chasing Wednesday's shooting suspects are said to be well trained.
Police launched a search for the suspects, who fled the Inland Regional Center in a dark-colored SUV following the shooting.
The group, Fwd.us, wants an overhaul of U.S. immigration laws and plans to lay the groundwork for change by the time the next president is in the White House.
A Rwandan official called on the United Nations to stop journalists from interviewing those convicted in relation to the 1994 Rwandan genocide.
Food products have been recalled in 18 states, affecting stores such as Costco, Walmart and Target.
The 200-floor Kingdom Tower is part of a $8.4 billion project to construct Jeddah City in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Tuesday's resolutions to block President Barack Obama's Clean Power Plan were approved largely along party lines.
As the year draws to an end, the House and Senate agreed to a five-year transportation bill that ends over a decade of short-term punts.
The North Dakota secretary of state has approved the medical marijuana citizen petition, enabling the group to start collecting the necessary signatures of support to place the initiative on the 2016 ballot.
Two Campbell University students in Buies Creek, North Carolina, have launched Students4trump.com.
A bill was taken up in Pennsylvania that would deny funds to cities that don't comply with federal immigration law.
Defense Secretary Ashton Carter said Tuesday that more special ops forces will be on the ground in the Syrian conflict to fight the Islamic State group and free hostages.
A failed Ohio marijuana initiative was so audacious in its corporate machinations that marijuana activists are concerned about "Big Pot."
U.S. President Barack Obama delivered an optimistic speech Tuesday at the Paris climate talks before leaving France.
Non-bee pollinators like flies can help pick bees pollinate crops, even though they are less efficient.
Donald Trump, whose next GOP debate is scheduled for Dec. 15 in Las Vegas, said Monday that he would give the money charged from CNN to charity.
Marijuana farmers in California’s fabled Emerald Triangle are ready to go legit. Will it be enough for them to survive?
Authorities deny a restaurant employee's claim that Chicago police tampered with footage recorded on the night an officer fatally shot a 17-year-old youth.
The search giant on Monday rejected claims that it agreed to work with the nation's government to block YouTube videos that may provoke violence in the country.
HIV has been declining globally and the U.N. wants to eradicate the epidemic by 2030.
Everything you really need to know about hanging your Christmas lights this holiday season.
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Jabari Dean was arrested Monday for a threat to kill students and faculty at the university, with the killing of Laquan McDonald as a pretext.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan denied Putin's accusations, saying he'll leave office if they are proved true.