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An executive order to coordinate police efforts among New York, New Jersey and Connecticut throughout the holiday season took effect Tuesday.

The New Hampshire Union Leader’s backing of the New Jersey governor was seen as significant, but a Tuesday poll showed him far behind front-runner Donald Trump.

The system through which complaints against law enforcement are addressed is broken, some local activists say.

The U.S. House of Representatives voted 407-19 Tuesday to approve restrictions to a program that lets some travelers enter the U.S. without visas.

Recent college protests could influence the court's decision on a case centered around affirmative action in college admissions, which isn't expected until 2016.

Freshly minted House Speaker Paul Ryan transferred $2 million to the Republican party, showing off his fundraising prowess for the GOP.

A hospital in San Bernardino received a bomb threat Tuesday, less than one week after a massacre rocked the city.

"Those who oppose this are more concerned with protecting the rights of potential terrorists," a Democratic senator said.

Although prominent Republicans denounce the presidential front-runner, the party remains hard-pressed to prevent him from winning its 2016 nomination.

The U.S. senator from Texas, a Republican candidate for president, says he doesn't believe in climate change. He's also getting a lot of money from the oil industry.

"It is hard to find a state where outcomes for African-Americans are very good," a race and ethnicity economist said.

The accused shooter's father reportedly told an Italian news outlet that his son supported the ideals of the Islamic State militant group.

Investors have placed a record volume of bets that U.S. Treasury prices will react to a hike in interest rates in December.

Residents in San Bernardino, coming to terms with a recent mass shooting, react to Donald Trump's call to stop Muslims entering the U.S. Correspondent Paul Chapman reports.

A case in Indiana shows how local groups can go against the wishes of governors who do not want to resettle Syrian refugees.

Fewer state resources are being devoted to mental healthcare despite increased public awareness of mental illness.

South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham is one of several candidates in the 2016 field denouncing Trump's Muslim comments.

Hispanic lawmakers say striking down the "one person, one vote" principle would severely harm U.S. Latino communities.

The San Bernardino County Coroner's Office is still holding the remains of Syed Farook and Tashfeen Malik. It may be difficult to find a cemetery to accept them.

While Donald Trump wants to ban Muslims from entering the U.S., the "Harry Potter" villain is known for trying to kill a baby and killing many others.

Muslim-Americans have few means to engage in the fundraising done by other minority groups in an election cycle where big donors dominate.

As well as calling for a complete ban on all Muslims entering the U.S., Donald Trump wants Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates to turn off the Internet to fight the extremist group.

At a Monday rally, the GOP front-runner dismissed the criticism -- from both sides of the aisle -- that followed his call for a ban on all Muslims entering the U.S.

Syed Farook's bank account was credited with thousands of dollars two weeks before the Dec. 2 attack, Fox News reported citing a source.

The university said Monday that lecturer Erika Christakis decided to discontinue teaching at the school in the spring semester.

Meanwhile, Mayor Ed Lee said on Monday that the police department would implement more training and review its policy on the use of force.

Rick Kriseman's tongue-in-cheek tweet garners more than 3,500 retweets and more than 4,000 likes on social media.

In justifying his proposed ban on Muslims entering the U.S., Trump cited a poll from a group headed by Frank Gaffney, who has a long list of critics.

The businessman's Republican rivals were among those who rejected his plan for temporarily preventing Muslims from entering the country.