Reuters

A gender gap could pose a problem for the New York billionaire in his quest for the White House.

U.S. President Barack Obama on Wednesday imposed sweeping new sanctions on the isolated East Asian country.

The group described Sunday's car bombing as revenge for security operations that have been underway since July in the mainly Kurdish southeast.

Global growth concerns, particularly regarding China, have rattled markets through much of this year.

Judge Merrick Garland sits on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, which hears challenges to regulations on the environment and labor.

The subway system in the U.S. capital was closed Wednesday as work crews conducted safety inspections.

Police said 5,000 people demonstrated outside the presidential palace in Brasilia and others flocked to Sao Paulo's Avenue Paulista.

An executive order freezes any North Korean government property in the U.S. and prohibits exports from the U.S. to North Korea.

A malicious ad campaign this week targeted readers of the websites of the New York Times, Newsweek, BBC and AOL, among others.

Legislation that would give federal agencies access to data on 1 billion people nears passage as the ruling party cracks down on student protests.

The prospect of turning large banks into smaller ones has been an issue on the U.S. presidential campaign trail.

Jason Dalton, 45, linked to a shooting spree that killed six people, says the company ruined his life and never invited him to "corporate parties."

The unprecedented move by Washington's rail system is intended to give crews time to inspect 600 underground cables that could pose a fire risk.

The U.S. Federal Reserve left interest rates unchanged at the conclusion of a two-day meeting Wednesday, but adjusted its plans for further rate hikes this year.

Global soccer's governing body has applied to American authorities for tens of millions of dollars in compensation from ex-officials indicted in a graft investigation.

Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff will appoint her predecessor Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva as chief of staff, a leader in Congress said Wednesday.

Groundbreaking for housing rebounded more than expected in February, hitting its highest level in five months, as builders ramped up construction.

Last year, a U.S. investigation found systemic racial bias by police targeted blacks and created a "toxic environment" in Ferguson, but cleared the white officer in the fatal shooting.

The latest data on consumer prices could keep the Federal Reserve on course to gradually raise interest rates this year.

No group has claimed responsibility for the suicide bomb attack at a mosque in the northeast Nigerian city of Maiduguri Wednesday.

The South American country's coast guard sunk a Chinese fishing vessel, Lu Yan Yuan Yu 010, which was fishing illegally along Argentina's Atlantic coast.

The bus was carrying government employees in the volatile northwest frontier city of Peshawar.

Conditions would require Charter to extend service to more homes and allow content providers to offer programming online.

Two federal judges, Sri Srinivasan and Merrick Garland, are said to be contenders, and a nomination could be imminent, a report said.

Market reactions were expected to follow an upcoming news conference with U.S. Fed Chair Janet Yellen.

The $3.9 trillion proposal would help House Speaker Paul Ryan unite the GOP behind a detailed policy plan ahead of November’s elections.

The head of its self-driving car program is urging Congress to grant national auto safety regulators new authority to speed up their introduction on U.S. roads.

The GOP front-runner likened the U.S. taking in immigrants to song lyrics about a woman who takes in a half-frozen snake only for it to betray her.

Sales fell less than expected in February, but a sharp downward revision to January’s figures could reignite growth concerns.