The large number of parties in Sunday's election, from conservative Islamist Salafist movements to Socialists, means a coalition is the probable outcome.
Samantha Power's trip comes as three U.S. states begin mandating quarantines for health workers returning from the Ebola-stricken region.
The U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations is visiting West Africa, as more stringent quarantine regulations take hold in some states.
The president did not mention the mandatory quarantines of so-called high-risk travelers announced by two state governors.
In a show of good faith, President Obama hugged Ebola-free nurse Nina Pham on Friday in the Oval Office of the White House.
The U.S., EU and Russia are closing in on the deadline to make a nuclear deal with Iran, and success seems unlikely.
With 11 days left, what to watch for in Senate and governor's races in Kentucky, Kansas, Georgia, Masssachusetts and New Hampshire.
Police confirmed that the gunman is dead and several people may be wounded after a shooting at Marysville-Pilchuck High School.
President Obama asked the state's governor and the city's mayor to remain in constant touch with his administration about the latest Ebola case.
Twitter was abuzz after New York City doctor Craig Spencer was diagnosed with Ebola Thursday.
Each day 150 people arrive in the U.S. from Liberia, Sierra Leone or Guinea, the three West African nations most affected by the Ebola outbreak.
The government has created Ebola response squads to help hospitals get ready to treat infected patients.
Burgeoning marketing star Mo'Ne Davis appears in a Chevy ad during the World Series without NCAA objections.
With less than two weeks to go, several polls show the 2014 Senate race remains very competitive.
North Korea will reportedly ban international tourism starting Friday as a response to the ongoing Ebola epidemic in West Africa.
Politicians on both sides are trying to get voters excited about environmental issues — if not for the midterms, then for 2016.
Dominic Adesanya was paranoid and "heard voices," according to his father. He was subdued by K-9 dogs Wednesday on the White House lawn.
North Korean officials said Wednesday that Kim Jong Un had personally ordered the release of detained American Jeffrey Fowle as a favor to the U.S.
N.J. Gov. Chris Christie designated three hospitals to take in travelers displaying Ebola symptoms upon arrival at the Newark airport.
Cirillo, 24, was a reservist from the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders of Canada regiment in Hamilton, Ontario.
The Obama administration is conducting airstrikes and dropping supplies to help rescue Kobani from the Islamic State group.
It's Ron Klain's first day as the U.S. "Ebola czar." What can the 53-year-old Harvard-educated lawyer actually do to coordinate a response?