Tal Afar is a short drive west from Mosul, the north's main city.
U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham says Washington needs Iran's involvement to prevent a government collapse in Iraq.
Baghdad residents are heartened for what they interpret as promises of help from the U.S. and Iran.
Kerry urges Iraqi leaders to overcome deep divisions if they want U.S. help in repelling militants.
Obama says he never thought he'd ever begin a speech by saying, "Hello anteaters."
The Iraq crisis revives the one issue she least wants back in the news.
The Shia cleric's call for Iraqis to resist ISIS could bring back militias and exacerbate sectarian violence in the country.
As Iraq’s armed forces flee from advancing Islamist fighters, Obama looks on.
As Iraq falls further into crisis, a look back at some of the things major American and British leaders said that turned out to be wrong.
Obama said he expects to make a decision in the days ahead, but it's ultimately up to the Iraqis to solve their problems.
President Barack Obama hasn't made a decision on airstrikes. But the move gives him the option.
The U.S. and Iran share an interest in rooting out Sunni Islamic militants, making for strange bedfellows in Iraq.
The transfers, which are not publicly disclosed, underscore the challenges the Obama administration faces in shutting down the prison.
The Obama administration is weighing options for dealing with a surge of violence and defeat of government troops in northern Iraq.
Jurgen Klinsmann’s claim that the United States can’t win the World Cup has caused much controversy, but was he just being realistic?
The three major U.S. stock indexes ended off their session lows. With the day's decline, though, the S&P 500 was down for three straight sessions for the first time since early April.
Obama's ending of the war Bush began hasn't solved the problem of Iraq. The rise of ISIS proves it's an even bigger issue now.
Fischer, confirmed last month as a member of the board, was approved to be the central bank's influential No. 2 on a 63 to 24 vote.
John Boehner slammed the president, accusing him of "taking a nap" on the Iraq crisis.
Three top Canadian officials on a recent trip to New York City pressured the Obama administration on the proposed Keystone XL pipeline.
Elizabeth Warren's hopes for a deal to tackle $1 trillion student debt load isn't going anywhere.
Domestic critics of President Barack Obama's decision say the men could return to the battlefield in Afghanistan.