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Hillary Clinton's campaign sees no need to turn over the Democratic frontrunner's email server over criticism surrounding her communications practices during her tenure as secretary of state.
Almost three weeks after the June 17 church shooting in Charleston, South Carolina, the national debate over Confederate symbolism continued in the Palmetto State's legislature, the University of North Carolina (UNC) campus and a Minnesota parade of volunteer firefighters.
Democratic presidential frontrunner Hillary Clinton on Friday offered some reassurance to a gay teenager who on the popular "Humans of New York" Facebook blog had worried that people might dislike him because of his sexuality.
Donald Trump's comments describing Mexican immigrants as rapists and criminals "absolutely" offended Jeb Bush, the Republican presidential told supporters in New Hampshire over the weekend.
An immigration advocacy group has encouraged undocumented immigrants, currently living in the U.S., to "use the power of the story" and to speak publicly about their immigration status.
At least 12 civilians were killed and at least 25 wounded when an Iraqi fighter jet accidentally dropped a bomb over Baghdad on Monday. Three children and two women were among the fatalities.
More than a million faithful are expected to attend the Mass Pope Francis is set to celebrate in the Ecuadorean port city of Guayaquil on Monday. The service will mark the key event of the pontiff's "relatively easy" first full day in the South American country.
Mexican soldiers who participated in the June 14 mass slaying of 12 civilians believed to be cartel members had received standing orders to kill the suspected criminals, the Associated Press said based on a report by a local human-rights group.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has added 640 beds to a southern California detention center, raising its total capacity to 1,940. The facility 60 miles northeast of Los Angeles is used to house female immigrants with criminal records, recently arrived asylum seekers and migrants with medical needs.
With President Barack Obama announcing on Wednesday that Washington and Havana were about to complete their rapprochement and restore full diplomatic relations, there remain only three countries in the world with with the United States has no official ties.
The "Santa" mentioned in the latest batch of newly released Hillary Clinton emails refers to Santa Nikkels, the former secretary of state's hairdresser from Chappaqua, New York.
Three-time Wimbledon champion John McEnroe on Friday employed his trademark nonchalance when he Rafael Nadal to "get a new damn coach" after the Spanish tennis star lost his Championships qualifier to Germany's Dustin Brown.
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A Kentucky county clerk is being sued for refusing to issue marriage licenses following the landmark Supreme Court ruling that legalized same-sex unions across the nation.
His threats to kill President Barack Obama have led to federal charges for a Wisconsin man who is now being detained in a mental health facility. Brian Dutcher allegedly told a security guard that he wanted to shoot the president during a visit to La Crosse, where Obama held an event on Thursday.
The Department of Justice is investigating whether U.S. airlines cooperated and deliberately limited available seats to keep airfares high, a charge major carriers strongly denied through their trade group.
Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush reacted "condescendingly" when a supporter of the so-called DREAM Act approached the Republican presidential candidate at a rally over the weekend, the immigration-advocacy group America's Voice complained.
Republican presidential hopeful Ted Cruz on Wednesday blasted the Obama administration's move to reopen the U.S. Embassy in Havana as a "slap in the face" to Israel, which has repeatedly called for the local U.S. mission to be moved from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem.
Whole Foods Chief Executive John Mackey, who in the past has advocated for what he calls "conscious capitalism," and his co-CEO, Walter Robb, on Wednesday said they were sorry for overcharging customers at the retailer's New York City stores.
Thousands of people were evacuated on Wednesday night in eastern Tennessee after a freight train carrying a flammable and toxic substance derailed and caught fire.
Jailed Venezuelan opposition leader Leopoldo López has gained 9 pounds since he ended a 30-day hunger strike a week ago, his wife, Lilian Tintori, said on Wednesday as she appeared with former Spanish Prime Minister Felipe González, who has lobbied for López's release.
With Democratic heavyweight Hillary Clinton as the unquestioned frontrunner, Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., faces a tough race for his party's 2016 presidential nomination. But the Vermont senator -- who is thought to be one of the few able to mount a serious challenge to Clinton -- this week managed to both draw a huge crowd at a campaign rally and surprise with promising poll numbers in an early caucus state.
America's top spies are predominantly white and male, and the Central Intelligence Agency on Tuesday announced a number of measures to increase diversity within its ranks.
Smoking marijuana became legal in Oregon on Wednesday, making the state part of what Reuters called the "growing legalization movement spreading down the United States' West Coast."
