
2016: Rare same-state pairings in the early stages
The early stages of the 2016 presidential race feature an unusual cluster of high-powered potential candidates hailing from the same states, Wisconsin ...

Obama to pitch immigration overhaul in Mexico
President Barack Obama has his top domestic ambition at the head of his agenda as he travels to Mexico on Thursday. To sell his immigration overhaul ...

For 3, bomb suspect's friendship leads to charges
Just hours before one of the Boston Marathon suspects and his brother allegedly gunned down a campus police officer, authorities say he exchanged a ...
Parents see more food, skin allergies in children
Parents are reporting more skin and food allergies in their children, a big government survey found. Experts aren't sure what's behind the increase.

Violence mars May Day rally in Seattle
Supporters of immigration reform rallied across the nation on May Day in lively gatherings that were marred by a burst of violence in Seattle, where ...

US officials: More in favor of arming Syria rebels
Discussions within the Obama administration in favor of providing arms to the Syrian rebels are gaining ground amid new indications that President ...

Immigration debate gives life to annual rallies
Demonstrators demanded an overhaul of immigration laws Wednesday in an annual, nationwide ritual that carried a special sense of urgency as Congress ...

Justice Department appeals morning-after case
The Obama administration on Wednesday appealed a federal judge's order to lift all age limits on who can buy morning-after birth control pills without ...

Bolivia president expels US government aid agency
President Evo Morales acted on a longtime threat Wednesday and expelled the U.S. Agency for International Development for allegedly seeking to ...
Biden: Abused women fear being raped by the system
Vice President Joe Biden says many women who are raped or physically abused don't report it because they don't want, in his words, "to get raped again ...

Fed keeps stimulus, says taxes and cuts have hurt
The Federal Reserve cautioned America's political leaders Wednesday that their policies are hurting the economy. The Fed stood by its aggressive ...
US keeps Cuba on state sponsors of terrorism list
A State Department spokesman said Wednesday that Washington has no plans to remove Cuba from a list of state sponsors of terrorism that also includes ...

Official: Arrested student entered US without visa
One of three college students arrested Wednesday in the Boston Marathon bombings case was allowed to return to the United States from Kazakhstan in ...

FBI: 3 removed backpack from Boston suspect's room
Three college friends of Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev were arrested and accused Wednesday of trying to protect him by going into ...

Security casts shadow over Obama's Mexico trip
President Barack Obama is seeking to refocus economic relations between the U.S. and Mexico, even as fresh questions about security cooperation ...

Stocks sink on economic worries; Dow off 138
Signs of a slowing economy dragged down the stock market Wednesday. Even the prospect of continued stimulus from the Federal Reserve didn't help.

Congressman, former lobbyist get housing, FCC nods
President Barack Obama acted Wednesday to fill two top regulatory posts, tapping a veteran Democratic congressman to lead the Federal Housing Finance ...

Gitmo closure elusive, Obama looks at other steps
Despite President Barack Obama's new vow, closing the Guantanamo Bay prison is still a tough sell in Congress. So the White House may look instead ...
IG: unclear standards for compassionate release
The U.S. Bureau of Prisons lacks clear standards on when to grant compassionate release to inmates with terminal illnesses and limited life ...

Syrian president showing renewed confidence
Syrian President Bashar Assad and his allies are showing renewed confidence that the momentum in the civil war is shifting in their favor, due in part ...

Immigration debate creates dilemma for Obama
President Barack Obama's prospects for a sweeping legislative victory this year now rest almost solely on the immigration overhaul working its way ...
Obama signs legislation ending FAA furloughs
President Barack Obama has signed into law a bill to end furloughs of air traffic controllers. The furloughs stemmed from the automatic, ...

Vieques ponders future 10 years after Navy left
Thousands of activists on Wednesday celebrated the anniversary of the U.S. Navy's departure from the Puerto Rican island of Vieques 10 years ago, ...
House committee to hold hearing on marathon attack
A House committee will hold a hearing next week on the bombing at the Boston Marathon that killed three and wounded more than 200 others.

Tests link deadly ricin to Obama letter suspect
When poison-laced letters were sent to President Barack Obama and two other officials, it didn't take long to track down a suspect based on a phrase ...