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Guns, climate, gays missing in presidential race
Of the roughly 50,000 words spoken in this month's three presidential debates, none were "climate change," ''global warming" or "greenhouse gas.
Obama talks 2nd term; Romney zeroes in on economy
President Barack Obama is confidently predicting speedy second-term agreement with Republicans to reduce federal deficits and overhaul immigration ...
Obama predicts deficit deal, immigration overhaul
President Barack Obama is predicting he'll reach agreement with lawmakers to reduce the deficit and overhaul immigration law within the first year of ...
APNewsBreak: Colo. furthers citizenship checks
There are 300 more suspected noncitizens on Colorado's voter rolls, Secretary of State Gessler announced Tuesday in the latest chapter of a ...
WHY IT MATTERS: Issues at stake in election
A selection of issues at stake in the presidential election and their impact on Americans, in brief: ___ Abortion: Abortion and birth control are ...
Report: Illegal Mexican migration to US stabilizes
The number of migrants crossing illegally into the United States from Mexico appears to have risen some in the first half of 2012, while the number ...
Study: Mexican migration to US stabilizes
A new report by U.S. and Mexican researchers suggests an uptick in the number of illegal migrants headed to the United States in the first half of ...
Kansas case puts face on 'total identity theft'
When Candida L. Gutierrez's identity was stolen, the thief didn't limit herself to opening fraudulent credit and bank accounts. She assumed ...
Obama immigration stance locks in Hispanic support
Elizabeth Alvisar is exactly the sort of voter Mitt Romney needs. A victim of the brutal economy in this swing state, the 30-year-old tax preparer has ...
Suit: Sheriff denied bail to inmates on ICE holds
Arrestees who say they were denied bail because immigration agents wanted them held sued the Los Angeles County sheriff Friday claiming they were ...
Sin City's pull puts state of Nevada in play
This city's skyline is dominated by an imposing row of high-rises, much like in any American metropolis. What makes politics here different is who ...
Persecuted Hazaras flee Pakistan; some die trying
As he knelt in prayer to mark one of Islam's holiest days, Ali Raza Qurban saw a childhood friend and dozens of others die in a suicide attack on ...
WHY IT MATTERS: Civil Rights
The issue: What, exactly, is discrimination, and what should be done to fight it? This election offers choices on the answers. In areas such as ...
Romney primary message shifts as election nears
On immigration, taxes and women's issues, Mitt Romney is abandoning his "severely conservative" talk of the Republican primary season and moving ...
Legal path to US from Cuba still complicated
Cuba's surprise decision to make it easier for citizens to leave the country doesn't mean Cubans can book tickets on commercial planes and head for ...
FACT CHECK: Stumbles in latest presidential debate
In the rough-and-tumble of a town hall-style presidential debate, the facts took something of a beating Tuesday night. Mitt Romney wrongly claimed ...
Obama, Romney tangle over immigration
President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney are clashing over immigration, with Romney accusing Obama of failing to reform the immigration system during ...
Daughter offers no clues on Mexican drug lord
The daughter of one of the world's most sought-after drug lords didn't share information that might lead to her father's capture after she was ...
Praise, skepticism as Cuba eases travel rules
For the first time since the height of the Cold War more than half a century ago, Cuba is giving its people the freedom to leave the country without ...
Key moments in Cuban emigration
More than 1 million people of Cuban descent live in the United States and thousands more make their homes in Europe or Latin America. The elimination ...
Court will hear Ariz. case on voter registration
The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to take up an appeal from Arizona over its requirement that people prove they are American citizens before ...
Obama and Romney: Where they stand on the issues
A look at where Democratic President Barack Obama and Republican presidential rival Mitt Romney stand on a selection of issues, in brief: ABORTION and ...
Presidential campaigns target new citizen voters
From Florida to Virginia, Massachusetts to California, candidates and political parties seeking to squeeze every vote from a divided electorate are ...
Arizona getting to know Carmona in Senate race
Arizona voters have seen Richard Carmona in combat fatigues, in a surgeon's mask and gown, wielding a pistol as a SWAT team member and most recently ...
Romney shifts to center as his confidence grows
Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney is shifting sharply to the political center as he begins to deliver a closing argument aimed at a slice ...