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Rand Paul filibuster scuppers Republican leadership's attempts to push through an extension of surveillance powers and release senators for holiday weekend The US Senate was poised for an all-night voting session on NSA ...

BALTIMORE -- A woman was found pushing her dead 3-year-old son in a park swing Friday, and authorities say she may have been there for hours, or even since the...

An Iraqi commander tells Sky News that IS fighters pose a real threat, as thousands fleeing the violence are left stranded.

Protesters are gathering in Cleveland as demonstrators rally Saturday against the not-guilty verdict of a police officer charged in the shooting death of two unarmed black suspects. Public officials have urged calm in th...

Councils in England and Wales are turning off CCTV cameras in an attempt to cut costs, a surveillance watchdog warns.

The battle against the Islamic State (ISIS) has been a tale of one step forward, two steps back. Iraqi forces may have recaptured Saddam Hussein's hometown of Tikrit, and Syrian...

The ex-con accused of killing a wealthy Washington, DC, family had help from "others" in the slaughter, investigators said in court documents released Friday. Daron Dylon Wint, 34, was arrested...

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Naked man gets trapped on raised drawbridge in Florida; is rescued by firefighters

Government prosecutors are investigating the company at the center of the California oil spill for possible criminal sanctions, according to the district attorney of Santa Barbara - a city that helped spawn the modern en...

Just 10-years old, Maya lost her leg after she was hit by two boulders in separate quakes in Nepal. The double-blow could have made life even harder for her impoverished family. Then events took another turn...

Reviews are carried out to ensure the Queen's Household is run efficiently which can involve redundancies, an official confirms.

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For the past year, there have been reports that chemicals such as chlorine and ammonia continue to be used for attacks in Syria. So why is it so difficult to monitor what weapons Syria has?

Mike Huckabee: Everything you need to know (and probably didn't know) about the 2016 Republican presidential candidate.

PALO ALTO, Calif. -- The operator of a popular adult dating website said Friday it's investigating a data security breach following reports that hackers stole names, email addresses and information about the sexual orien...

President Barack Obama moved one step closer to completing the Trans-Pacific Partnership deal with 11 other countries, as the Senate voted in favor of fast-track legislation on the deal, on Friday night. The legislation ...

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AP Interview: Gulf business leader says Middle East pays high economic price for gender gap

The Texas Senate approved a bill on Friday that would allow the open carry of handguns, permitting residents to carry licensed handguns openly in a shoulder or belt holster. The bill was passed on a 19-12 vote, just days...

China says 2 children aboard overloaded bus among dead in heavy flooding in country's south