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A man who was 16 when he broke into a Bucktown home and sexually assaulted a woman in 2013 pled guilty in the case and was sentenced to 23 years in prison Wednesday, according to prosecutors and court records. Marcos Cer...

When the story broke in Golf magazine yesterday that President Donald Trump had told some golf partners, “That White House is a real dump,” many people expressed dismay, but the maids, butlers, plumbers, chefs, paint...

A 56-year-old man and an 8-year-old girl were killed

Authorities say the Vietnamese embassy was involved in the abduction of a former official seeking asylum

Two members of the Senate Judiciary Committee are moving to protect Special Counsel Robert Mueller's job, putting forth new legislation that aims to ensure the integrity of current and future independent investigations

The new White House chief of staff called the attorney general, reassuring him that his position was safe despite criticism he has taken from Trump.        

In June, Carter was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter.

Two staff members were killed and multiple others were hospitalized after an explosion caused a school building to collapse in Minneapolis, officials said.

President Trump has not assembled a stellar record when it comes to keeping the promises he made as a candidate. A wall on the southern border, and Mexico's going to pay for it? No. Repealing the Affordable Care Act and ...

Ousted White House communications director Anthony Scaramucci had high hopes for improved relationships with reporters, according to a memo posted online Wednesday.The memo list five priorities for the communications sta...

A missing Israeli woman's body was found by police last week after her Palestinian boyfriend confessed to brutally murdering her — as part of a bizarre plot to free Palestinian prisoners. Muhammad Harouf told police he...

One day after getting sued by 15 states, Environmental Protection Agency chief Scott Pruitt reversed his earlier decision to delay implementation of Obama-era rules reducing emissions of smog-causing air pollutants

AP FACT CHECK: Shaky economic assumptions in Trump immigration pitch

A transcript of Trump's Jan. 27 call with President Pena Nieto was published.

Meanwhile, Russia has criticized the Trump administration's 'weakness'

WASHINGTON — A bipartisan pair of senators are introducing a bill to protect Special Counsel Robert Mueller and his Russia investigation. The legislation being introduced by Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) and Sen. Chris Coons...

A former ally of Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen was detained by police on Thursday in connection with allegations of illegal drug production from 2012. Nhek Bun Chhay was taken …

Mexico City bus drivers have discovered the hard way that their new double-decker buses don't fit everywhere in the city. A driver damaged the top of his bus by driving …

BERLIN — A German court has ruled that local authorities are entitled to prevent a group calling itself the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster from advertising its “noodle Masses” at the entrance to an eastern ...

The world needs more cooling -- and less pollutive cooling -- at the same time

Desperate passengers aboard two diverted Air Transat planes in Canada resorted to calling 911 to plead for air, food and water after being stuck on the ground for hours, according to reports. Air Transat Flight 157 from ...

The governor of Oregon declared a state of emergency over a heat wave that has brought triple-digit temperatures and fueled massive wildfires.