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(MERRILL, Mich.) — Authorities say a Michigan man celebrating his 21st birthday accidentally shot his best friend and then killed himself in grief. WJRT-TV reports Zachary Woodcock shot himself minutes after he acciden...

The spokeswoman rips "salacious" speculation after the first lady skipped a planned trip to Davos with her husband.

If seeing public officials going to jail isn't enough to stop other officials from illegal conduct, the U.S. Attorney hopes a new task force will increase the deterrent effect. U.S. Attorney Thomas Kirsch II has said he'...

President Donald Trump is looking to reset his term with his first State of the Union address, and he'll try to make the case in Tuesday's prime-time speech that his tax cut and economic policies will benefit all America...

A Cook County judge denied bail Saturday for two men who prosecutors say tried to rob two undercover Chicago police officers during a drug buy in the Gresham neighborhood on the South Side. Deshawn T. Sharp, 24, and Josh...

The influential network of policy and political groups backed by billionaires Charles and David Koch plan to grow tenfold in coming years, Charles Koch said Saturday as he welcomed 550 of his likeminded pals assembled in...

Democrats are renewing their efforts to shield the special counsel from being fired.

White Sox second baseman Yoan Moncada had the future in front of him when Baseball America rated him the No. 2 prospect in 2017. But the future is here now, and with only 62 major-league games under his belt, nobody know...

After more than a quarter-century in use, two "chillers" in the president's plane are no longer effective and must be replaced, the Air Force said.

Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) on Saturday announced he has fired his chief of staff after receiving "sufficient evidence" to conclude the staffer has "violated office policies regarding proper relations between a supervisor ...

Local rights groups have expressed their "extreme denunciation" of the attack on Egypt's former top auditor as part of a pattern of retaliations against would-be presidential candidates. Lawyers for Hisham …

An elite team came to the rescue of the French climber Elisabeth Revol, but extremely harsh conditions made it impossible to reach her Polish partner, Tomek Mackiewicz.

President Trump will give his first State of the Union address Tuesday, a speech the White House said is themed "building a safe, strong, and proud America." The president is expected to highlight Republicans' tax reform...

Demonstrators turned out across the country against what they called a lack of choice in the March 2018 presidential vote, which is almost certain to give President Vladimir Putin a fourth term.

President Donald Trump's administration has joined European governments in urging China to release a Swedish citizen who sold books about Chinese leaders. A U.S. State Department spokeswoman called on China …

Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono expressed hopes for improved relations with China during talks Sunday in Beijing with his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi. Japan is making efforts to further a …

Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono has expressed hopes for improved relations with China during talks in Beijing with his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi.

When you're surrounded by a Blue Wall of Silence, no one can hear you scream in pain.

A Manhattan chef is suing a Midtown strip club over an attack at the hands of a stripper who knocked out his front tooth.

A March 13 special Congressional election in ruby-red western Pennsylvania has Republicans sweating -- and Democrats smelling blood. Democrats are spending $236,000 on TV ads for their candidate, Marine Corps veteran Con...

New Zealand rescuers have found seven survivors from a ferry carrying an estimated 50 people that went missing more than a week ago from the Pacific nation of Kiribati. Defence …

Former guerrilla leader Rodrigo Londono was once one of Colombia's most-wanted men. Now he is a presidential contender. The graying, spectacled man best known by his alias Timochenko launched his …