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Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner (R) would like Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) to keep his advice for Illinois voters to himself. In the state's 3rd congressional district, the Republican candidate is Arthur Jones, a Holocaust denier...

Internet mogul Kim Dotcom has lost another fight in his epic legal battle to avoid being extradited to the United States.

Democratic Rep. Steny Hoyer of Maryland is being treated at a Washington hospital for pneumonia but is expected to recover quickly

The disaster agency has officially confirmed at least 113 deaths from the June 3 eruption

President Trump has an early opponent emerging for the 2020 presidential election: Stormy Daniel's lawyer Michael Avenatti.        

Authorities say two girls, ages 2 and 3, were in the process of being sold.

Wang Jian, a co-founder of the HNA Group, suffered "severe injuries" in a fall in southern France and died Tuesday at age 57

President Donald Trump is set to announce his decision on Monday

Just as the U.S. is increasingly difficult to enter as an undocumented immigrant, the White House lawn is notoriously challenging to breach. While President Trump is happy to allow an enterprising 11-year-old to mow the ...

Katie Malone finally left the hospital following the accident.

Officials do not have a clear plan to reunite separated family members after President Donald Trump ended the policy last month.

It could make it with just hours to spare

President Donald Trump has narrowed his pick for a Supreme Court nominee to replace retiring Justice Anthony Kennedy to three federal judges, according to a report on Thursday. ​The top contenders include Amy Coney Bar...

Several people who hung a banner calling for abolishing Immigration and Customs Enforcement from the Statue of Liberty's pedestal on the Fourth of July have been arrested, and authorities say a person is scaling the stat...

The race to drain water from a flooded Thailand cave so a young soccer team can be extracted before monsoon rains suffered a setback Thursday when volunteers inadvertently pumped water back into the watery prison.    ...

How one homeless shelter - Y2Y Harvard Square in Cambridge - is fighting to keep homeless young adults and college students from a life on the streets.

A couple in Louisiana were arrested after a 15-year-old boy escaped their home, where he was hog-tied and forced to wear a shock collar, sometimes up to 12 hours a day, authorities said. Thomas D. Wininger, 40, and his g...

A black state lawmaker in Oregon said one of her constituents called the police on her when she was knocking on doors to meet prospective voters, according to a report. Rep. Janelle Byrun, a Democrat running for a second...

A popular chef in Texas allegedly assaulted his wife -- who later blamed the domestic violence incident on his medication, saying the restaurateur doesn't condone violence and is a "blessing from our creator." In a Faceb...

With more rain coming, Thai rescuers are racing against time to pump out water from inside a flooded cave before they can extract 12 boys and their soccer coach. A …

Prison officials and security forces have arbitrarily detained and tortured prisoners for years in the notorious regional prison known as Jail Ogaden. Ethiopia's new prime minister, Dr. Abiy Ahmed, should urgently order ...

More than 14,000 immigrants across the country became America's newest citizens during ceremonies that come at a time of heightened anti-immigrant rhetoric and policies.