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BAGHDAD — Iraqi and American military officials have intensified talk in recent weeks of a major offensive against Islamic State militants, casting it as a quickly approaching operation that is…
MONTERREY, Mexico — A passenger bus and a freight train collided at a grade crossing in northern Mexico on Friday, killing at least 16 people and injuring 22, an official…
As the White House prepares to host a three-day summit next week on countering violent extremism, many high-profile Muslim and religious groups argue that the administration’s efforts have unfairly singled…
On Friday, the Arkansas House of Representatives voted 57-20 in favor of a bill that would bar cities and counties from sanctioning LGBT anti-discrimination laws. Arkansas state Sen. Bart Hester…
In a nondescript Barnes & Noble in West Des Moines, Iowa on Friday, Marco Rubiowho introduced himself as just “Marco”also chatted about policy issues while making plenty of time for…
Adding a touch of comedy to the drama, Kitzhaber reportedly decided to resign on Tuesday, calling his secretary of State home from Washington — before changing his mind. By Thursday, state…
“I am announcing today that I will resign as Governor of the State of Oregon. It is not in my nature to walk away from a job I have undertaken…
SEATTLE — Gov. John Kitzhaber, long regarded as a wily survivor of Oregon politics, resigned Friday amid a spiraling crisis that included a criminal investigation of the role that his…
The hosts of “Fox & Friends” weren’t thrilled when they discovered that Barack Obama had filmed a cutesy Buzzfeed video advertising the upcoming Affordable Care Act deadline, and it was…
In some cases, such as in Illinois, Hawaii, Minnesota and New York, lawmakers opened the doors voluntarily. In othersmost recently Alabamait’s been state or federal judges forcing the toehold long…
MSNBC host Rachel Maddow inspired Oregon’s capital to post new warning signs in a park where four runners reported attacks from an angry owl likely defending its nest against perceived…
While Graham is no stranger to Iowa, having campaigned there for now-Sen. Joni Ernst last year, it’s his first trip to the state since launching a presidential exploratory committee last…
Nine cars of the Bengaluru-Ernakulam Express train derailed some 50 kilometers from Bangalore in Karnataka state at around 7.30 am local time, said Chandrashekhar Gupta, a spokesman for India’s southwestern…
Larry Harvey, 71, thought he was doing everything right growing medical marijuana for his personal use. His home state of Washington legalized medical cannabis in 1998, and Harvey says his…
BAGHDAD, Feb 12 (Reuters) – Islamic State insurgents took control on Thursday of large parts of the western Iraqi town of al-Baghdadi, threatening an air base where U.S. Marines are…
Brigida Chora Lopez, 83, grandmother of Alexander Mora Venancio, in her house in El Pericon, in Mexico’s Guerrero State. Mr. Mora’s remains have thus far been the only ones officially…
FBI Director James Comey illustrated America’s racially biased policing with a reference to showtunes — we eagerly await his forthcoming address on America’s unending drug war that will a feature…
This piece was originally published on Capital & Main. As it pushes historic levels, inequality has become a hot topic. Activists have organized around the rich-poor divide, with “The One…
WASHINGTON — A federal judge ordered a county official in Alabama to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples Thursday, saying they can no longer ignore her earlier ruling that struck…
Facing dwindling supplies of lethal injection chemicals and increased legal scrutiny of the practice, some states are considering a return to antiquated execution methods like firing squads and gas chambers…
Republican state legislators have been able to expedite one of their top policy priorities — restricting access to abortion — given the historic gains they made in last year’s midterm…
New York state prison authorities have continued the illegal practice of shackling pregnant inmates during labor, fail to provide most female prisoners with enough sanitary napkins and toilet paper, and…
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TOKYO — Prime Minister Shinzo Abe made his most emotional appeal yet on Thursday for rewriting Japan’s pacifist Constitution, asking for what he called the country’s “biggest reform since the…
The magazine, entitled Dar al Islam, claimed Boumedienne safely reached the Islamic State, but offered no pictures or any other proof to corroborate the claim. French terrorism expert Jean-Charles Brisard…
Embattled Oregon Gov. John Kitzhaber had reached a decision to resign because of an ethics scandal surrounding him and his fiancée, but he changed his mind for reasons that are…
Petrobras said that six of the 74 workers who were on the platform remain missing. The explosion happened off the state of Espirito Santo. The cause was not immediately clear.
WASHINGTON — Art Pope, the wealthy owner of a chain of dollar stores, became a pioneer in the use of big money to seize power at the state level in…
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama said the war authorization proposal he unveiled Wednesday strikes the “necessary balance,” giving him the flexibility to fight Islamic State militants without setting the nation…
WASHINGTON — On Monday, Alabama became the 37th state where same-sex couples could legally get married. The person who paved the way for this historic moment was Callie Granade, a…