Oklahoma turns to mammoth task of cleanup after tornado

MOORE, Okla. — Under a sunny sky, residents of this Oklahoma City suburb began cleaning up debris from the monstrous tornado that...

Key IRS official refuses to testify

Key IRS official refuses to testify

WASHINGTON — In a contentious climax Wednesday to a series of congressional hearings, Lois Lerner, a key IRS manager, invoked her...

Boston Marathon bombing suspect's friend killed by FBI agent

WASHINGTON — A friend of purported Boston Marathon bomber Tamerlan Tsarnaev was shot and killed early Wednesday by an FBI special...

House feels the heat on immigration reform

House feels the heat on immigration reform

WASHINGTON — Committee approval of a sweeping Senate immigration overhaul has put pressure on the House, where Speaker John A. Boehner...

Vote on Boy Scouts' gay ban brings out protesters from both sides

GRAPEVINE, Texas — Protesters in Boy Scout uniforms staked out sides of a resort-lined street in this Dallas suburb where national...

Fourth American fatality by U.S. drones disclosed

Fourth American fatality by U.S. drones disclosed

WASHINGTON — As President Obama prepared to deliver a major speech on national security Thursday, his administration acknowledged...

Kerry downplays Syria government's gains

AMMAN, Jordan — Recent battlefield advances by the Syrian military against U.S.-backed rebels are "very temporary" and do not signal...

 In Britain, terrorism suspected in man's hacking death

In Britain, terrorism suspected in man's hacking death

LONDON — As bystanders watched in horror, a man was hacked to death in broad daylight on a London street Wednesday and two suspects...

Iran president denounces aide's disqualification from election

Iran president denounces aide's disqualification from election

TEHRAN — Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Wednesday denounced as unjust the supervisory electoral body's disqualification of...

A FARC rebel in Colombia explains why he wanted out

A FARC rebel in Colombia explains why he wanted out

BOGOTA, Colombia — Leftist rebel Reinel Usuga surrendered this month because he was afraid of dying in battle and being buried in an...

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