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The FBI says a man being questioned by authorities in the Boston bombing probe was fatally shot when he initiated a violent confrontation.
A Chechen immigrant who was being questioned about his ties to one of the Boston Marathon bombing suspects was shot to death by authorities early Wednesday after he lunged at an FBI agent with a knife, officials said.
A far-reaching bill to remake the nation's troubled immigration system is headed to the full Senate after approval by the Senate Judiciary Committee.
A key House committee chairman says a wide-ranging immigration bill just passed by a Senate committee falls far short of what is needed to end the problem of illegal immigration.
Anthony Weiner's run for a renaissance is officially on.
In running for mayor, Anthony Weiner is seeking to get past the tawdry-tweeter punch line that has dogged him since his congressional career imploded two years ago. And while he's facing an uphill sprint, his campaign...
As a jury deliberates whether Jodi Arias should live or die for killing her one-time boyfriend, the convicted murderer says she deserves a chance at freedom someday.
Jurors in the Jodi Arias murder trial told the judge Wednesday that they are unable to reach a unanimous verdict on whether the convicted murderer should be get life or death for killing her boyfriend, prompting the judge to...
A dam that threatened to give way and flood a North Dakota town was holding back the water on Wednesday, though the 1,300 residents of Cavalier were still being told to stay away from their homes.
A dam that threatened to give way and flood a North Dakota town was holding back the water on Wednesday, though the 1,300 residents of Cavalier were still being told to stay away from their homes.
Secretary of State John Kerry says the United States and its Arab and European allies will step up their support for Syria's opposition to help them "fight for the freedom of their country" if President Bashar...
The U.S. and several key allies sought Wednesday a strategy to end Syria's civil war, their united efforts unable at the moment to stem the Assad regime's military gains and Washington still unwilling to join those...
Investigators searching for a 15-year-old Iowa girl who was abducted this week have recovered her backpack along with one belonging to a 12-year-old who escaped from the kidnapper.
Police say a man who enticed two girls to enter his pickup truck near a rural Iowa bus stop had a long criminal history and was ordered for sex offender treatment when he was a teenager.
Councilman Eric Garcetti, who jammed with pop star Moby and fashioned himself as a voice for a new generation of city leaders, has opened a growing lead in the race for Los Angeles mayor with the pool of uncounted...
Wendy Greuel is thanking supporters who tried to make her Los Angeles' first woman mayor.
With her son holding her elbow, Colleen Arvin walked up her driveway to what was left of her house for 40 years.
The tornado that tore through an Oklahoma City suburb destroyed or damaged as many as 13,000 homes and may have caused $2 billion in overall damage, officials said Wednesday.
As Congress debates legalizing about 11 million immigrants living in the U.S. illegally, immigration advocates are pushing plans they say will open the asylum process for thousands of more people who flee persecution...
As Congress debates legalizing about 11 million immigrants living in the U.S. illegally, immigration advocates are pushing plans they say will open the asylum process for thousands of more people who flee persecution in...
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Former IRS commissioner knew tea party groups targeted in 2012; says he didn't tell anyone
Former IRS commissioner knew tea party groups targeted in 2012; says he didn't tell anyone
Jodi Arias tells jury she can contribute from prison if she's allowed to live
Jodi Arias tells jury she can contribute from prison if she's allowed to live
AP photographer describes rescuers pulling children from tornado-flattened Oklahoma school
AP photographer describes rescuers pulling children from tornado-flattened Oklahoma school.
Obama pledges urgent assistance to Oklahoma town devastated by tornado
Obama pledges urgent assistance to Oklahoma town devastated by tornado
Crews search through the night after tornado slams Oklahoma City suburb, killing at least 51
Crews search through the night after tornado slams Oklahoma City suburb, killing at least 51
Crews search through the night after tornado slams Oklahoma City suburb, killing at least 51
Senators Gillibrand and Snowe discuss the need to end sexual assaults in the military.
Senators Gillibrand and Snowe discuss the need to end sexual assaults in the military.
Damage control: Obama takes action on trio of controversies, but Republicans still unsatisfied
Damage control: Obama takes action on trio of controversies, but Republicans still unsatisfied
Holder: Justice probe of IRS could include civil rights violations, potential false statements
Holder: Justice probe of IRS could include civil rights violations, potential false statements
Pressure on Benghazi, IRS, leaks investigation pose big hurdles for Obama's second-term hopes
Pressure on Benghazi, IRS, leaks investigation pose big hurdles for Obama's second-term hopes
