WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel is resigning at a particularly tough time for U.S. foreign and defense policy, with one war ending, another just beginning and...
WASHINGTON — A St. Louis County grand jury declined Monday to indict Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson in the Aug. 9 shooting of Michael Brown, an unarmed black 18-y...
She would be 1st woman to hold position
WASHINGTON — Michele Flournoy, formerly the Pentagon’s policy chief and among President Barack Obama’s more hawkish advisers, coul...
Officer not indicted in teen's death
FERGUSON, Mo. — Chaos returned to the streets of Ferguson after a grand jury declined to indict a white police officer in the death o...
Wisdom changing across the party
BOCA RATON, Fla. — The conventional wisdom in the Republican Party is changing.
Less than two years ago, party leaders solemnly declared ...
But wind creates havoc for region
BUFFALO, N.Y. — Fears of disastrous flooding from a rapid meltdown of the Buffalo area’s 7 feet of snow eased Monday, but high winds bec...
Nor'easter will hit East Coast
MINEOLA, N.Y. — A nor’easter was expected to develop along the East Coast just as millions of travelers head to their Thanksgiving destinat...
No indictment handed down
Thousands of people rallied late Monday in U.S. cities including Los Angeles and New York to passionately but peacefully protest a grand jury's ...
Surgery took about 11 hours
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — An 11-year-old Mexican boy with a massive tumor who drew international attention when U.S. officials helped him get treatm...
Much latitude given to officers
WASHINGTON — A Missouri grand jury’s decision to spare police officer Darren Wilson from criminal charges makes his case the latest in a l...
