World Aug 22

WASHINGTON — America's top-ranked military officer says the surging Islamic State group has an "apocalyptic, end-of-days strategic vision" in the Middle East and cannot be defeated unless the United States and a coalition of partners confront it head-on in Syria.

Nation Aug 20

EDGARTOWN, Mass. -- President Barack Obama says the United States will continue to confront Islamic State extremists despite the brutal murder of journalist James Foley.

Politics Aug 18

Estrada said that Judge Bert Richardson decided instead that Perry will receive a summons to appear which has not been issued yet.

Nation Aug 18

Those costs — food, housing, childcare and education — rose 1.8 percent over the previous year, the Agriculture Department's new "Expenditures on Children and Families" report said. As in the past, families in the urban Northeast will spend more than…

Nation Aug 16

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie took into office promising "a new era of accountability and transparency." Yet after he won a second term last year and as he explores a run for president, his administration stands accused of routinely stonewalling…

Nation Aug 16

After a decade of sending military equipment to civilian police departments across the country, federal officials are reconsidering the idea in light of the violence in Ferguson, Missouri.

Politics Aug 15

President Barack Obama has called for peace and calm in Ferguson, Missouri, the St. Louis suburb where an unarmed black teenager was fatally shot over the weekend by a white police officer.

Politics Aug 14

In tweets posted Thursday afternoon, Gregory said he is leaving the network as he arrived at it, "humbled and grateful."…

Nation Aug 14

Gov. Jay Nixon was scheduled to speak to press and community members at 4 p.m.

Nation Aug 14

President Obama will deliver a statement on the ongoing violence in Ferguson, Missouri, as well as the situation in Iraq at approximately 12:45 p.m. EDT.