Military intervention in Syria continued to face skepticism on Capitol Hill even after the public release of an intelligence assessment linking the regime to chemical attacks.
Tens of thousands of demonstrators joined Monday in chants of "Death to America" to mark the anniversary of the 1979 takeover of the U.S. embassy in Tehran.
A funeral home director was scrambling to find a cemetery that would bury a suspect in the Boston Marathon bombings, ignoring protesters gathered outside his business and saying everybody deserves a dignified burial service no matter the...
Dario Franchitti's car went airborne into the catchfence on the final lap of the Grand Prix of Houston in a three-car crash that also collected E.J. Viso and Takuma Sato.
Penn State President Rodney Erickson might have preferred to focus on his university's award-winning faculty, its service-minded students or even ever-rising tuition.
US Senators visit the Afghan president to try to push for talks aimed at signing a crucial security deal and halt the release of prisoners the US considers a threat.
A storm system is sweeping across the central and southern U.S., bringing tornadoes and wind gusts that ripped roofs from barns and hurled trees into power lines, leaving thousands without power.
White House spokesman Nicholas Shapiro said Mr. Obama will meet with Democratic Sen. Chuck Schumer of New York and Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina on Monday.
Less than a week after bombs exploded at the finish line of the Boston Marathon, those taking part at the London Marathon were refusing to let fear cast a shadow over Sunday's race.