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In American mosques, growing safety concerns — and more armed guards

From the suburbs of Los Angeles to the outskirts of Washington, D.C., mosques around the United Stat...

Dec 14, 2015 03:04 AM EST

Obama secures key vote to protect Iran nuclear deal in U.S. Congress

President Barack Obama on Wednesday secured the 34th Senate vote needed to sustain a veto of any con...

Sep 02, 2015 09:13 PM EDT

U.S. probing possible price-gouging by airlines after rail crash

The U.S. Transportation Department is investigating possible price gouging by the five biggest U.S. ...

Jul 24, 2015 06:55 PM EDT

Four passengers sue Amtrak over deadly Philadelphia derailment

Four passengers on the Amtrak commuter train that derailed in Philadelphia last week filed a federal...

May 18, 2015 07:04 PM EDT

U.S., France 'on same page' over Iran, want stronger deal

The United States and France sought on Saturday to play down any disagreements over nuclear talks wi...

Mar 08, 2015 10:13 AM EDT

No charges for driver in California train wreck

A driver whose vehicle was struck by a Southern California commuter train, triggering a wreck in whi...

Feb 26, 2015 07:40 PM EST

Obama warns U.S. Congress against more sanctions on Iran

U.S. President Barack Obama warned lawmakers on Friday not to trigger new sanctions against Iran ove...

Jan 16, 2015 10:22 PM EST

White House to announce nominee for Fed board, source says

The White House will soon announce a nominee to the Federal Reserve Board, a person familiar with th...

Jan 02, 2015 09:57 PM EST

Federal judge allows gay marriages to begin across Florida

A federal judge in north Florida ruled on Thursday that county clerks statewide must issue marriage ...

Jan 01, 2015 08:26 PM EST

Putin says Russia won't be intimidated over Crimea

Russia will not be intimidated over its actions in Ukraine and Crimea, President Vladimir Putin said...

Dec 20, 2014 09:33 PM EST

Guantanamo 9/11 hearing to focus on FBI infiltration

FBI efforts to infiltrate defense teams will top the agenda when a U.S. military court hearing for s...

Dec 15, 2014 08:42 AM EST

No proof so far that NSA bugged Merkel's phone: prosecutor

Germany's top public prosecutor said an investigation into suspected tapping of Chancellor Angela Me...

Dec 12, 2014 02:11 AM EST

State lawmakers launch gun control coalition

State lawmakers have launched a nationwide non-partisan coalition to combat gun violence, in part be...

Dec 08, 2014 06:11 PM EST

Congressional aide to resign after criticizing Obama daughters: report

A congressional aide who recently criticized President Barack Obama's teenage daughters on social me...

Dec 01, 2014 07:44 PM EST

Turkey, U.S. ease strains on Islamic State but differences remain

Turkey and the United States smoothed over some differences in the fight against Islamic State durin...

Nov 24, 2014 11:00 PM EST

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