UNITED STATES

The governor's subsidy for an evangelical anti-gay group exemplifies his social conservatism — and the perils it may present in a general election.

The move would have sent 350,000 Somalis back to their war-ravaged country.

Birds continue to fall sick in the Midwest and other parts of the U.S., through a virus that can kill within 48 hours.

The Pentagon chief and and NATO military commander agree: Rebel forces are gearing up for a new offensive.

As President Xi Jinping prepares for Friday's visit to Russia, a new online video shows ordinary Chinese citizens hailing two "very strong" leaders.

U.S. stocks traded higher Thursday as gains in the tech sector led all three major U.S. indexes higher.

Sam Smith, the singer behind the love ballad "Stay With Me," will undergo vocal cord surgery.

Thousands have fled violence amid protests against President Pierre Nkurunziza's plans to seek an unconstitutional third term.

Imperial Tobacco, the fourth largest tobacco company in the world, is blaming its decline in cigarette sales in part on the Islamic State group.

The exercise comes amid heightened regional tensions with Russia.

Saudi Arabia announced the possibility of a humanitarian ceasefire in Yemen, as long as Iran and the Houthi rebels agree to it.

Exhausted by war and foreign intervention, some of Syria’s first revolutionaries now support the brutal dictator they once fought.

Christine Mau made history as the first U.S. woman pilot to take the controls of an F-35 Lightning II fighter jet.

The Islamic State group hasn't organized an attack on U.S. soil yet, but it "will strike the West if and when it can," officials say.

State Senate Democrats questioned whether the proposal is constitutional.

The vessel was diverted on April 28 by Iranian patrol boats in the Strait of Hormuz, prompting the U.S. to send vessels to monitor the situation.

Netanyahu had struggled to put together a coalition for nearly two months after winning an easy election victory.

The U.S. has expressed concern that India is moving too fast and could undermine a sanctions regime imposed on Iran.

Maybe you haven't heard, but British voters go to the polls on Thursday to vote for a new parliament. It is expected to be one of the tightest general elections in recent history.

Calling Republican defense spending plans a "road to nowhere," Defense Secretary Ash Carter appealed on Wednesday for lawmakers to work with him toward a new bipartisan budget deal to provide stable funding for a U.S. military hurt by years of steep cuts.

The U.S. State Department has deemed it "not acceptable" for staff to conduct official business on a private email server as presidential contender Hillary Clinton did when she was secretary of state, a senior department official told senators on Wednesday.