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Tuesday's congressional elections are likely to bring humbling losses to the Democratic party.

The case is a potential minefield for the U.S. government, which does not recognize Israel’s claims over Jerusalem.

Publicis CEO Maurice Levy is betting that Sapient's strong performance in North America will help Publicis get back on its feet.

U.S. student loan balances have quadrupled since 2004 to $1.1 trillion, prompting fears it could crimp consumer spending.

The theft was described as "an offensive attack on the memory of the Holocaust" by Jerusalem's Yad Vashem Holocaust Museum.

A shocking twist in episode 6 left one character dead after Carrie failed her mission to kill terrorist Haissam Haqqani.

A mining electrician-turned-rebel leader, Alexander Zakharchenko, won over 81 percent of the vote, according to the rebels' exit polls.

The crowd held signs reading "I am not a mascot," and "Redskins refer to the scalps of my ancestors," outside TCF Bank Stadium in Minneapolis.

A passport case before the U.S. Supreme Court and centered on a 12-year-old child could have implications for American foreign policy.

The increasingly chaotic situation in Burkina Faso has shifted to a conflict between demonstrators and the military.

Former Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney says a Republican-controlled House and Senate would "get it done."

A U.N.-backed panel's latest climate-change report furnishes more evidence human-generated greenhouse gases are fueling global warming.

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has issued its strongest warning about the use of fossil fuels to date.

The U.S. military says it has carried out 10 airstrikes since Friday against Islamic State group militants, five in Syria and five in Iraq.

Diplomats say Qatar's reticence to join the campaign against ISIS shows it is careful to preserve its influence with regional Islamist groups.

The former Pentagon analyst-turned media executive is believed by many in China to be a CIA agent, supporting Hong Kong's protests.

With long-standing foreign policy disagreements, the U.S. and China have some common ground on the fight against the Islamic State.

The Soviet-era submarine has been modified to fire ballistic missiles, but the country lacks the technology to actually deploy them.

Andrew Tahmooressi is back with his family in Florida.

The cable will run from Brazil to Portugal. No U.S. help required.

A power struggle within the armed forces was resolved by sidelining the chief of staff.