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A new study found that farm chemicals and sediment are big threats to the reef.

President Barack Obama's relatively conservative fiscal year 2017 defense budget met resistance from a Congress seeking to raise troops' salaries by 2.1 percent next year.

President-elect Donald Trump is taking an election victory lap, starting with a pit stop in Ohio.

Civil liberties groups predict that the FBI will now have expanded surveillance powers that potentially violate the Fourth Amendment of the Constitution.

Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., was spearheading a bill this week that would defend the rights and benefits undocumented youth receive. But he wasn't alone.

The first lady welcomed the national Christmas tree when a horse-drawn carriage transported the 19-foot Balsam fir from Wisconsin to the White House on Friday.

The president-elect and vice president-elect were gave a news conference at the Carrier manufacturing plant in Indianapolis.

As more details are revealed regarding the alleged kidnapping of a California mom, here are some things to note about her spouse, Keith Papini.

The 21st Century Cures Act earmarks billions of dollars for medical research and lowers FDA standards for drug approval. It's one of the most-lobbied bills of the Obama administration.

Sweden, viewing Russia as increasingly erratic, is stepping up its defenses.

Donald Trump's choice for Treasury secretary, Steve Mnuchin, 53, has no government experience, but had a career defined by "moving fast to seize opportunities that might terrify others."

The dollar hit a value not seen since February, thanks in part to strengthened American oil giants.

Roque "Rocky" De La Fuente, a 2016 Reform Party candidate who ran on his track record as a successful businessman and a campaign platform of election reform, has vowed to file for recounts in Nevada and Florida.

Despite her losing effort, Hillary Clinton garnered 2.5 million more votes than Donald Trump.

The second man to walk on the moon was reportedly traveling in Antarctica.

Donald Trump’s rhetoric and cabinet choices have provoked concern about his ability to tackle the rise in hate crimes.

"Without a doubt. I think everybody knew she did it," the former bodyguard said this week.

A military veteran and green card holder described his experience navigating America's outdated immigration detention system while awaiting a bond hearing for over a year.

Critics continue to monitor the president-elect's Cabinet choices, saying many of the officials have anti-Muslim leanings.

The handwritten and photocopied letters praise President-elect Donald Trump who, according to the writer, will “cleanse America.”

The rapper's release from the hospital Wednesday has given rise to speculation about his return to the stage.

Daniel Humm’s NoMad food truck can be spotted on the streets of the city as ground research for the chef’s restaurant, which is expected to open in L.A. next year.

Levi Guerra, 19, from Vancouver, Washington, will join the ranks of so-called “Hamilton electors” protesting President-elect Donald Trump taking office.

Michael “Jim” Delligatti started offering the Big Mac — for 45 cents — at his store in Uniontown, Pennsylvania, in 1967.

The fire has torched over 700 houses, injured 53 people, and damaged two Tennessee towns near the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

A conservative group of CEOs of major U.S. corporations welcomed the president-elect’s nomination of Steven Mnuchin and Wilbur Ross to the Cabinet.

The Northern California mother was found heavily battered by the side of a highway Thanksgiving morning, three weeks after she went missing.

The South Carolina Republican says he thinks Congress would approve legislation protecting "DACA kids" overwhelmingly.

There have been 875 people shot and killed by police shootings, which includes 386 white people, 202 black people and 137 Hispanics.