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"I want to hear directly from you," the president said Wednesday to residents of a Michigan city reeling from lead contamination.

The Ohio Republican suspended his presidential bid Wednesday, thanking supporters and calling on Americans to "reach out and help someone else."

Bernie Sanders could win by persuading superdelegates to switch, but it is mathematically impossible for him to win with pledged delegates.

Stephen Colbert mocked a pro-John Kasich campaign ad that imagined the Ohio governor winning the GOP nomination for president.

The third-largest U.S. school district will allow transgender students and employees to use the bathroom that aligns with their gender identity.

After a $422 million debt default Monday, here are five things to know about the major economic problems facing Puerto Rico.

Reefs in the upper regions of Florida Keys are dissolving faster than previously estimated, a new study has revealed.

What would Trump, the presumptive GOP nominee, do as commander in chief? His comments on torture, NATO and other foreign policy issues have military leaders speaking out.

The president’s visit to the Michigan city — reeling because its water supply is contaminated with toxic levels of lead — comes amid growing calls for swifter federal action.

Texas Sen. Ted Cruz was accused of being the "Zodiac Killer" at the White House Correspondents' Association dinner Saturday.

Despite burning through more cash in Indiana than either of his GOP rivals, the U.S. senator from Texas was forced out of the race Tuesday.

Sheldon Silver, who had been one of the state's most powerful politicians, was convicted of taking millions in illegal kickbacks.

With Ted Cruz ending his race for the Republican nomination, Donald Trump becomes — as he has already called himself — the presumptive nominee.

The men have been entering women’s restrooms at Target, which allows transgender people to use the room that corresponds with their gender identity.

School was canceled at 94 institutions in Detroit Tuesday as lawmakers argued over legislation that would reform and fund the city’s education system.

The Donald repeated claims by his friend’s tabloid that Cruz’s father was connected to Lee Harvey Oswald.

Comedian Stephen Colbert poked fun at Donald Trump’s calls for the United States to be more “unpredictable” in foreign policy.

By 2020, retail spending among Hispanics will grow 1.6 percent compared with millennial growth of 0.6 percent, Morgan Stanley said in a research report.

A review of traffic stops shows longer-than-necessary detention, a local American Civil Liberties Union chapter says.

The U.S. gap year industry has been booming, and the news that first daughter Malia Obama will take a year off before attending Harvard won’t hurt it.

Afeni Shakur, generally seen as the gatekeeper for all things 2Pac, was 69.

Time is running out for challengers to catch Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton.

The U.S. senator defeated Hillary Clinton in the state's Democratic primary Tuesday, while Donald Trump knocked out Ted Cruz on the GOP side.

The documents leaked by ISIS defectors revealed that Syrian President Bashar Assad and the Islamic State group had colluded with each other.

The Marine Corps will receive six F-35B aircraft, the Air Force will get three F-35As and the Navy will take delivery of four F-35Cs, the U.S. Department of Defense said Monday.

The retired NFL player denied allegations that he sexually assaulted a disabled woman who wanted to be the family’s nanny.

The legendary former Notre Dame football coach made an unexpected, but not surprising, announcement Monday.

Texas Sen. Ted Cruz has fallen further behind Trump in Indiana polls a day before the state's primary.

“If Donald Trump dresses as Hillary Clinton, he still can’t use the little girls’ restroom,” Cruz said at a campaign stop, referring to transgender bathroom use.