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An apparent agreement struck more than a decade ago may imperil criminal charges brought against the actor and comedian.

U.S. President Barack Obama issued an executive order and a letter to House Speaker Paul Ryan revoking the sanctions on Iran.

U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont has called on Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder to resign over the contamination crisis, which has been nearly two years in the making.

The measure would offer experienced workers who now make less than $50,000 annually a form of wage insurance, allowing them to replace one-half of lost pay.

The suspected bank robber was arrested on several charges, including attempted first-degree murder and aggravated robbery.

The real-estate mogul also his rival a “natural-born Canadian” while Cruz called Trump a "frantic" tweeter.

Less than half of respondents in a recent poll felt his presence in the race would boost Hillary Clinton's chances of winning.

With the Obama administration targeting 121 people for deportation, churches are stepping up to provide sanctuary across the U.S.

The temporary moratorium will remain in place until the government completes a review of coal mining's impact on the environment.

A phone data collection plan meets safeguards on transparency, oversight, data minimization and use limitation, the agency says.

Spawned in the wake of President Xi Jinping’s pledge to crack down on “tigers and flies,” the investigation has now ensnared a regional governor.

Two members of the California Guard admitted selling firearms to someone they thought represented a Mexican drug cartel, authorities said.

The congressional committee wants the former CEO of Turing Pharmaceuticals to appear Jan. 26 on Capitol Hill.

The defense had focused on trying to spare Dzhokhar Tsarnaev the death penalty, rather than prove his innocence.

Meanwhile, the state's attorney general said he would investigate whether laws were violated in connection with the lead contamination.

December’s high temperatures decreased consumer spending, lowering growth.

The teenagers had been arrested on suspicion of raping an 18-year-old woman in Brooklyn. A fifth teen remained in custody on unrelated charges.

The Howard County Board of Education also voted to observe Diwali and the eve of the Lunar New Year.

Outsized paychecks for chief executive officers are blamed as one cause of rising U.S. healthcare costs.

Excess lead has made the city's water undrinkable, the governor has declared a state of emergency and relief agencies are calling for donations.

The lawsuit filed Friday seeks to determine whether Sen. Ted Cruz meets the constitutional requirement of natural-born citizenship for presidential candidates.

The Baltimore jury was unable to reach a consensus in the trial of William Porter, the first officer charged in the death of Freddie Gray.

The titanosaur, newly on display, could have peeked into a five-story window. Its thighbone weighed more than 1,000 pounds

The helicopters each carried six people when they crashed off the north shore of Oahu, Hawaii late Thursday. The Coast Guard was searching for survivors.

Obama's immigration executive order has been blocked by a federal lawsuit by 26 Republican-led states.

Texas Sen. Ted Cruz and Donald Trump stood out and traded insults Thursday night, while Chris Christie and Marco Rubio turned in strong debate performances.

Marco Rubio wants to teach voters what a value-added tax is so he can beat Ted Cruz.

Heading into Thursday's debate, the former Florida governor was facing pressure to prove himself before the state primary elections.

After the Republican candidate joked about falling asleep waiting for a question, Twitter users slammed his debate performance.