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Demonstrations continued Thursday against the police-involved slaying of Laquan McDonald last year.

Christmas came early for the front-runners in the races for the Democratic and Republican U.S. presidential nominations.

Severe weather has prompted 2,000 flight delays and 300 cancellations across the U.S., reports said.

With the move coming after almost three decades of inactivity, the federal Energy Department hopes to scale up production to power deep-space missions.

The unseasonal storms spawned over a dozen tornadoes of varying intensity affecting holiday celebrations, with emergency services scrambling to minimize damage.

The judge's order came after Robert Lewis Dear claimed he distrusted his attorneys and insisted on acting as his own lawyer.

While parts of the Northeast were expecting springlike temperatures Thursday, parts of the South were dealing with tornadoes.

Those who object to a "full-body electronic screening" may still be required to undergo an "advanced image" screening, officials said.

A black security guard was trying to take a gun from his son and did not point it at a sheriff's deputy, family members said.

A $600,000 annual grant to a Planned Parenthood affiliate in Houston is set to be discontinued after nearly 30 years.

Meanwhile, October's figures were revised downward, suggesting a slowdown in the market.

The Republican, whose run for the presidency has been lagging, initially told reporters that "personnel changes" were possible.

As the holiday of peace and joy approaches, presidential candidates have shown little sign of lightening up their rhetoric.

A program to use money from seized assets to finance law enforcement agencies was suspended in the omnibus spending bill.

At an airport and a major mall, activists demanded answers in the death of Jamar Clark, an unarmed black man killed by police.

A new fundraising email shows the Democrat and her campaign could be getting anxious as her decisive lead in early polls slips.

The Kentucky senator said Wednesday that he was running a "first-tier campaign" and limiting competition in the debates would only help front-runner Donald Trump.

Holiday hours for UPS, USPS and Fedex.

The spots — produced with a nonprofit that advocates for gun control — will feature some of basketball’s top stars, including MVP Stephen Curry.

Paul joined the chorus of GOP candidates criticizing Hillary Clinton Wednesday when he said she should be able to quickly use a bathroom because Carly Fiorina could.

Ted Cruz told donors in a closed-door New York City meeting that banning same-sex marriage wouldn't be a top priority for his administration.

The virus, transmitted by mosquitoes, has led Brazilian health officials to ask women to delay getting pregnant because of the potential harmful effects on children.

Noche Buena is the Hispanic tradition of celebrating the birth of Jesus on Christmas Eve, not Christmas Day. It means Good Night in English.

However, 29 percent of respondents worried that the government had gone too far in restricting civil liberties as it combats terrorism.

The Kentucky senator and Republican presidential candidate is lashing out against fellow White House hopefuls and Washington waste for his holiday tradition.

After Sheriff Scott Israel appointed Nazer Hamze as his deputy, local anti-Muslim activists are calling for him to resign, and Hamze to be dismissed.

Several restaurant chains across the U.S. are open Christmas Day, but you may want to call ahead anyway.

Sen. Bernie Sanders in an op-ed called for an annual audit of the U.S. central bank and for fewer conflicts of interest among its board members.

Russia is arming Kyrgyzstan's military, to the northeast of Afghanistan, to counter threats from the Islamic State group.