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After a grand jury in Texas opted not to indict jail employees in a black woman's death in July, attention now turns to the arresting officer.

Trinity Church in New York City, a shareholder in the U.S. supplier of outdoor gear, wants it to stop carrying larger-capacity firearms.

In the latest problem for the embattled agency, a Secret Service agent's belongings were stolen during the middle of the day Monday.

Some 20,000 city employees will now qualify for six weeks of paid time off, Mayor Bill de Blasio said Tuesday.

The Democrat's campaign emphasized Tuesday the economic impact of the disease on users of Medicare and Medicaid, as well as on their caregivers.

The Army sergeant, who disappeared from his Afghanistan outpost in 2009, deferred entering a plea and choosing a type of trial.

Here are some easy cookies for the nonbaker and baker alike this holiday season.

Police said they booked Corey Green, 33, on an outstanding warrant but later sent him to the hospital with a serious injury.

Nearly 6 in 10 women said they would be embarrassed to have Donald Trump as president of the U.S., a poll found.

In a panel last week, a Republican strategist learned that American Muslims think that ISIS is hardly a threat.

Democrats were more likely than Republicans to have a positive view of Muslim and Arab communities in the U.S., a poll found.

Donald Trump's comments followed Hillary Clinton’s criticism that his statements would help the Islamic State group's recruitment drive.

Lakeisha N. Holloway, 24, slammed her car into pedestrians on a busy stretch of Las Vegas Boulevard Sunday evening, killing one person and injuring at least 35 others.

The Federal Aviation Administration sued Southwest Airlines in November 2014 for violating safety regulations on 44 Boeing 737 planes.

Sgt. Joe Lemm, a detective, was among the U.S. service members killed by a suicide bomber Monday near Bagram Airfield.

Prosecutors said the jury will reconvene next month to consider other charges in the death of Bland, who was found hanged in her cell.

The results of a Reuters/Ipsos poll emerged as the candidates' camps squabbled Monday over the Democrat's recent remarks about the Republican.

Fifteen firefighters worked with the Florida theme park's staff to get the riders back on the ground after an ordeal of about two hours Monday afternoon.

Council members voted Monday to give police officers the option of issuing a fine for pot possession, rather than charging violators with a misdemeanor.

While Donald Trump continues to insult Muslims around the globe, at least one of his supporters seems willing to harm Muslims.

A judge ordered the defendant, who is accused of supplying weapons used in a deadly Dec. 2 attack, to be held until a Jan. 4 hearing.

Federal health officials said Monday that gay men can donate blood only if they have not had sex with other men within 12 months — sparking criticism.

A judge declared a mistrial last week in the case of William Porter, one of six officers facing separate trials in the death of Freddie Gray.

The U.S. senator from Arizona, a staunch supporter of the candidate who withdrew Monday, might now support Marco Rubio or Chris Christie.

The comedian is accusing the African-American supermodel of "false, malicious, opportunistic and defamatory" statements over drugging and sexual assault allegations.

Minneapolis activists planned the Wednesday protest in response to the death of Jamar Clark, 24, who was unarmed when he was fatally shot by a city police officer.

Road trips will be easier on the wallet this holiday season as gas refiners gulp down cheap crude, making for the lowest prices at the pump in six years.

Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum said Monday that American Muslims are not doing enough to combat radical Islam.

But the president advised Monday that young people pushing for change should engage opponents in dialogue, not try to shut them down.