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Some GOP presidential hopefuls defended the Kentucky woman's stand against issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples, while others said it was Davis' duty to comply.

Donald Trump is still on top, but when voters had to choose between him and Ben Carson in a new head-to-head poll, Carson came in above Trump -- way above.

The Democratic candidate's campaign has galvanized support using the popular social news site.

New York's governor should push General Electric to clean up the Hudson River pollution it caused, environmentalists say.

A man in KKK garb staged a one-man protest in New York after Donald Trump pledged his allegiance to the Republican Party before more people joined in Thursday afternoon.

"I just wanted fairness from the Republican Party," the GOP presidential candidate said. "The best way for Republicans to win is if I win the nomination."

Based off ocean current models, the $140 million search has been about 3,500 miles south from where the researchers believe the plane crashed.

You're on a three-day vacation, live a little and eat some ribs.

There's a full calendar of New York City events to say your goodbyes to the season.

Republicans in Iowa, many of them flocking to Donald Trump, have expressed alarm at a rising immigrant population in their state.

As Bush picks up his efforts to take down Trump, the candidates are beating at one another over conservative credentials and Spanish.

"We are not used to different races and cultures," a Czech politician said, defending the practice.

The country's environment could be conducive to hosting prehistoric mammoths, if they can be regenerated in a lab using preserved cells and DNA, scientists say.

The first GOP debate, candidate interviews and the Kelly-Trump feud put Fox in the No. 1 spot on basic cable, far ahead of CNN and MSNBC.

The U.S. president reportedly now has enough support to ensure that the highly controversial agreement will clear congressional roadblocks.

The jump was especially pronounced for borrowers looking to buy expensive houses.

Amid rising tensions between Russia and Ukraine, NATO forces are boosting defense measures.

The sea creatures do more than carry babies; they play a major role in providing nutriment to embryos, much like human mothers, researchers said. 

The next debate will be held at the Ronald Reagan presidential library in Simi Valley, California.

Efforts in the Indian Ocean should be refocused farther north and closer to the Equator, some scientists say.

Restrictions "imposed by certain Western countries" have not affected Sino-Russian relations, Russia's president said before he visits China on Wednesday.

A new United Nations report paints a bleak future for the war-torn and impoverished Gaza Strip.

Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush seems to be picking up the pace, attacking rival Donald Trump more often on Twitter.

A total of 50 brokerage houses are said to be planning to pump 100 billion yuan into the government-backed margin finance agency.

There are lots of theories why, but many major urban areas are seeing some dramatic increases in murder rates.

Actions would be in response to reports that spies in China and Russia allegedly attacked US databases to target American intelligence personnel.

In June, the Supreme Court ruled that the Constitution permits gay marriage, but a county clerk in Kentucky objected on religious grounds.

The disclosures do not include 150 messages deemed classified, bringing the total of unreleased messages to around 213, with the number expected to rise, State Department officials said.

Birds ingest the poisonous material at such high rates because they often confuse the plastic floating on surface waters with food, researchers found.