Ibtihaj Muhammad is a Muslim and on Monday officially became the first American to compete in the games wearing a hijab.
Photographs that came to light on Saturday show an American portable rocket launcher, radio, grenades and other gear, as well as the identification card of a U.S. Army soldier.
The American Civil Liberties Union filed a freedom of information lawsuit last year, asking the Obama administration to make its policy on drone strikes abroad public.
Over 50,000 people attended a memorial ceremony at Hiroshima’s Peace Park where Japanese officials called for a world free of nuclear weapons.
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry has been pursuing an agreement with Russia on military cooperation in the fight against the Islamic State group in Syria.
"We are the ones we've been waiting for," Obama said. "We are the change that we seek."
Officials from the two countries wrapped up three days of discussions in Washington over a new 10-year defense pact.
With less than two months before the Sept. 30 deadline, the U.S. is quietly on its way to accepting 10,000 Syrian refugees.
A report by the Wall Street Journal on Tuesday said the U.S. paid Iran the money around the time four Americans prisoners in the country were released.
The Republican presidential nominee has made the kind of statements most politicians avoid. Here are some of Trump's most unconventional moments.
With tensions high between minorities and police departments across the nation, local leaders will host National Night Out activities Tuesday to bolster ties between law enforcement leaders and the communities they serve.
The U.S. vice president was requested to perform the ceremony by Brian Mosteller and Joe Mahshie at his official residence in Washington, D.C.
Malia Obama's "twerking" video from Lollapalooza this weekend is just the tip of the first daughter iceberg.
The Obamas’ eldest daughter was slammed for missing the Democratic National Convention to attend the festival in Chicago.
Native Americans are heartened to see diversity at the DNC but hope for further policy progress, too.
Hillary Clinton will accept the Democratic nomination for president Thursday in Philadelphia.
Donald Trump is hitting the campaign trail in Iowa where he failed to win the state's caucus.
The Trans-Pacific Partnership has become of the most fundamental issues of the 2016 election.
American politics has a new word to add to its lexicon. It's a hashtag and a trending topic, but it's still being defined.
The Republican presidential nominee will hold a town hall with his veep, Indiana Gov. Mike Pence, at 3 p.m. EDT.
Russia has denied trying to influence the U.S. presidential election calling allegations "ungrounded."
President Barack Obama, who is campaigning for Hillary Clinton, says Donald Trump could win the White House.