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Critics are slamming Rep. Paul Ryan for highlighting the importance of taking time off from work while opposing paid-leave policies.

The former U.S. secretary of state answered questions on security issues and State Department protocol from a House panel investigating a 2012 attack in Libya.

The senator from Vermont was a guest on "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" Wednesday night, where he waxed philosophical about religion.

The White House and Congress are fighting over the details of the $612 billion 2016 National Defense Authorization Act.

The ad features Andy Parker, father of the Roanoke TV reporter gunned down on camera in August.

If Democrats and Republicans cannot work together to increase the U.S. debt limit, the country could default for the first time in modern history.

Iraqi Shiite fighters reportedly uncovered 19 mass graves just days after recapturing much of the Iraqi town of Baiji from Islamic State group militants.

Here's why Hillary Clinton is in front of the House Benghazi Committee.

Family members said Jones would not have pointed his weapon if he knew he was encountering a law enforcement officer.

During the Synod of Bishops on the family, the priest said that such marriages cause a serious crisis for the married couples and their children.

The U.S. Treasury Department put a sale of 2-year notes on hold over fears that Congress will fail to raise the debt ceiling in time.

China's state-controlled media highlighted the "landmark" deal to build a nuclear reactor in the U.K. - while downplaying tensions and protests.

She’s been compared to Michelle Obama in a manner that some have criticized as being insensitive and racist.

At least one U.S. soldier was killed and some 70 Kurdish hostages rescued Thursday, after American and Kurdish commandos raided an Islamic State group outpost near the Iraqi town of Hawija.

The change would be in line with the U.S. Supreme Court's June decision legalizing same-sex marriage across the country.

El Chapo has been on the run since he escaped from a high-security prison July 11.

The White House released a statement Wednesday urging Congress to take action in diverting Puerto Rico from a financial disaster.

Donald Trump was asked whether he would follow a British proposal to close some mosques as a counterterrorism measure. "I would do that, absolutely, I think it's great," he said.

Ben Carson led Donald Trump in a new Iowa poll thanks to support from women and white evangelical Christians.

Russia's military involvement in Syria has exacerbated an already dire situation for Syria’s healthcare, as at least five hospitals have been forced closed by airstrikes.

Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe joins a list that includes Cuba's former President Fidel Castro as the winner of the annual Confucius Prize, a Chinese alternative to the Nobel Peace Prize.

According to the Russian Embassy in the U.K., no other suitable photograph was available.

Today, regulators will force companies to lower the rates they charge inmates and their families. But the companies won't go down without a fight. 

These numbers “show that the recovery is spreading,” said France's finance minister.

The country's migration agency said it would need an additional $8.41 billion to manage the influx over the next two years.

Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov has said Assad must have a “frank conversation” with Russia for a political settlement in Syria.

"Since fighting broke out nearly two years ago, children have been plagued by conflict, disease, fear and hunger."

Randolph Holder was shot in the head on Tuesday while chasing the suspect, Tyrone Howard, who was on a bike.

The day is in celebration of Lord Rama's victory over the 10-headed demon king Ravana and the victory of Goddess Durga over the demon Mahishasur, as per the Hindu religion.