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Instead, Census officials are experimenting with alternative wording for questions.

Despite continued strains on diplomatic ties, Beijing appears ready to back up its North Korean neighbors as they struggle through one of the country's worst droughts in a century.

Written in a plain, everyday Italian, the new encyclical represents Francis’ attempt to shift how the church addresses its flock.

New York's search for a bank regulator to replace the departing Benjamin Lawsky has drawn the interest of Sen. Elizabeth Warren, who advocates choosing someone with at least as much bite as Lawsky.

Mayor Bill De Blasio said there were no known threats to city churches but sent officers to local houses of worship Thursday as a precaution.

At least two of the shooting victims were longtime members of the church, including one who worked there for 30 years.

The world’s two biggest oil producers are enjoying a closer relationship, and may be talking about an alliance.

Public school records show the suspect transferred multiple times between districts and finally dropped out of high school.

Lawmakers hope to see detention conditions in person after hearing stories of abuse and mistreatment of detained mothers and children.

It was unclear who was responsible for the bomb threat, and how and to whom it was delivered.

"There is something particularly heartbreaking about death happening at a place in which we seek solace and we seek peace," Obama said.

The Westboro Baptist Church said Hillary Clinton is responsible for the killings.

The print advertisement promotes a special for 50 rounds of ammo at a nearby shooting range in Summerville.

Dmytro Korchynsky, a Ukranian nationalist who leads the Bratstvao party, urged Ukraine to apply the same methods the U.S. used during World War II.

The measure, widely seen as essential to approval of the Trans-Pacific Partnership, now heads to the Senate.

The army has called up the sixth and final wave of recruits as it continues to fight pro-Russian rebels in eastern Ukraine.

In 1985, the Reagan administration made phone service more accessible to low-income Americans. Thirty years later, the Internet is added.

Authorities caught Dylann Storm Roof, the suspected Charleston shooter, Thursday in Shelby, North Carolina.

Authorities caught the 21-year-old in Shelby, North Carolina, hours after he allegedly killed nine people at a South Carolina church.

The girl, who has not been identified, was among only four out of 13 at a prayer service to survive what has been deemed a hate crime.

A South Carolina politician recently argued that law-abiding citizens should be able to carry concealed weapons without permits because criminals already do.

The Pretoria-based Curro Roodeplaat private school released a statement about the video and denied any racial segregation.

Police suspect the 21-year-old of killing nine people at a historic black church in Charleston, South Carolina.

About half of Americans, 49 percent, "have a moderate amount of trust" in the court concerning the upcoming decision.

In July 2014, the KKK distributed leaflets to a South Carolina neighborhood that said “Save Our Land, Join the Klan."

Clementa Pinckney was the youngest black man to be elected to South Carolina's legislature.

The Russian military publicly unveiled the Armata T-14 tank for the first time in May at Moscow’s Victory Day parade.

In response, Beijing is making it clear that Hong Kong's next chief executive will be chosen by a pro-China committee.

His plan called for slaves to slay their masters as they slept and then fight their way toward the docks, where they would sail for the republic of Haiti.