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State prosecutors are investigating the misuse of Social Security Institute funds that might be tied to the ruling National Party or other political organizations.

While the bill's rejection is a political victory for the city's pro-democracy movement, it also leaves them with no obvious means to advance their agenda.

Three new cases of MERS were also diagnosed in South Korea on Thursday, taking the total number of infected people to 165.

One in five displaced persons in the world is Syrian, according to a new U.N. report. Turkey hosts 1.6 million of them.

Greece is headed for a showdown with its creditors Thursday that may result in a debt default and an exit from the euro.

Nine people are confirmed dead from an attack on a church in Charleston, South Carolina.

The Treasury announced that a woman will replace Alexander Hamilton on the $10 bill in the new redesign of the currency.

The claims haven't been independently confirmed, but a member of a Sunni force said a Russian-made Su-25 Iraqi jet was seen in flames after being shot down.

The legislation has been framed by its supporters as a necessary reform bill for the Department of Defense.

The disgraced anchor was suspended in February for embellishing first-person accounts in NBC's news coverage.

Chad's prime minister said that militants used the veil as “camouflage” and that security forces would begin burning all face veils sold in markets.

The lack of a formal authorization by Congress to take military action against ISIS apparently was not a deterrent in the voting.

Car bombs killed or injured at least 50 people near mosques and the headquarters of Yemen's dominant Houthi group in Sanaa on Wednesday, in coordinated attacks claimed by Islamic State.

Unrest and social divisions in Venezuela and Brazil drove a decline in peacefulness across the region, according to a new report on global peace.

The Montana town where Rachel grew up has about 1,000 residents and is about "as white as white can be."

The former secretary of state called for a $1,500 tax credit for businesses that hire apprentices, a plan she said would fight youth unemployment.

"Transracial" has long referred to adopted children of a different race than their adoptive parents. But now it has been used to describe Rachel Dolezal.

The arrest came after Fareed Mumuni, 21, attempted to stab a special agent with "a large kitchen knife" during a search of his Staten Island home.

Israel has largely stayed away from the Syrian war, but now the war is coming closer.

Without subsidies, 8.2 million people in 34 states would face financial obstacles to buying insurance, while those with state exchanges would see little change.

The Fed signaled it could begin returning interest rates to normal levels this year, marking the first rate hike in nearly a decade.

The Supreme Court will rule on Obergefell v. Hodges soon. But some won't rush to the altar.

Sounding the alarm over instability in the bond market, major banks are asking to roll back rules that make markets more transparent.

The court rejected the company's argument that it is not a traditional employer and merely provides a technological platform to drivers and passengers.

The government is rationing water supplies for more than 200,000 residents and imposing penalties on water "misuse."

Gov. Snyder is expected to sign the "death star bill" this week, but critics say hypocritical backers are abandoning their commitment to small government.

The terror group has recruited heavily from parts of Russia and in some cases, reportedly, with funding from Saudi Arabia.

Protesters surrounded Hong Kong's legislature Wednesday, as lawmakers debated a bill that will define the city's political development.

The retail giant operates 78 subsidiaries in 15 international tax havens, a new report details, fueling the debate over offshore corporate cash.