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U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter calls Saturday for a diplomatic solution to the increasingly militarized dispute over control of the South China Sea.

Mexico's president came under pressure on Friday to fully disclose his financial assets following a Reuters report on Thursday that he had misrepresented the circumstances under which he acquired a property in a lakeside retreat near Mexico City.

Demonstrators showed up at a planned "Draw Mohammad" contest and anti-Islam rally in front of a Phoenix mosque, only to be met by members of a "Love Rally."

The U.S. military said on Friday it discovered even more suspected shipments of live anthrax than previously thought, both in the United States and abroad, and ordered a sweeping review of practices meant to inactivate the bacteria.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is poised to sign the bill into law. The measure, once signed, would reverse a ban on visibly carrying guns -- dating back to the post-Civil War era.

The indicted former House Speaker Dennis Hastert found a lucrative career in lobbying after leaving Congress.

A Rasmussen survey found that 53 percent of Democrats favor letting undocumented immigrants vote if they pay taxes and can prove they live in the U.S.

Prosecutors have yet to say whether the cover-up was of a criminal action. New details raise the possibility.

But the former House speaker, now indicted, was accused of helping cover up an underage sex scandal in the Capitol.

"Today's news is further evidence that President Obama seems more interested in capitulating to our adversaries than in confronting them," Bush said.

The controversial law "places an arbitrary time limit on when women can obtain abortions," a federal appeals court ruled Friday.

The story of a 31-year-old "digital kingpin," as prosecutors described him, is the subject of multiple book and movie projects.

Immigrants with temporary work visas granted by the Obama administration can now have driving rights in all 50 states, a landmark moment for immigrants across the nation.

Incumbent FIFA President Sepp Blatter easily won re-election Friday, despite an ongoing corruption scandal. Now the real work begins.

ISIS fighters seized an airport in Sirte, hometown of former Libyan dictator Moammar Gadhafi.

The former speaker of the House reportedly was making payments to a man to keep quiet about past sexual conduct.

Scott Walker's stance on a 20-week abortion ban is a conservative talking point -- one of several he's using to build strong GOP credentials. And it's working.

The denial comes just one day after Russian President Vladimir Putin made information on Russian casualties in peacetime a secret.

It's all but certain that the Senate will not be able to find a way to renew the Patriot Act, as Rand Paul sticks to his fight.

The Shanghai Tower, due to open soon, is the second-tallest building in the world and doesn't look like any other big building.

The group, which includes the Syrian al Qaeda branch, just scored a major victory over the Assad regime.

”My fellow Americans, ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country.”

Soccer's lukewarm popularity in the U.S. is allowing the Justice Department to pursue charges against FIFA — something other nations might never do.

The location of the U.S.-led drills has led the Kremlin to conclude that they will simulate interception of Russian ballistic missiles.

The long-awaited move is the latest development in ongoing diplomatic talks between the two nations.

The potentially deadly Middle East Respiratory Disease has hit China via a traveler from South Korea, where there are 10 confirmed cases.

Iran bans many Western dating sites, but now the state itself is getting into the dating game — with a higher purpose.

A recording allegedly by the Jalisco New Generation Cartel calls for revenge against the Mexican government after a deadly confrontation with federal police.

A flooded apartment complex in San Marcos, Texas, points to the broader challenge cities face in balancing urban growth with floodplain risks.