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Indonesia says only about 30-40 percent of the thousands of people stranded at sea are believed to be Rohingya Muslims.

White House officials had pressured the Senate to pass the House of Representatives bill, which would limit the NSA’s data collection without abolishing it.

The carcasses of five petroleum-soaked pelicans have been recovered from California's Santa Barbara coastline, the first documented animal fatalities from the spill.

Under the proposed law, wearing a face-covering Islamic veil in public places, including schools, hospitals, and on public transport, would be banned.

The bill was passed days after a deadly gang shootout in Waco killed nine and injured 18.

GOP presidential candidate Mike Huckabee has already spoken out in defense of Josh Duggar, who is embroiled in a scandal that involves molesting underage girls.

Democratic opponents Sens. Elizabeth Warren and Sherrod Brown were unable to rally enough opposition.

Government prosecutors are investigating the company at the center of the California oil spill for possible criminal sanctions, said the district attorney of Santa Barbara, which helped spawn the modern environmental movement.

Ireland's referendum on same-sex marriage was expected to produce a record-high turnout as thousands of expats flew home to take part. Many used the hashtag #HomeToVote on social media to record the trip.

A month-long review conference on the 1970 nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty ended in failure on Friday after its members were unable to overcome disagreements on an atomic weapons ban for the Middle East.

To some, the “Stars and Bars” represents state’s rights. To others, it means something more menacing.

"They are Russian nationals who are in captivity. Naturally, the Russian side is taking necessary measures to rescue them from captivity," said a Kremlin spokesman.

Growers who agree to a proposal approved Friday can choose to cut consumption or let fields lay fallow. But the plan might not have much impact.

A U.S. federal appeals court on Friday ruled that tobacco companies cannot be forced to announce publicly that they deliberately deceived the public over the health risks of cigarettes.

The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said the commissioner of the state Department of Motor Vehicles had "broad discretion" to decide which plates to permit.

So far, multiple federal police officers have been counted among the dead in a state plagued with rival crime groups, vigilantes and the Knights Templar cartel.

The discovery of a German bomb from World War II forced evacuations near the national stadium.

The FBI moved to redact information in one Benghazi-related email long after it was written -- prompting Republican criticism.

At least 39 people were killed on Friday in western Mexico during a fight between armed civilians and security forces, two government officials said, the latest bloodshed in an area that has been plagued by violent drug gangs.

Perhaps no single event has represented the Irish Catholic church's transformation better than the same-sex marriage referendum.

Federal regulators on Friday finalized a rule to limit emissions from oil refineries and factories that are largely exempt from the Clean Air Act.

The White House's latest regulatory agenda reveals ongoing delays in key health and safety rules for workers.

Brelo faces two counts of voluntary manslaughter and up to 25 years in prison after firing 49 bullets at two unarmed black suspects at the end of a high-speed chase in 2012.

H.R. 2518 would establish an online system where families can look up information like transfer rates and earnings before sending kids to college.

There are 47 political parties and 5,819 candidates in Ethiopia's national elections Sunday, but the vote will likely be anything but democratic.

Ireland may become the first country to legalize gay marriage through a vote among citizens.

Among the 300 pages of private emails released on Friday are messages relating to the 2012 attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya.

While the New York governor and his cancer-stricken partner, Sandra Lee, publicly tout cancer prevention, health advocates say he has repeatedly tried to cut funding for cancer screening.

The gap between Venezuela's official and unofficial exchange rates makes it simultaneously one of the cheapest and most expensive countries in the region.