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President Obama formally asked Congress on Wednesday for increased powers to fight ISIS. Lawmakers are split on ground troops.

Chief technology officer Ethan Czahor stepped down from Bush's PAC after racially offensive blog posts were unearthed.

The state lieutenant governor said drug cartels were anticipating troops' departure and called for millions in funding to keep them there for several more months.

A February 2015 Pew Research poll shows a larger share of Americans are hearing good news about the jobs situation.

City officials have instructed hotels and entertainment venues to keep an eye out for frisky teenagers and report them to the police.

Hungary has seen 23,000 migrants, mostly Kosovar Albanians, cross from Serbia in hopes of receiving asylum.

Some have called the indictment a relief after the decisions not to indict police officers in Staten Island, New York and Ferguson, Missouri in the highly publicized deaths of Eric Garner and Michael Brown.

Judge George O'Toole recently rejected another request by the defense that the trial be moved out of Boston because of juror bias.

“We are for peace ... [but] our country needs to be defended and we will do that to the end," Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said.

Maritime shippers and port operators blame the longshore workers union for worsening congestion at 29 West Coast ports.

The five biggest players in the industry gave $236,544 on average to the 62 senators who voted to approve Keystone.

"If she had a plan to flee, she would not have publicly asked for permission to go abroad," a lawyer of Thailand's former leader says.

Craig Stephen Hicks’ online activity has led many on social media to question whether he targeted his victims in an anti-Muslim attack.

The program offers Venezuelan oil to Caribbean countries at bargain prices. But Venezuela's economic woes are putting its future in doubt.

The accused is due to appear in court Wednesday and investigators are trying to determine the reason behind the shooting.

About 150 Americans are believed to have tried to reach Syria to join militant groups.

The compensation deal was rejected by victims' relatives, who were dissatisfied with the amount and the "method" of payment.

The group, Sharia4Belgium, is accused of recruiting Belgians to fight for the Islamic State group.

The issue is a thorny one, as no extradition treaty exists between the U.S. and China.

The White House did not confirm the hostage's identity, but it's widely believed to be Austin Tice, who went missing in 2012.

The 'Sunflower Movement' began last March to protest against a proposal to loosen trade restrictions with China.

During the Chinese president’s visit, the U.S. and China are expected to address differences on several issues, including cyber-espionage.

Arias is giving testimony in a sentencing retrial, which will decide if she should get the death penalty for a 2008 murder.

European policymakers have urged Athens to seek an extension to the bailout program when it expires at the end of the month.

The U.S. House of Representatives introduced new legislation to help Ukraine counter pro-Moscow rebels.

The Houthis have dissolved the government and placed President Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi and his cabinet ministers under house arrest.

The country’s counterterrorism force seized a homemade ISIS flag, a machete and a hunting knife during a raid on Tuesday.

But, Colorado's politicians are expected to approve a ballot this spring to ask voters if they can keep the money.

A U.S. judge on Tuesday ruled in favor of the National Security Agency in a lawsuit challenging the interception of Internet communications without a warrant, according to a court filing.