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The underwater search, led by Australia, is trying to locate debris belonging to Flight MH370, which went missing over nine months ago.

Runa Khan,35, was found guilty of using Facebook as a "tool for terrorism" and attempting to radicalize people online.

The George W. Bush administration relied on a false report to justify the U.S. invasion of Iraq in 2003, Sen. Carl Levin said Thursday.

A memo issued Thursday says tribes can grow the weed on their lands, even in states where it is illegal.

Photos of the plainclothes officer drawing his gun and pointing it at Oakland protesters surfaced online on Thursday.

A trade official involved with the trade talks said a deal would be very unlikely because of a stand-off between South Korea and China.

House Speaker John Boehner successfully marshaled his forces in Thursday's skirmish, passing the $1.1 trillion spending bill.

Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said India was placing more importance on "money" than "values" by welcoming Crimean leader.

The new laser-based weapons system, known as LaWS, can be seen destroying moving aerial and seaborne targets.

The House passed the spending bill late Thursday night. Here are the 57 Democrats who voted for it, despite fierce party infighting.

Transparency? Wall Street supporters stall a Freedom of Information Act provision, keeping financial firms' documents under wraps.

It was a victory for House Speaker John Boehner and President Barack Obama. And, a shutdown was averted.

'Our brothers did this,' wrote a prominent LDS blogger after the CIA report showed two Mormons helped execute the CIA's torture policy.

International climate change talks stalled Thursday with the nations reportedly agreeing on only one paragraph of text.

A shutdown showdown between liberal lawmakers and a banking behemoth splinters an old friendship.

Russian military in the Baltic Sea area has been called "considerable," but the nation claims it's only testing NATO defenses.

Mentions of British intelligence agencies were deleted from the U.S. Senate's report on torture at the request of the agencies.

Dozens of congressional staffers walked out on the job Thursday afternoon in solidarity with Eric Garner and Michael Brown protesters.

The Office of Management and Budget held a conference call Thursday to discuss contingency plans with federal agencies.

A shutdown looks increasingly possible as Democrats fight over the cromnibus. The White House is pushing Dems to accept a bill they hate.

A report shows one-fifth of student and nonstudent victims of sexual assault didn't report the crimes due to fear of reprisal.

The U.S. Secretary of State urged leaders at a U.N. climate summit in Lima, Peru, to reach a global agreement on climate change.

Amnesty International called out Uzbekistan, the U.S. and other nations for failing to allow inspectors access to detention centers.

What happens when a government agency lies to a reporter?

Lawmakers, governor urged to join fight for answers in case of black teenager found hanged in trailer park.

The budget bill restores food stamp funding to 2012 levels, while Pell Grants take a $300 million hit.

A number of embassies around the world have been put on high alert.

Just before the House was to vote on a bill to avoid a shutdown, leadership called for a recess. And the Dow dropped. Time to worry?

CIA Director John Brennan said it's impossible to know whether tactics described by many as torture were necessary to obtain intelligence.