A far-reaching bill to remake the nation's troubled immigration system is headed to the full Senate after approval by the Senate Judiciary Committee.
A key House committee chairman says a wide-ranging immigration bill just passed by a Senate committee falls far short of what is needed to end the problem of illegal immigration.
Anthony Weiner's run for a renaissance is officially on.
In running for mayor, Anthony Weiner is seeking to get past the tawdry-tweeter punch line that has dogged him since his congressional career imploded two years ago. And while he's facing an uphill sprint, his campaign...
As a jury deliberates whether Jodi Arias should live or die for killing her one-time boyfriend, the convicted murderer says she deserves a chance at freedom someday.
Jurors in the Jodi Arias murder trial told the judge Wednesday that they are unable to reach a unanimous verdict on whether the convicted murderer should be get life or death for killing her boyfriend, prompting the judge to...
A dam that threatened to give way and flood a North Dakota town was holding back the water on Wednesday, though the 1,300 residents of Cavalier were still being told to stay away from their homes.
A dam that threatened to give way and flood a North Dakota town was holding back the water on Wednesday, though the 1,300 residents of Cavalier were still being told to stay away from their homes.
Secretary of State John Kerry says the United States and its Arab and European allies will step up their support for Syria's opposition to help them "fight for the freedom of their country" if President Bashar...
The U.S. and several key allies sought Wednesday a strategy to end Syria's civil war, their united efforts unable at the moment to stem the Assad regime's military gains and Washington still unwilling to join those...
Investigators searching for a 15-year-old Iowa girl who was abducted this week have recovered her backpack along with one belonging to a 12-year-old who escaped from the kidnapper.
Police say a man who enticed two girls to enter his pickup truck near a rural Iowa bus stop had a long criminal history and was ordered for sex offender treatment when he was a teenager.
Councilman Eric Garcetti, who jammed with pop star Moby and fashioned himself as a voice for a new generation of city leaders, has opened a growing lead in the race for Los Angeles mayor with the pool of uncounted...
Wendy Greuel is thanking supporters who tried to make her Los Angeles' first woman mayor.
With her son holding her elbow, Colleen Arvin walked up her driveway to what was left of her house for 40 years.
The tornado that tore through an Oklahoma City suburb destroyed or damaged as many as 13,000 homes and may have caused $2 billion in overall damage, officials said Wednesday.
As Congress debates legalizing about 11 million immigrants living in the U.S. illegally, immigration advocates are pushing plans they say will open the asylum process for thousands of more people who flee persecution...
As Congress debates legalizing about 11 million immigrants living in the U.S. illegally, immigration advocates are pushing plans they say will open the asylum process for thousands of more people who flee persecution in...
Many young people are among the mourners attending the funeral of a Hofstra University student who was accidentally shot by police.
They hesitated at first, but then they came from all over the church: young women in black shuffling out of the pews and down the side aisles to the altar, some of them sobbing.
Seeking to toughen the allowable alcohol limit for drivers, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is calling on states to lower the legal blood alcohol content (BAC) to 0.05 or lower from the current 0.08.
Seeking to toughen the allowable alcohol limit for drivers, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is calling on states to lower the legal blood alcohol content (BAC) to 0.05 or lower from the current 0.08.
Brad Pitt says he was burnt out from drug use during his marriage to Jennifer Aniston.
Brad Pitt says he was burnt out from drug use during his marriage to Jennifer Aniston.
The overall health of Americans isn't improving much, with about six in 10 people either overweight or obese and large numbers engaging in unhealthy behaviors like smoking, heavy drinking or not exercising.
The overall health of Americans isn't improving much, with about six in 10 people either overweight or obese and large numbers engaging in unhealthy behaviors like smoking, heavy drinking or not exercising.
While most people realize that their personal creditworthiness is tracked on something called a credit report, few know much about it or their scoring system.
While most people realize that their personal creditworthiness is tracked on something called a credit report, few know much about it or their scoring system.
NASA has awarded a mechanical engineer a grant worth $125,000 to help him create a 3D printer for food.
NASA has awarded a mechanical engineer a grant worth $125,000 to help him create a 3D printer for food.
Would you rather get a good deal on a new car that's built on a seven-year-old design, or would you prefer to wait for the sparkly, contemporary version, which should age a bit slower?
Would you rather get a good deal on a new car that's built on a seven-year-old design, or would you prefer to wait for the sparkly, contemporary version, which should age a bit slower?
Don't forget that a reception is a party!
Don't forget that a reception is a party!
Pretty soon, just about everything we do on the Web will be logged, analyzed, and used for things outside of our control. Here are some ways to help stop that.
Pretty soon, just about everything we do on the Web will be logged, analyzed, and used for things outside of our control. Here are some ways to help stop that.
Although you can't permanently change your scalp's composition or your hair type, there are a few things you can do to help control oil and get hair that looks fresh and healthy.
Although you can't permanently change your scalp's composition or your hair type, there are a few things you can do to help control oil and get hair that looks fresh and healthy.
If you're a man, the pain-killing medications known as opioids may do more than relieve pain -- they may also put a damper on your sex life.
If you're a man, the pain-killing medications known as opioids may do more than relieve pain -- they may also put a damper on your sex life.
