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(WASHINGTON) — A lawsuit filed by Maricopa County, Arizona, Sheriff Joseph Arpaio, seeking an injunction against President Obama's immigration action, was rejected by a federal judge on Tue...

HOUSTON (AP) — Former President George H.W. Bush was admitted to a Houston hospital Tuesday evening after experiencing a shortness of breath, a family spokesman said. Bush, 90, was taken by ambu...

(NEW YORK) — New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio continued efforts Tuesday to heal the rift between his office and the NYPD by holding a moment of silence at City Hall for Officers Wenjian Liu an...

(BERKELEY, Mo.) — A man was shot and killed by a police officer Tuesday in Berkeley, Missouri, authorities said — sparking new unrest in a region already reeling following an August police...

(SYDNEY) — Two men accused of plotting acts of terror have been arrested in Australia a little more than a week after the deadly Sydney hostage siege. Authorities say the raids were part of an o...

(MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.) — The dream of a fully operational self-driving car inched closer to reality on Monday as Google unveiled its first prototype."Today we’re unwrapping the best ...

MIAMI (AP) — Pasquale Vaglio, a retired New York City policeman and Korean War veteran, was on the cruise of a lifetime with 18 family members in the summer of 2001 aboard Royal Caribbean's...

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — It's after 9 p.m. on a Sunday night in late November and New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is deep into a conference call talking about nuclear weapons and Iran. One voice ...

PHOENIX (AP) — They waited in line in the dark outside motor vehicle offices, cheered when the doors opened and celebrated again upon passing their driving tests.For many young immigrants in Ari...

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — An orangutan that has lived 20 years at the Buenos Aires zoo is entitled to some legal rights enjoyed by humans, an Argentine court has ruled, a decision the ape&#...