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 their home countries.
The Internal Revenue Service official at the center of the storm over the agency's targeting of conservative groups told Congress on Wednesday that she had done nothing wrong in the episode, and then invoked her constitutional right to refuse to answer lawmakers' questions.
An Italian judge has ordered the captain of the Costa Concordia cruise ship to stand trial for manslaughter in the vessel's shipwreck off the coast of Tuscany, which killed 32 people.
The ex-congressman whose career imploded in a rash of raunchy tweets two years ago said in a YouTube video announcement late Tuesday that he's in the New York City mayoral race. He'd said last month he was considering it.
When 15-year-old Nichole Cable left home May 12, she told her family she was heading out to see someone she'd met on Facebook. The high school sophomore never came back.
A Chechen immigrant was shot to death by authorities while being questioned in the Boston Marathon bombing investigation early Wednesday after he lunged at an FBI agent with a knife, officials said.
Three University of Oklahoma students grabbed a camera and started filming the devastation at the Warren Theater in Moore, Oklahoma, where they liked to go see films.
Far-reaching legislation that grants a chance at citizenship to millions of immigrants living illegally in the United States cleared the Senate Judiciary Committee on a solid bipartisan vote Tuesday night after supporters somberly sidestepped a controversy over the rights of gay spouses.
The U.S. has identified five men who might be responsible for the attack on the diplomatic mission in Benghazi, Libya, last year, and has enough evidence to justify seizing them by military force as suspected terrorists, officials say. But there isn't enough proof to try them in a U.S. civilian court as the Obama administration prefers.
The principal's voice came on over the intercom at Plaza Towers Elementary School: A severe storm was approaching and students were to go to the cafeteria and wait for their parents to pick them up. But before all of the youngsters could get there, the tornado alarm sounded.
Hours after New Yorkers rallied in response to a spate of gay-bashing that's resulted in one death and fueled concern about hate crimes, there were two more reports of possible anti-gay attacks on Manhattan streets, authorities said Tuesday.
The Pentagon is asking Congress for more than $450 million for maintaining and upgrading the Guantanamo Bay prison that President Barack Obama wants to close.
A Wisconsin man died Monday afternoon when a semitruck crashed into a canal, caused by a coughing driver, according to the California Highway Patrol.
A homeless man whose face was mostly chewed off in a bizarre attack last year appeared Tuesday to be mostly at peace with his disfigurement, strumming a guitar, making jokes and thanking people for their donations to help pay for his care.
The lawyer for the family of a missing Utah woman said Tuesday there's an ongoing federal investigation into Susan Powell's disappearance.
Amid immigration reform, calls to change asylums
IRS official at center of controversy: 'I did nothing wrong'
Captain of wrecked cruise ship to stand trial for manslaughter (Photo Gallery)
Anthony Weiner launches bid to become NYC mayor
Man charged in death of missing Maine teenager (Photo Gallery)
FBI: Man shot dead during questioning about Boston bombing (Photo Gallery)
Witnesses share sights, smells and sounds of tornado devastation (Photo Gallery) (Video)
Vote clears way for epic Senate showdown on immigration
FBI ID's Benghazi suspects, but no arrests yet
Teachers to students: 'Get into the hallway! We don't want you to die!' (Photo Gallery)
2 more reports of 'gay bashing' attacks in NYC
Pentagon wants $450M for Guantanamo prison
CHP: Coughing big rig driver crashes into canal; 1 dead (Photo Gallery) (Video)
Face-chewing victim recovering, strumming guitar (Photo Gallery)
Lawyer: Feds investigating disappearance of Susan Powell (Photo Gallery) (Video)