BISMARCK, N.D. _ A man has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for a Jamaican lottery scam that authorities say cost victims around the country […]

By Don Babwin And Michael Tarm THE ASSOCIATED PRESS CHICAGO _ A white Chicago police officer accused of fatally shooting a black teenager was charged with […]

By Doug Glass And Steve Karnowski THE ASSOCIATED PRESS MINNEAPOLIS _ Police were searching Tuesday for three white male suspects who authorities say shot and injured […]

WASHINGTON _ President Barack Obama will recognize 17 people on Tuesday with the nation’s highest civilian award, the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Entertainers receiving the award […]

By Bill Barrow THE ASSOCIATED PRESS ATLANTA _ Campaigning in Martin Luther King Jr.’s hometown, Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders on Monday sought to position himself […]

By Tom Odula THE ASSOCIATED PRESS NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) _ Kenya’s president on Monday declared corruption a national security threat and he presented a raft of […]

GEORGETOWN, Guyana _ Authorities in the South American country of Guyana have temporarily limited access to the popular Kaieteur Falls following several suicides. Tourism Minister Catherine […]

By Bradley Klapper THE ASSOCIATED PRESS   ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates _ The United States is seeking new military, counterterrorism and diplomatic ideas to destroy […]

BEIRUT _ Lebanon’s militant Hezbollah group has condemned a bill approved by the Senate to block its financing, describing it as “a new crime by American […]

By Douglass K. Daniel THE ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON _ The Obama administration is assuring governors that refugees who come to the United States in its resettlement […]

By Rachel Zoll THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Leaders of major American religious groups have condemned proposed bans on Syrian refugees, contending a legitimate debate over security has […]