An accused Mexican drug cartel member has pleaded guilty in the killing and wounding of two U.S. agents in Mexico.
Urban renewal? New census estimates show that most of the nation's largest cities further enhanced their allure last year, posting strong population growth for a second straight year.
A senator says repeated sexual assaults in the military allow a culture to continue.
President Barack Obama says he will nominate Katherine Archuleta, a former top campaign aide, as director of the Office of Personnel Management. Archuleta would be the first Hispanic to direct the agency, which oversees and sets policies for the federal government's civil service workforce.
Anthony Weiner got a supportive reception Thursday during the first appearance of his New York City mayoral campaign.
Lying about receiving a military medal could become a crime, under a bill headed to the president's desk.
The economy is recovering, the White House is dealing with multiple controversies, and President Barack Obama appears generally unaffected either way.
Secretary of State John Kerry says he's all in for Palestinian shwarma.
House lawmakers are ready to pass legislation that links student loan rates to the financial markets in spite of a veto threat from President Barack Obama.
A Chechen immigrant shot to death in Florida after an altercation with an FBI agent implicated himself in a triple slaying that officials believe may have been connected to Boston Marathon bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev, authorities said.