A day after the government has been accused of hurting reporters' press freedom rights after the Justice Department seized their phone records, the Obama administration on Tuesday defended the move.

A U.S. consulate in China on Tuesday partially shut down after receiving an envelope containing suspicious white powder.

Nearly a year after stripping naked in Las Vegas, Prince Harry on Thursday began his first weeklong trip to the U.S. during which he will visit Washington and New York.

Representative Mike Rogers, Chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, said that the president need not commit U.S. ground forces but send the intelligence contributions through Arab states that could leave a stabilizing force in Syria after Assad's...

Federal spending on border security is at an all-time high—and it would get even higher under the Gang of Eight's new plan. The Senate immigration proposal, released last week, would allocate $4.5 billion in the next five...

Florida Gov. Rick Scott reversed his earlier opposition and now supports taking $50 billion in federal funds over the next decade to expand coverage. House Speaker Will Weatherford opposes that idea and instead wants to spend $3...

Update, April 12: In a statement, Pentagon spokesman Lt. Col. Todd Breasseale disputed defense attorneys' characterizations of the email and data breach described below, saying that none of the government prosecutors "saw the content of any privileged...

(CNN) – The surviving suspect in the Boston Marathon bombings has been charged, the Justice Department announced Monday. Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was charged with one count of using and conspiring to use a weapon of mass destruction resulting in...

United States Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel on Sunday said that the recent multi-billion dollars' arms deal between Washington and Jerusalem should give a clear signal to Iran that both the nations are not hesitating in considering a...

Washington (CNN) – White House mail handlers identified a “suspicious substance” in a letter sent to President Barack Obama the same day one suspected of containing the poison ricin was found in a Senate mailroom, the Secret Service...

Emergency crews responding to Boylston Street incident BOSTON —Two explosions have been reported near the Boston Marathon finish line on Boylston Street as thousands of people gathered for the race, and there are reports of injuries. The...

(CNN) – As North Koreans celebrated the birthday on Monday of their country’s late founder, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry urged the regime in Pyongyang to ditch its nuclear program and put a lid on its fiery...

(CNN) – At least 15 people were injured in a stabbing incident Tuesday morning at Lone Star College’s CyFair campus in the Houston area, according to Robert Rasa, spokesman for the CyFair Volunteer Fire Department. Authorities have detained...

Chicago's parents, teachers and some aldermen are up in arms Thursday when school officials announced that 61 low-performing and under-utilized school buildings will be shutdown to cut cost.

President Barack Obama is leaving for Israel Tuesday for the first foreign trip of his second term as Secretary of State John Kerry arrives there 19 hours earlier than him.

The United States on Wednesday extended exemptions from its tough sanctions on nations, including Japan and some other European Union countries, which continue to purchase oil from Iran.

Defending his visit to North Korea, former NBA star Dennis Rodman on Sunday told ABC's "This Week" news program that the communist nation's leader Kim Jong-Un just wants a call from U.S. President Barack Obama.

The House of Representatives Thursday passed a bill renewing and expanding the 1994 Violence Against Women Act after a version of Republicans with limited provisions garnered little support.

The nomination of John Brennan to be CIA director has prompted intense debate on Capitol Hill and in the media about U.S. drone killings abroad. But the focus has been on the targeting of American citizens –...

Whether it's angry Copts or the ongoing demonstrations against his rule, Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi continues to face growing challenges and growing nationwide unrest -- even while he tries to win a trip to outer space.