Kerry: U.S. Reconsiders Role in Mideast Peace TalksThe Obama administration will reevaluate its role in foundering Middle East peace talks following actions by both Israel and the Palestinians that have brought the negotiations to virtual collapse, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said Friday.
Gov. Bryant Signs Religious Practices BillMississippi Gov. Phil Bryant has signed a bill that says state and local governments cannot put a substantial burden on religious practices.
New Evacuations in Chile After Major AftershockCoastal residents of Chile's far-north spent a second sleepless night outside their homes early Thursday after a major aftershock rattled an area hit a day earlier by a magnitude-8.2 earthquake that caused some damage and six deaths. No new major …
Yanukovych Accused of Anti-Opposition TerrorInterim authorities in Ukraine on Thursday accused ousted President Viktor Yanukovych's government of using a network of hired killers, kidnappers and gangs of thugs to terrorize and undermine the opposition.
Fort Hood Gunman Sought Mental Health TreatmentAn Iraq War veteran being treated for mental illness was the gunman who opened fire at Fort Hood, killing three people and wounding 16 others before committing suicide, in an attack on the same Texas military base where more than …
U.S. Secretly Built 'Cuban Twitter' to Stir unrestThe U.S. government masterminded the creation of a "Cuban Twitter"—a communications network designed to undermine the communist government in Cuba, built with secret shell companies and financed through foreign banks, The Associated Press has learned.
Fort Hood Army Base Site of Another Deadly Shooting; 3 Killed, 16 WoundedA soldier opened fire Wednesday on fellow service members at the Fort Hood military base, killing three people and wounding 16 before committing suicide at the same post where more than a dozen people were slain in a 2009 attack, …
Texas Judge Turns Back Fight Against Execution DrugsA federal appeals court on Wednesday threw out a ruling requiring the Texas prison system to disclose more information about where it gets lethal-injection drugs, reversing a judge who had halted an upcoming execution.
Controversial 'Religious Freedom Bill, SB2681, Heads to Mississippi GovernorMississippi lawmakers on Tuesday passed the final version of a bill that says state and local governments cannot put a substantial burden on religious practices, a measure that sparked debate about possible discrimination against gay people and other groups.
Special Session Called for More Prosecutors Many Mississippi judicial districts are likely to get additional prosecutors after Gov. Phil Bryant revived an effort Wednesday to add assistant district attorneys.
Miss. House Rejects Special Education Vouchers Eleven Republicans provided the margin of defeat Wednesday as the House voted 63-57 to reject a bill that would have given vouchers worth more than $6,000 to parents of some Mississippi special education students.
AP Interview: Yanukovych Hopes for Crimea's ReturnUkraine's ousted president, Viktor Yanukovych, said Wednesday that he was "wrong" to invite Russian troops into Crimea, and vowed to try to persuade Russia to return the Black Sea peninsula.
High Court Voids Overall Contribution LimitsThe Supreme Court has struck down limits in federal law on the overall campaign contributions the biggest individual donors may make to candidates, political parties and political action committees.
Mississippi lawmakers on Tuesday passed the final version of a bill that says state and local governments cannot put a substantial burden on religious practices, a measure that sparked debate about possible discrimination against gay people and other groups.