Oct. 4, 2013: Registered Nurse Stephanie Barnes prepares a trauma room in the University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson.Reuters People with serious pre-existing diseases, precisely those the president aimed to help

Simple design tweaks are allowing gun makers to get around restrictions New York put in place following the 2012 school shootings in Connecticut, prompting some critics to say the laws were mere

FILE: An Alabama lawmaker has proposed a bill allowing public school teachers to start each day by giving a verbatim reading of a congressional opening prayer.AP Public school teachers in Alabama would

Only a year into his tenure as America’s top diplomat, Secretary of State John Kerry has made at least ten trips to the Mideast to broker an agreement between the Israelis and

Feb. 11, 2014: President Obama smiles during a joint news conference with French President François Hollande, at the White House.AP Feb. 11, 2014: President Obama and French President Hollande shake hands during

MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich. –  Some Central Michigan University students are getting schooled in the undead this semester, thanks to a religion course that’s exploring apocalyptic themes in biblical texts, literature and pop

Officers in the Afghan army fighting to contain the Taliban insurgency have called on the country’s President, Hamid Karzai, to sign a security agreement that would keep a small number of American

Gun rights advocates are urging the Canadian government to drop charges against a retired U.S. soldier who says he mistakenly brought a gun into the country due to a faulty GPS directions

July 27, 2012: Sarah Palin speaks at a campaign rally for a Senate race in Texas.AP We interrupt our continuing coverage of Chris Christie to examine which Republicans have a better shot

House Speaker John Boehner hit the brakes on immigration legislation on Thursday, saying it will be “difficult” to move any bill in the current climate — comments that signal a rough road