Category: North America

Do you have trouble losing weight? Are you constantly struggling to drop 10 to 20 pounds? Maybe it's not you but your metabolism.   Part of the problem for many...

An undercover operation in New York has resulted in the largest seizure of illegal firearms in city history -- and has provided more ammunition in the city's defense of its...

There's a new set of little footsteps scampering around the White House grounds.   The Obamas have welcomed a new puppy into the household, a year-old Portuguese water dog named...

DETROIT -- Dozens of creditors, unions and retiree groups Monday objected to Detroit's eligibility to file for Chapter 9 bankruptcy, setting up a fierce legal battle that will determine whether...

President Obama faces a full agenda when he returns from vacation this weekend, one that includes budget battles and health care fights — and that was before Egypt descended into...

The domestic partner of the journalist who broke a series of stories revealing mass surveillance programs by the U.S. National Security Agency was held for almost nine hours Sunday by...

MEXICO CITY (AP) — With the capture of two top drug lords in little more than a month, the new government of President Enrique Pena Nieto is following an old...

DETROIT — Conservation officers shot and killed a black bear over the weekend and plan tests to see whether it's the animal that chased and mauled a 12-year-old girl as...

SAN DIEGO (AP) — A campaign to oust embattled San Diego Mayor Bob Filner began Sunday, as volunteers armed with clipboards and petitions fanned out to collect thousands of signatures...

Hundreds of fresh firefighters have swarmed to central Idaho, where the stubborn Beaver Creek fire near ski and recreational mecca Sun Valley had swollen to more than 100,000 acres Sunday...