Category: North America

ATLANTA – Some of President Obama's staunchest supporters Monday announced their opposition to his nominees for federal courts in Georgia.   The group, which included civil rights luminaries such as...

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. -- A severely disabled 8-year-old girl found dead in June 2012 in an apartment in Yonkers, N.Y., after years of reported neglect, had a nearly $2.1 million...

WASHINGTON (AP) — National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden said his "mission's already accomplished" after revealing NSA secrets that have caused a reassessment of U.S. surveillance policies.   Snowden told...

HAVANA (AP) — President Raul Castro issued a stern warning to entrepreneurs pushing the boundaries of Cuba's economic reform, telling parliament on Saturday that "those pressuring us to move faster...

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Four men have been arrested on charges of murder, conspiracy and other counts in the carjacking death of a man shot in front of his wife...

TORONTO (AP) — Canada's highest court struck down the country's anti-prostitution laws in their entirety Friday, including against keeping a brothel.   The 9-0 Supreme Court ruling is a victory...

RENO, Nev. — A couple said they received death threats after reporting problems with a black bear that was captured and then euthanized Thursday by Nevada wildlife officials.   Richard...

President Obama ordered military leaders Friday to review their response to allegations of sexual assault in the military and to report back within a year.   "As commander in chief,...

MOSCOW - Russian President Vladimir Putin stunned observers with a pardon of jailed oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky and an amnesty that will free two members of the jailed punk group...