Rescuers search Oklahoma tornado town ruins as recovery starts

L.A. mayor's race: It's Eric Garcetti by wide margin

Three-term City Councilman Eric Garcetti's relentless campaigning paid off early Wednesday as he decisively won a hard-fought race to become...

Pared by 4, proposed closings draw angry aldermen and parents

The Chicago Public Schools board heard from alderman, angry parents and community members as they prepared to vote on a slightly reduced...

Senate panel passes immigration bill; Obama praises move

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Senate panel on Tuesday approved legislation to give millions of illegal immigrants a path to citizenship,...

North Korea sends top Kim Jong-un aide to Beijing

SEOUL/BEIJING (Reuters) - North Korea sent one of its top military officials as a "special envoy" from its leader Kim Jong-un to Beijing...

Defense attorneys release scores of photos, preparing for George Zimmerman trial

Defense attorneys have just released scores of new photos as they prepare for the George Zimmerman second-degree murder trial, including new...

Court rules bin Laden death photos can stay secret

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A federal appeals court ruled on Tuesday that the U.S. government had properly classified top secret more than 50...

Parents withdraw from inquiry into death of U.S. engineer Shane Todd

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - The parents of an American engineer found dead in Singapore last year said on Wednesday they will not take part in the...

China charges six in sex video 'extortion' case

BEIJING (Reuters) - A court in the city of Chongqing has charged six people with working together to blackmail government officials by...