The head of Gaza's Islamic affairs ministry says the prominent Muslim scholar Yusuf al-Qaradawi will visit the Hamas-ruled territory in May.

Is Iran's national internet intended to cut it off from the world?

Republicans are struggling to recruit strong Senate candidates in states that present the party's best opportunities to reclaim the majority, a sign that the GOP's post-2012 soul-searching may end up creeping into the midterm congressional elections.

The Americans could be spotted waiting for the Chinooks in the 2 a.m. darkness only by the shape of their night-vision goggles, as they shared a cigarette with glowing embers in quick drags among the kneeling assaulters in the chilled dark.

North Korea is to issue a verdict soon on a US citizen on charges including attempting to overthrow the government, the official news agency says.

Marijuana taxation brought the Colorado Legislature to a standstill early Saturday, with the House giving up and heading home without voting after the pot debate stretched past midnight.

Massachusetts lawyer Kenneth Feinberg has been near the heart of some of the worst catastrophes, dealing with people who've faced profound loss after 9/1l, the BP oil spill, the Virginia Tech shootings, and the Colorado movie theater ambush.

It gives little comfort to Seattle Mariners manager Eric Wedge that his team was 1 for 12 with runners in scoring position Friday night against the Los Angeles Angels.

As clashes this week raise fears of a destabilizing new eruption of sectarian fighting in Iraq, a shadowy militant group linked to the top fugitive from Saddam Hussein's regime could stand to gain by attracting new Sunni Muslim support.

Bangladesh police detain 2 engineers involved in approving collapsed building's design.

A proposal by Sen. Tom Coburn would make background check like printing out a boarding pass

When the New York Knicks finally returned to the playoffs two years ago, the Boston Celtics let them hang around for only four games.

While the Los Angeles Lakers have been a jumble of injury, inconsistency and general weirdness throughout their tumultuous season, Tim Duncan's San Antonio Spurs have spent yet another year as the model of NBA efficiency as they grind out wins with their usual dominance.

For one night at least, Anibal Sanchez changed the pitching pecking order in the Detroit clubhouse.

For one night at least, Anibal Sanchez changed the pitching pecking order in the Detroit clubhouse.

When the New York Knicks finally returned to the playoffs two years ago, the Boston Celtics let them hang around for only four games.

While the Los Angeles Lakers have been a jumble of injury, inconsistency and general weirdness throughout their tumultuous season, Tim Duncan's San Antonio Spurs have spent yet another year as the model of NBA efficiency as they grind out wins with their usual dominance.

Marijuana taxation brought the Colorado Legislature to a standstill early Saturday, with the House giving up and heading home without voting after the pot debate stretched past midnight.

The most exciting few minutes of the NFL draft came on Day 2.