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A Florida widow, awarded $23.6 billion in the death of her chain-smoking husband, on Monday called the massive verdict a message to Big Tobacco, even …

By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON — Tens of thousands of federal inmates serving time for drug crimes may be eligible for early release under …

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama’s health care law is snarled in another big legal battle, with two federal appeals courts issuing contradictory rulings on …

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Civil rights leaders at the NAACP annual convention in Las Vegas on Tuesday worried that dwindling African-American turnout in November could …

JERUSALEM – Offering the first glimmer of hope for a Gaza cease-fire, the United States on Wednesday said negotiations to broker a truce between Israel …

WASHINGTON — The Obama administration said Tuesday it would present data from the U.S. intelligence community laying out what’s known about the Malaysia Airlines plane …

The NAACP announced that it will observe the third annual  Day of Unity on Sunday to focus on what the organization says are the social …

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Deep in the forests of southern Guinea, the first victims fell ill with high fevers. People assumed it was the perennial …

Jérôme Agyenim Boateng did not kick the winning goal in Germany’s World Cup victory over Argentina. That honor went to Mario Goetze, who scored in …

FRUITLAND PARK, Fla. (AP) – Two police officers are no longer with the city department here after a law enforcement report tied them to the …