The holiday's origins can be traced to the American Civil War, which killed more than 600,000 service members, Union and Confederate, between 1861 and 1865. The first national obs ...

The United States is close to reaching a deal with Iran that would end the war, reopen the Strait of Hormuz and more.

NEW DELHI — Foreign ministers from Australia, India, Japan and the United States announced new initiatives Tuesday on maritime security, port infrastructure and energy to boost cooperation in the Indo ...

As Americans gather for Memorial Day weekend, they may notice their grocery bill is a little higher than this time last year. According to the Center for American Progress, ground beef prices are up ...

In a White House ceremony Friday, Kevin Warsh was sworn in as the 17th chair of the Federal Reserve by Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas. In a White House ceremony Friday, Kevin Warsh was sworn in ...

WASHINGTON — Senate Republicans abruptly left Washington on Thursday without voting on a roughly $70 billion bill to fund immigration enforcement agencies, frustrated with the White House and at an ...

TEL AVIV, Israel — U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Friday that "slight progress" was made during talks with Iran as Pakistan's army chief traveled to Tehran in a renewed effort to mediate a ...

HOULTON — Registered nurses in Houlton are planning to strike this week, citing concerns over emergency department staffing and patient safety. The Maine State Nurses Association/National Nurses ...

Legislation announced Friday would authorize Ulster County to create a local income-based surcharge on county residents who earn above $200,000, or $400,000 for joint filers. County Executive Jen ...

U.S. Rep. Joe Morelle has introduced the Respect Our Communities (ROC) Act, continuing his fight against President Donald Trump's plan to place ICE detention cells inside the Kenneth B. Keating ...

CONCORD, N.C. (AP) — NASCAR driver Kyle Busch died Thursday at 41, three days before he was set to run the Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway. At this point, the cause of death has not been ...