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Obama hitting campaign trail for Clinton in key swing state that has been Democratic firewall but is competitive this year   By KEVIN FREKING and KATHLEEN HENNESSEY, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama will hit the campaign trail Tuesday to rally support for Democratic presidential...

FORT PIERCE, Fla. –  The Islamic community says it will repair and reopen the arson-damaged Florida mosque that was occasionally attended by Orlando nightclub gunman Omar Mateen. Hamaad Rahman, assistant imam of the Islamic Center of Fort Pierce, said the mosque's approximately 100 members are...

By James Pearson and Ju-min Park | SEOUL Two U.S. B-1 bombers flew over South Korea on Tuesday in a show of force and solidarity with its ally after North Korea's nuclear test last week, while a U.S. envoy called for a swift and strong...

The United Nations has more than 100,000 peacekeepers, serving in sixteen missions on four continents. Their goal is to protect civilians, maintain peace and security. But their operations have caused controversy, including allegations of sexual abuse. Demand for peacekeepers in conflict zones continues to rise and the...

Once seen as a "natural" Republican constituency, Muslim-Americans are increasingly leaning Democratic, and they are expected to vote in record numbers for Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton in the U.S. presidential election in November. From overwhelmingly voting for George W. Bush in the 2000 election to...

MEXICO CITY (The Borowitz Report)—The war of words between Donald J. Trump and Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto continued on Thursday as Peña Nieto vehemently asserted that he made the Republican Presidential nominee pay for lunch during his visit to Mexico City. “As soon as...

Building on the First Lady's anti-childhood-obesity campaign 'Lets Move!', the video 'The History of Exercise' showcases the evolution of workouts through the decades. As if First Lady Michelle Obama and ‘Parks and Recreation’ actor Nick Offerman weren’t amazing enough individually, the duo teamed up with...

By Jamelle Bouie Demure in Mexico, Trump returned to his message on U.S. soil: deportation now, deportation tomorrow, deportation forever. Donald Trump’s brand is bluster. It’s aggression. It’s an outsized show of dominance. And his pitch to voters depends on that brand. Vote for me, he...

Democrat Hillary Clinton called on Friday for voters to reject the "bigotry" of Donald Trump's White House campaign, releasing a television ad criticizing his efforts to appeal to black voters and saying she was reaching out to people from all parties who are troubled...

The cousin of girls dubbed the "teenage terror twins" after they joined Islamic State will be sentenced for helping a friend go to Syria. From his mother's home in Manchester, A-level student Abdullahi Ahmed Jama Farah, 20, created a "hub of communication" for his "Mandem"...