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This would be easy to overstate, but in comparison with much of the world, our country does a decent job of administering justice in a measured, equit...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration is playing down an increasingly warm relationship between its main global rivals, China and Russia, that it...

After 17 months in office, Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto’s bubble has burst, but no one seems to have noticed. U.S. Secretary of State John F. ...

John F. Sopko, the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR), may have taken Uncle Sam and shaken him by the lapels this week, ...

New York State Republicans have recently attempted to hijack the Green Party for their own purposes. In behavior reminiscent of Watergate, candidates ...

Editor's note: The writer is addressing the question, “Should the United States cede unused federal land back to the states?” WASHINGTON — Within our ...

Editor's note: The writers are addressing the question, “Should the United States cede unused federal land back to the states?” BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Ne...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Tuesday's elections are the best evidence yet that Republicans are avoiding previous mistakes and improving their chances of control...

I am writing this letter to address the issue of changing West State Street from two driving lanes in each direction to one driving lane each way. At ...

As a veteran, I was thinking about Memorial Day, Flag Day on June 14 and the Fourth of July coming up and wondered why more people do not fly flags ou...

Editor's note: The writer is addressing the question, “Is Israel an apartheid state?” The storm of controversy after Secretary of State John F. Kerry’...

Editor's Note: The writer is addressing the question, “Is Israel an apartheid state?” The war against Israel has passed through three phases. The firs...

Sen. Rand Paul’s unexpected March 6-7, 2013, 13-hour filibuster speech against the appointment of John Brennan as head of the CIA was widely seen and ...

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Just as ethanol producers have been seeing the industry's most profitable months ever, the federal government is considering w...

The outcome of India’s national election — a resounding triumph for the opposition Bharatiya Janata Party — has put the United States in an awkward po...

No one hates the U.S. shale revolution more than Russian President Vladimir Putin. Surging U.S. oil and gas production is a nightmare he can’t escape....

When Michael Sam became the first openly gay football player to be drafted into the NFL, President Barack Obama congratulated him, the St. Louis Rams,...

What parents do not know and our educational leaders do not want you to know is that standardized testing actually hurts children; it does more harm t...