HARRISBURG – A 19-year-old U.S. citizen pledged allegiance to the Islamic State group, used Twitter to spread its propaganda and had a backpack with ammunition that suggests he might have... READ MORE »

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis has signed off on the miracle needed to make MotherTeresa a saint, giving the nun who cared for the poorest of the poor one of the Catholic Church's highest... READ MORE »

NEW YORK (AP) — A boyish-looking entrepreneur who became the new face of corporate greed when he jacked up the price of a lifesaving drug fiftyfold was led away in handcuffs by the FBI on... READ MORE »

The Department of Veterans Affairs has agreed to pay for robotic legs that could allow scores of paralyzed veterans with spinal cord injuries to walk again. Veterans have been petitioning... READ MORE »

SEATTLE (AP) — More school districts around the U.S. are heeding the advice of scientists who have long said that expecting teens to show up to class before 8 a.m. isn't good for their... READ MORE »

BALTIMORE (AP) — As jurors deliberated the fate of one of six police officers charged in the death of Freddie Gray, Baltimore braced for a possible repeat of the protests, destruction and... READ MORE »

HOUSTON (AP) — A Houston man risks a jail term after he stopped traffic on a busy freeway to propose marriage to his girlfriend. Vidal Valladares was charged Tuesday with obstructing a... READ MORE »

LAS VEGAS (AP) — In a presidential race reshaped by national security concerns, Sens. Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio clashed over U.S. military intervention and government spying on Americans'... READ MORE »

EDITOR'S NOTE — A look at political claims that take shortcuts with the facts or don't tell the full story WASHINGTON (AP) — A look at some of the claims in the latest Republican... READ MORE »

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration is reviewing procedures for vetting would-be immigrants, with an eye toward examining applicants' online presence, to close security gaps in the U... READ MORE »