WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama's plan to strengthen controls on guns in the U.S. is meeting swift resistance from gun rights groups, Republicans and even a few Democrats who say... READ MORE »

WARWICK, R.I. (AP) — A Rhode Island police department is reviewing its policy on using Facebook after a complaint about a quote from the movie "Forrest Gump" that was included in announcing... READ MORE »

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea said it conducted a powerful hydrogen bomb test Wednesday, a defiant and surprising move that, if confirmed, would be a huge jump in Pyongyang's quest... READ MORE »

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is making good on his pledge to politicize gun violence. The package of gun-control executive actions Obama will formally announce Tuesday has... READ MORE »

SAN DIEGO (AP) — The San Diego Chargers, Oakland Raiders and St. Louis Rams filed for relocation to the Los Angeles area on Monday night, trying not to be left out in the race to return the... READ MORE »

PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii (AP) — When the U.S. wanted to show the world it didn't recognize what it called China's "excessive" territorial claims in disputed waters of the South China Sea this... READ MORE »

NAMPA, Idaho (AP) — One man's back hair is another man's canvas. At least that's how Mike Wolfe, 35, of Nampa, Idaho, has decided to approach manscaping. Wolfe tells KTVB-TV (http://bit.ly/... READ MORE »

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Saudi Arabia's severing of diplomatic ties with Iran may force the Islamic Republic to stop its citizens from going on hajj, a prominent lawmaker said Monday, as world... READ MORE »

BURNS, Ore. (AP) — The remote high desert of eastern Oregon became the latest flashpoint for anti-government sentiment as armed protesters occupied a national wildlife refuge to object to a... READ MORE »

ST. LOUIS (AP) — The worst of the dangerous, deadly winter flood is over in the St. Louis area, leaving residents of several water-logged communities to spend the first day of 2016... READ MORE »