US issues travel warning in wake of attacks
Americans should be alert to the possible travel risks, especially during the holidays, following increased threats from militant groups around the world, the State Department has warned.
U.S. crash victims: Government contractor, daughter
Three Americans were presumed dead in the plane crash in the southern French Alps, including a U.S. government contractor and her daughter, the State Department said Wednesday.
2 Americans held in North Korea home
Two Americans held by North Korea were on their way home Saturday after their release was secured through a secret mission by the top U.S. intelligence official to the reclusive Communist country.
FBI: About 12 Americans fighting in Syria, not 100
The U.S. believes there are about a dozen Americans fighting alongside extremist groups in Syria, not more than 100, as has been cited for months.
Americans detained in North Korea call for help
North Korea gave foreign media access on Monday to three detained Americans who said they have been able to contact their families and — watched by officials as they spoke — called for Washington to send a high-ranking representative to negotiate for their freedom.
Poll: Americans have little faith in government
Americans enter 2014 with a profoundly negative view of their government, expressing little hope that elected officials can or will solve the nation’s biggest problems, a new poll finds.
Poll: Americans find little to like in Washington
WASHINGTON — Americans are finding little they like about President Barack Obama or either political party, according to a new poll that suggests the possibility
Somalis still leaving Minn. to join terror group
MINNEAPOLIS — Leaders of the nation’s largest Somali community say some of their young men are still being enticed to join the terror group that
Obama trying to sway war-weary public on Syria
President Barack Obama is hitting the airwaves to try to convince Americans that limited strikes against Syria are needed for the United States’ long-term safety, while Secretary of State John Kerry is vehemently defending the case against President Bashar Assad, saying his denial of chemical weapons use is “contradicted by fact.”
America’s new love: Water
It wasn’t too long ago that America had a love affair with soda. Now, an old flame has the country’s heart.