By Mike Stone WASHINGTON If the U.S. government shuts down as expected on Oct. 1, it will halt

President Joe Biden on Thursday announced the construction of an Arizona library in honor of his longtime friend, the late Republican Sen. John McCain.

A federal judge has ruled a Texas death row inmate with a long history of mental illness is not competent to be executed

The NASCAR Cup Series All-Star Race is returning to North Wilkesboro Speedway in North Carolina for a second straight year

By David Shepardson and Joseph White The United Auto Workers made a new counter-proposal to Chrysler-parent Stellantis on

Secretary of State Antony Blinken has met with India's foreign minister amid a simmering row between New Delhi and Ottawa over allegations of Indian government involvement in the killing of a Sikh activist in Canada

A Senate hearing on the nomination of the official to be the Pentagon’s top policy adviser was dominated by Republicans expressing their frustrations with the Biden administration’s foreign policies

North Carolina Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper has vetoed Republican legislation that would take away his powers to choose State Board of Elections members and give them to legislative leaders

The National Security Agency is starting an artificial intelligence security center — a crucial mission as AI capabilities are increasingly acquired, developed and integrated into U.S. defense and intelligence systems

By Marc Frank HAVANA Power blackouts in Cuba are expected to increase significantly due to a lack of

An appeals court has rejected Donald Trump’s bid to delay a civil trial in a lawsuit brought by New York’s attorney general

NEW YORK A New York appeals court on Thursday refused to delay Donald Trump's scheduled Oct. 2 civil