At a news conference in a rainy Rose Garden on Thursday, President Barack Obama and the Turkish prime minister had weighty matters to discuss - the bloody civil war in Syria, a disastrous Syrian refugee crisis and Turkey's strained relationship with Israel. But before they got too far into that, Obama had something else to say. » read more

The unauthorized disclosure of a counter-terrorism operation in Yemen last year compromised an exceedingly rare and valuable espionage achievement: an informant who had earned the trust of hardened terrorists, according to U.S. officials. » read more

Her family too poor to care for her, Jacqueline Goldberg was placed in a children's home at age 10. » read more

Siding with patients who say cannabis is the only drug that can safely ease their chronic pain, the Senate sent Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn a measure Friday that would make Illinois the 19th state to legalize marijuana for medical purposes. » read more

In the ocean off Coronado, a Navy team has discovered a relic worthy of display in a military museum: a torpedo of the kind deployed in the late 19th century, considered a technological marvel in its day. » read more

TUCSON, Ariz. - Young people granted immigration relief and work permits under a new Obama administration program still won't be able to obtain driver's licenses in Arizona, a federal judge has ruled. » read more

BRIDGEPORT, Conn.-More than 60 people were injured, five seriously, when a Metro-North commuter train derailed near the Fairfield-Bridgeport line Friday night, colliding with a train heading in the opposite direction. » read more

Over a day of often-vitriolic cross examination, O.J. Simpson's former defense attorney faced a barrage of pointed challenges that his representation was so shoddy and even duplicitous that the fallen football star deserves a new trial in a 2008 robbery and kidnapping conviction. » read more