Led by a top general vowing to "restore democracy," armored vehicles rammed the doors of Bolivia's government palace Wednesday in what the president called a coup attempt, then quickly retreated - the latest crisis in the South American country facing a political battle and an economic crisis.
The North Carolina Board of Elections declined Wednesday to certify third-party presidential candidates' place on the state's ballot in November, including Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
Election prognosticator Nate Silver is no fan of Donald Trump, but he predicts that the former president will win the November election against President Biden, and what's more, it won't be particularly close.
Bill Cobbs, the veteran character actor who became a ubiquitous and sage screen presence as an older man, has died. He was 90.
An ailing former Los Angeles-area gang leader has been denied release from a Las Vegas jail ahead of his trial in the 1996 killing of music legend Tupac Shakur, despite a bid by a hip-hop music figure to underwrite his $750,000 bond.
Two illegal immigrants from Romania were charged with hate crimes after Southern California prosecutors accused the men of posing as federal immigration officers to threaten Hispanic robbery victims with deportation.
Kyle Higashioka homered twice, including his first career grand slam, and Dylan Cease pitched seven brilliant innings for the San Diego Padres, who beat the Washington Nationals 8-5 Wednesday to sweep a contentious three-game series.
A defiant former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez was sentenced in New York Wednesday to 45 years in prison for teaming up with some bribe-paying drug traffickers for over a decade to ensure over 400 tons of cocaine made it to the United States.
House Majority Leader Steve Scalise is sounding the alarm about the threat of Chinese humanoid robots arriving in America and jeopardizing national security.
The Greater Washington Community Foundation is funding student savings accounts for four separate cohorts of children in Maryland, two at a school in Montgomery County and the other two at a school in Prince George's County.
Armored vehicles rammed into the doors of Bolivia's government palace Wednesday in what appeared to be a failed coup attempt, as President Luis Arce said the country stood firm against attacks on democracy and urged people to mobilize.
Former President Donald Trump is being warned to avoid pitfalls at Thursday's debate that could weaken his standing with voters, particularly critical independents or moderate Republicans who remain on the fence about the former president.
A Texas appeals court on Wednesday denied a request to consider whether to reverse Gov. Greg Abbott's pardon of a man who was convicted of killing a Black Lives Matter demonstrator.
Nebraska lawmakers are set to address property tax relief next month in a special session being sought by Gov. Jim Pillen. But the Republican also has signaled his hope that the session could be used to take Nebraska back to a winner-take-all system of awarding electoral votes ahead of this year's tight presidential election.
The federal government told the Supreme Court not to give Trump ally Steve Bannon a get out of jail card in a filing on Wednesday.
Two Colorado Democratic legislators known for their pro-Palestinian activism lost their primary contests Tuesday in a rebuff to the party's anti-Israel wing.
Armored vehicles rammed into the doors of Bolivia's government palace Wednesday as President Luis Arce said the country faced an attempted coup, insisted he stands firm and urged people to mobilize.
House Speaker Mike Johnson does not have promising news about the current state of the nation. He does have promising news about former President Donald Trump, however.
U.S. intelligence agencies are guilty of multiple failures to address threats posed by China over the past 40 years, resulting in current existential dangers to American security, a former Navy intelligence director told Congress on Wednesday.