The rate is unprecedented, as is the number of ailments per veteran.Read more

He became a butler for movie star Joan Crawford, then a preacher.Read more

One never knows when the Supreme Court will hand down its last, often biggest, opinions of the term. But the justices' summer travel schedules make it a pretty safe bet that blockbuster healthcare and immigration cases will be decided by the end of June.Read more

People should be allowed to sit with young kids without paying extra, a senator says.Read more

A member of the National Labor Relations Board accused of leaking inside information has resigned, the agency announced Sunday.Read more

Criminal immigrants would be taken deep into Mexico to cut down on repeat crossings.Read more

Job worries and tight finances have many passing up trips.Read more

The state has become the nation's second-biggest oil producer.Read more

After months of sitting on the sidelines, Texas finally gets its turn to make its mark on the Republican and Democratic presidential primaries Tuesday -- and could have a greater impact than many thought possible.Read more

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The young officer who died in the line of duty is now identified.Read more