BOGOTA, Colombia -- The four nations of the Pacific Alliance may be getting some company as they aim to turn the fledgling bloc into a regional powerhouse and boost trade with Asia. On Thursday, the presidents of Costa Rica and Guatemala said they...

WASHINGTON--The IRS has replaced the head of the office now under fire for improperly targeting conservative groups, a day after she invoked the Fifth Amendment and refused to answer questions before a congressional committee.

Lois Lerner was ...

CHICAGO -- Donald Trump boldly proclaimed last week to a federal jury that he had the right to do whatever he wanted at his luxury Chicago high-rise hotel -- in spite of a federal lawsuit he faced from an elderly Evanston, Ill., woman.

It could ...

WALNUT CREEK, Calif.--In another major step toward national health reform, California on Thursday unveiled a list of insurers who will offer coverage through the state's new health exchange marketplace, providing the first glimpse into plans and ...

WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama said Thursday he was troubled by the possibility that leak investigations may "chill" investigative journalism and said he had asked Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. to review Justice Department guidelines ...

WASHINGTON -- A Mexican drug cartel commander pleaded guilty Thursday to murder and attempted murder in a 2011 ambush south of the border that left one American agent dead and a second injured, and which sharply strained U.S.-Mexico relations.

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