SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - In California's first incumbent-free race for governor since voters switched to a new primary system where the top two candidates advance regardless of party, nearly two dozen candidates are jockeying for a spot in the runo...

The race for the 6th Congressional District seat in November might come down to which party can win over disgruntled voters from the other side of the aisle. Democratic challenger Sean Casten calls them “phantoms,” people who feel the Republican Pa...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - A state law requiring police departments to keep statistics on the race of motorists they pull over is set to expire, and debate is underway about whether the 14-year-old program is effective or simply an expensive, burdenso...

A suburban firm paid to find superintendents for public school districts nationwide has mishandled several high-profile searches in recent years, including its failure to learn that a Des Plaines schools chief who resigned amid sexual harassment all...

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) - The Patriots have mostly been conservative in recent NFL drafts, often moving down on the board or being content to search for gems in the undrafted player pool. This year they don't have that luxury with several holes to fi...

MADISON, Wis. (AP) - A former driver for House Speaker Paul Ryan who has been active in Wisconsin Republican politics for years announced Sunday that he is running to succeed Ryan in Congress. Bryan Steil, an attorney from Ryan's hometown of Janesvi...

WEST VALLEY CITY, Utah (AP) - The Latest on Mitt Romney's bid to win the GOP nomination for a U.S. Senate seat in Utah at the party's state convention. (all times local): 7:30 p.m. Mitt Romney has been forced into a Republican primary for a U.S. Sen...

LONDON (AP) - Whoever succeeds Arsene Wenger at Arsenal won't be allowed to amass the same power. "Arsene earned his position at this club over 22 years," Arsenal chief executive Ivan Gazidis said on Friday. "I don't think that there will be other m...

HAVANA (AP) - The Cuban government on Wednesday selected 57-year-old First Vice President Miguel Mario Diaz-Canel Bermudez as the sole candidate to succeed President Raul Castro in a transition aimed at ensuring that the country's single-party syste...