HOUSTON (AP) - An ordinance that would have established nondiscrimination protections for gay and transgender people in Houston failed to win approval from voters on Tuesday. The Houston Equal Rights Ordinance was rejected after a nearly 18-month ba...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Former U.S. Senator Fred Thompson, a folksy Tennessee lawyer whose career led him from politics to Hollywood and back again, died Sunday. He was 73. At 6-foot-6 with a booming voice, Thompson appeared in at least 20 motion pi...

Pope Francis' historic visit to the United States provided a perfect backdrop to Holy Family Catholic Academy's annual kNOw Hunger Campaign. Witnessing Pope Francis' servant leadership in ministering to the poor and marginalized was a powerful mes...

WARSAW, Poland (AP) - Poland's upcoming general elections are making history by having three women campaigning to lead the nation, with one almost certain to win. But the appearance of major social change in this conservative nation may be slightly ...

WASHINGTON (AP) - Republican Rep. Paul Ryan is likely to become the next speaker of the House. He's already become an unlikely spokesman for balancing family life with work. A reluctant candidate for the top leadership post, Ryan, 45, made clear thi...

WASHINGTON (AP) - Democrats appear to be rallying around Hillary Rodham Clinton after her command performance in the party's first presidential debate, with strong majorities viewing her favorably and more saying she can win the White House than any...

WASHINGTON (AP) - Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan told GOP lawmakers late Tuesday that he will run for speaker, but only if they embrace him by week's end as their consensus candidate - an ambitious bid to impose unity on a disordered and divided House. Dr...

WASHINGTON - Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan told GOP lawmakers late Tuesday that he will run for speaker, but only if they embrace him by week's end as their consensus candidate - an ambitious bid to impose unity on a disordered and divided House. Dragged...

CAIRO (AP) - Egyptian voters began heading to the polls Sunday to elect a parliament, the first since the military-led ouster of Islamist President Mohammed Morsi in 2013. The vote will mark the final step in what has been billed as a post-Morsi tra...

ALEXANDRIA, Egypt (AP) - Riding through neighborhoods waving to constituents and glad-handing supporters, three Egyptian women candidates work the campaign trail. The trio represents three major groups running in the country's parliamentary election...