The militants are battling to take control of a provincial capital for the first time in years.

The Biden administration has named a new watchdog chief for the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) following the departure of the agency's embattled inspector general.Phyllis Fong, the top watchdog at the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)...

Late Sunday night, senators unveiled the bipartisan infrastructure package that could be ready for a vote in just days.

CHICAGO (AP) — A judge on Monday granted lawyers for Jussie Smollett more time to prepare arguments on several issues, including whether they can introduce a key witness’s previous conviction for battery. Cook County Judge James Linn Linn scheduled...