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A storm that swept through the Midwest and the Northeast a week before the start of spring has caused pileups on the Ohio Turnpike involving at least 50 vehicles, leaving three people dead and a state trooper... A storm that swept through the Midwest and the Northeast just a week before the start of spring dumped more than 2 feet of snow on parts ... (more)

An independent commission led by a former U.S. surgeon general has concluded there "is no compelling medical reason" for the U.S. armed forces to prohibit transgender Americans from serving and that President Barack Obama could lift the decades-old ban without approval from Congress, according to a report being released Thursday.

Common interests between China and the United States far outweigh the countries' differences, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang said Thursday, sounding a cordial note following a minor spat over President Barack Obama's recent meeting with the Dalai Lama.

A public fight this week between the CIA and the Democratic head of the Senate Intelligence Committee is the latest act in a years-long drama over waterboarding.

The NAACP's Maricopa County branch and the National Asian Pacific American Women's Forum on Wednesday asked the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to reinstate the lawsuit.

Counting down to a high-stakes Crimean referendum, President Barack Obama declared Wednesday that the U.S. would "completely reject" a vote opening the door for the strategic Ukrainian peninsula to join Russia if the election goes ahead on Sunday.

If you've ever been stuck behind a person driving too slowly in the fast lane, the Georgia Legislature is here for you: Its "slowpoke" bill would require anyone driving on a divided highway to move to the right when a faster car approaches from behind - even if the "slowpoke" is actually going the speed limit.

A federal judge has upheld a Missouri law requiring protesters to stay at least a football-field length away from funeral sites, beginning an hour before they start until an hour after the services end.

A White House official says President Barack Obama will direct the Labor Department to strengthen overtime pay protections for millions of a More A The deciding factor came from the elephant pack, said Bob Lee, the zoo's elephant curator.

This March 6, 2014 file photo shows Sen. Claire McCaskill, D-Mo., left, and Sen. Kelly Ayotte, R-N.H. at a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington.

A member of the House armed services committee late Tuesday called on Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel to direct the Air Force, Marine Corps and Navy to re-examine troops in sensitive posts in light Your Take contributions have not been reviewed for accuracy by USA TODAY.

Republican David Jolly defeated Democrat Alex Sink on Tuesday in a Tampa-area House district where President Barack Obama's health care overhaul got its first test ahead of November's midterm elections .

Would Parmesan by any other name be as tasty atop your pasta? A ripening trade battle might put that to the test.

Western officials are preparing to punish Russia and provide more support for Ukraine's new pro-Europe government as the crisis in Crimea escalates.

This video framegrab from Senate Television shows Senate Intelligence Committee Chair Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif.

A congressional committee is investigating the way General Motors and a federal safety agency handled a deadly ignition switch problem in compact cars.

Preparations for the November elections take center stage Tuesday as President Obama travels to New York City for a pair of Democratic fundraisers.

Trains run along the Park Avenue Viaduct near the 125th street station in Manhattan March 10, 2014.

Americans can act to help those in Africa, along with those in need here, by first deciding specifically how they want to help, former President Bill Clinton told a crowd gathered Monday to discuss trade opportunities in Africa.

The U.S. Senate overwhelmingly approved a bill late Monday making big changes in the military justice system to deal with sexual assault, including scrapping the nearly century-old practice of using a "good soldier defence" to raise doubts that a crime has been committed.