WASHINGTON — Hillary Rodham Clinton finally takes center stage Thursday as the star witness in the Republican-led investigation into the deadly 2012 attacks in Benghazi, Libya.
WASHINGTON — After months of tortured indecision, Vice President Joe Biden said he won't be a candidate in the 2016 White House campaign, solidifying Hillary Rodham Clinton's status as the Democratic front-runner and the party's likely heir to President Barack Obama's legacy.
WASHINGTON — The hardline House Freedom Caucus said it is supporting Rep. Paul Ryan for speaker of the House, all but guaranteeing he'll get the job, and potentially heralding a new start for deeply divided House Republican.
MEXICO CITY — Mexican officials have captured six people who helped elusive drug cartel boss Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman break out of prison in July, including the man they say was the mastermind of the escape, the capo's brother-in-law and an airplane pilot.
WASHINGTON — One week after reversing his pledge to pull American troops out of Afghanistan before he leaves office, President Barack Obama is turning to two core political dimensions of the war: obstacles to a negotiated peace, and Pakistan as a Taliban sanctuary.
TORONTO — Justin Trudeau was not the only winner in Canada's election this week: The country's aboriginal community saw a record 10 indigenous members elected to Parliament — up from seven in 2011 — in a victory for a community that said it was neglected throughout nearly a decade of Conservative rule.
QUITO, Ecuador — Scientists announce the discovery of a new species of giant tortoise in the Galapagos Islands off Ecuador through genetic testing.
CARACAS, Venezuela — Venezuela President Nicolas Maduro is vowing to expand price controls in a bid to battle rampant inflation.
LOS ANGELES — Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak is sued in the U.S. over his nation's deadly raid of six Turkish boats trying to break Israel's blockade of Gaza in 2010, an event that still affects relations between Turkey and Israel.
SAN FRANCISCO — Apple is cleaning up its manufacturing operations in China to reduce the air pollution caused by the factories that have assembled hundreds of millions of iPhones and iPads during the past eight years.
LOS ANGELES — Chris Rock is coming back to host the Oscars for a second time. The show's producers say the prolific comedian-filmmaker will be at the helm for the 88th Academy Awards on Feb. 28 at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. Producers David Hill and Reginald Hudlin called Rock "the MVP of the entertainment industry."
CARACAS, Venezuela — There's a beauty contest for almost everyone in pageant-obsessed Venezuela. In the popular Miss Gay Venezuela competition, men don elaborate wigs and layers of makeup to show off their skills in what they call "the art of transformation."