Political News

A U.N. spokesman on Monday said Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon believes any dialogue between the United States and North Korea should focus on the goal of de-nuclearizing the Korean peninsula.

Germany's chancellor said Monday that U.S. intelligence was crucial in foiling a large-scale terror plot, and acknowledged that her country is "dependent" on cooperating with American spy services.

Syria's president on Monday warned that Europe "will pay a price" if it delivers weapons to rebels fighting to topple him -- something the U.S. has already pledged to do.

President Barack Obama and Russia's Vladimir Putin have what Obama called a "different perspective" on Syria -- which was the topic of discussion Monday at the G-8 summit in Northern Ireland.

The U.S. Naval Academy's superintendent has decided to move ahead with proceedings in a sexual assault case involving football players and a female midshipman, officials said.

Chicago's next U.S. attorney faces a dilemma sprung from the twin evils plaguing America's third-largest city.

Jim Holshouser, who was North Carolina's first Republican governor of the 20th century, has died at the age of 78, his family said Monday.

Women may be able to start training as Army Rangers by mid-2015 and as Navy SEALs a year later -- under new plans set to be announced by the Pentagon.

An outgoing U.S. ambassador said Monday that the White House knows how important the controversial Keystone XL pipeline is to Canada, but won't speculate how much it could damage the nations' relationship if it's not approved.

President Barack Obama says the U.S. will host the first round of negotiations toward a broad trade deal with the European Union next month in Washington.