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Rubi Patricia Vergara was one of two victims killed in Madison this week. At a memorial service, she was remembered as an empathetic teenager with a passion for music and art.

In his books about Ronald Reagan, Barry Goldwater and other figures on the right, he was, one observer said, "a keeper of the flame and spreader of the gospel."

Widely regarded as the greatest leadoff hitter in baseball history, he was not just one of the game's most exciting players, but also one of its most eccentric.

Although Iran has one of the biggest supplies of natural gas and crude oil in the world, it finds itself in a full blown energy emergency, coming just as it also suffers major geopolitical setbacks.

Body-camera footage shows an officer from the Louisville Metro Police Department in Kentucky detain the woman, who gave birth later that day.

President Bashar al-Assad, who wielded fear and force over Syria for more than two decades, fled the country under the cover of night -- and a fake political address.

The latest deadly assault on a beloved German tradition illustrates the challenge of holiday safety.

His win did not upend the rules of American politics or render him immune to political misfortune.

President Biden's signature, while technically coming after the midnight deadline for a shutdown, ensured that there would be no lapse in government funding.

The workers' union hopes that adding employees at the Staten Island warehouse to a protest started by delivery drivers will increase pressure on Amazon.