Ken Stanford

Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson told Congress Tuesday he would consider "every conceivable, lawful option" to deal with a continuing flood of immigrants crossing the U.S. border illegally in southern Texas.

Two people were killed and several others wounded in a shooting early Tuesday in Miami's Liberty City neighborhood, police said.

U.S. consumers are more confident about the economy than they have been in more than six years.

Hall County officials have posted a list of property assessment notices that the Postal Service says it was unable to deliver.

Libertarian candidates running for U.S. Senate and governor have qualified for the November ballot and are hoping their message of small government and fiscal restraint will resonate with Georgia voters.

U.S. home prices rose in April from a year ago at the slowest pace in 13 months, reflecting a recent drop-off in sales.

The Obama administration has released into the U.S. an untold number of immigrant families caught traveling illegally from Central America in recent months - and although the government knows how many it's released, it won't say publicly.

Faulty air bags - which have already led to the recall of millions of cars worldwide - are blamed for a new round of recalls in the U.S.