Bryan Pirkle

The White House says President Barack Obama has ordered a review of U.S. deportation practices to see whether immigration enforcement can be more humane.

An industry spokesman says Americans spent an all-time high of $55.7 billion on their pets in 2013 and will creep close to spending $60 billion this year.

An alleged bomb threat on Wednesday in Jackson County saw state and local authorities swarm East Jackson Middle School, where the threat was later revealed to be a hoax.

Military researchers put dozens of soldiers, both women and men, through a series of drills Wednesday aimed at helping the Army develop a unisex test to decide which troops are fit for combat, regardless of gender.

A teenager charged as an accomplice in the fatal shooting of a 13-month-old boy in his stroller wants his trial moved to juvenile court so he can avoid being prosecuted for murder a legal move the slain baby's mother said Tuesday she opposes.

A plan to phase out government-controlled mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and instead use mainly private insurers to backstop home loans has advanced in Congress.

The 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 defense'' to raise doubts that a crime has been committed.

A Georgia Senate Committee has narrowly approved a bill requiring food stamp recipients who are suspected of drug abuse to submit to drug testing.

The European Union's foreign policy chief said Sunday that there is "no guarantee" that nuclear negotiations between Iran and world powers will reach a final deal.

What was supposed to be a routine noise complaint has turned into a significant New York City drug bust.