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Methodists propose split in gay marriage, clergy impasse
United Methodist Church leaders from around the world and across ideological divides unveiled a plan Friday for a new conservative denomination that would split from the church in an attempt to resolve a decades-long dispute over gay marriage and gay clergy.
North Dakota county may put refugee resettlement on ballot
A North Dakota county commission that recently voted to limit the number of refugees it will accept may let voters decide the issue in the future.
California skeleton ID'd as Japanese man from WWII interment camp
A skeleton found by hikers this fall near California's second-highest peak was identified Friday as a Japanese American artist who had left the Manzanar internment camp to paint in the mountains in the waning days of World War II.
White House update of key environmental law would exclude climate change
Trump administration looking at new assessments for federal infrastructure projects.
Trump stirs Mideast tensions despite talk of 'endless wars'
With a single drone strike, President Donald Trump did more than just take out an avowed enemy of the United States. He may have have also upended a central element of his foreign policy.
Court grants order to keep Texas baby on life support
A Texas appeals court on Friday agreed to delay a judge's ruling that would have allowed a hospital to end life-sustaining treatment for an 11-month-old girl who doctors say is in pain and will not get better.
From Pitt to DiCaprio, stars turn out for AFI Awards
From Leonardo DiCaprio to Brad Pitt, some of Hollywood's brightest stars came together to relax and sip wine in a room where everyone ended up walking away a winner at the American Film Institute Awards on Friday.
Police: Armed man inside Illinois bank with a hostage
An armed man barricaded himself inside an Illinois bank and took a hostage during a robbery Friday, police said.
US-Iran tensions thrust foreign policy into Democrats' race
Democratic presidential candidates are lambasting President Donald Trump's decision to kill Iran's top general in an airstrike, a move that has thrust foreign policy to the forefront of the primary and revived intraparty disputes over military intervention in the Middle East.
Father of Alabama Sen. Doug Jones dies after dementia fight
Gordon Jones, the father of U.S. Sen. Doug Jones, died last week after a battle with dementia, the senator's office said.
Trump lawyers want columnist's defamation suit to be tossed
President Donald Trump's lawyers asked a judge Friday to throw out an advice columnist's defamation lawsuit over his response to her allegation that he raped her in the 1990s.
Q&A: How climate change, other factors stoke Australia fires
Australia's unprecedented wildfires are supercharged thanks to climate change, the type of trees catching fire and weather, experts say.And these fires are so extreme that…
California Democrats settle lawsuits alleging harassment
The California Democratic Party announced Friday that it reached settlements in a trio of lawsuits that alleged its former chair engaged in a pattern of misconduct, discrimination and unwanted sexual advances.
Body IDed as missing woman who texted she was 'in trouble'
Human remains found buried in a shallow grave in a backyard have been identified as Paighton Houston, an Alabama woman who texted she feared she was "in trouble" before disappearing last month, police said Friday.
Mississippi prison chief says 4 of 5 killings done by gangs
Mississippi's outgoing prisons chief said Friday that at least some of the five killings of inmates since Sunday stem from gang violence, as guards struggle…
1 fatally stabbed, 3 hurt in morning attack in Austin, Texas
A man stabbed two people, one fatally, inside a restaurant during a violent string of attacks Friday at a shopping plaza in Texas' capital city that began with an assault at a coffee shop and ended with the suspect leaping off a roof, police said.
Was the drone attack on Iranian general an assassination?
After Friday's targeted killing of Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani, newsrooms struggled with the question: Had the United States just carried out an assassination? And should news stories about the killing use that term?
Trump portrays himself as defender of faith for evangelicals
Highlighting his record on religious liberty, President Donald Trump on Friday worked to energize a group of evangelical supporters who make up an influential piece of his political base that could prove vital in battleground states.
Man leaps off bridge in mistaken belief cops are chasing him
A driver who mistakenly thought Atlanta police were chasing him as they pursued a different speeding motorist crashed his car and jumped 40 feet (12 meters) off a highway bridge to escape.
California Rep. Duncan Hunter silent on when he will resign
U.S. Rep. Duncan Hunter of California is staying silent on when he will resign after he pleaded guilty to using campaign money for personal expenses, drawing the ire of a fellow Republican who wants to replace him.