POLITICS

The Treasury Department says it is imposing sanctions on a broad array of people and companies around the world for corruption and human rights abuses — from illegal fishing operations in Chinese waters to kickbacks in Guatemala.

A senior official at the federal Bureau of Prisons has been repeatedly promoted, most recently to one of the highest posts in the agency.

Democratic Sen. Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona says she has switched her registration to independent.

After disappointing results in this year's elections, Republicans are reevaluating their antipathy to mail voting.

Brittney Griner has returned to the United States, nearly 10 months after the basketball star’s detention in Russia made her the most high-profile American jailed abroad and set off a political firestorm.

A month into the nation’s largest strike involving higher education, the work stoppage by University of California academic workers at 10 campuses is causing stress for many undergraduate students.

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear has criticized former President Donald Trump for dining with a white nationalist.

With the passage of the the Respect for Marriage Act, which protects same-sex and interracial marriages, The Associated Press is republishing its 1967 story by reporter Karl R.

On June 26, 2015, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that same-sex couples had the right to marry.

The brother of an American detained in Russia since 2018 says that his family fears he will not be released for years.

Memphis has long suffered from disproportionately high homicide rates.

Sen. Chuck Schumer has been elected for another term as Democratic leader in the Senate.