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A U. S. research institute says North Korea is upgrading its main rocket launch site and has conducted a series of engine tests as it develops a mobile, intercontinental missile that could threaten the U. S.

Maryland authorities said Tuesday they will charge a man with disorderly conduct in a cemetery for allegedly urinating on the grave of former Baltimore Ravens owner Art Modell.

A new television series starring Anne Heche and Jason Isaacs is moving some of its production from Israel to New Mexico.

A federal appeals court has upheld new government rules that require labels on packaged steaks, ribs and other cuts of meat to say where the animals were born, raised and slaughtered.

Members of Congress are falling over one another to show their support for Israel.

The Senate is set to take up legislation to keep federal highway money flowing to states, with just three days left before the government plans to start slowing down payments.

Dollar Tree is buying rival discount store Family Dollar in a cash-and-stock deal valued at about $8.5 billion.

Lady Gaga is a bonafide pop star, but the singer says recording jazz music was easier than pop.

U. S. stocks are ending little changed as traders wait for key economic and earnings reports later this week.

A new federal report says that along much of America's coasts, the type of flooding that is more annoying than dangerous has jumped more than fivefold in the last 50 years.

The U. S. says millions of people were forced from their homes because of their religious beliefs last year.

Fewer Americans signed contracts to buy homes in June, as the real estate market appears to have cooled off this summer.

Stepping up pressure on Moscow, the U. S. has released satellite images it says show that rockets have been fired from Russia into neighboring eastern Ukraine and that heavy artillery for separatists has crossed the border.

Dollar Tree to buy Family Dollar in deal worth about $9B to create dollar-store giant.

A $3 cup of shave ice is at the center of a dispute in this beach town between street vendors trying to stay in business and town officials who say the vendors cause traffic congestion and increase the potential for accidents.