In the middle of a tense standoff between Iran and the United States, the crew of an American destroyer patrolling the North Arabian Sea rescued 13 Iranian fishermen who had been taken hostage by Somali …

The Iowa caucus results did not produce a clear winner as Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney pulled ahead of former Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum by only eight votes.

Does presidential candidate Ron Paul want to use government to impose Old Testament laws on the nation? As incredible as it sounds, journalist Michelle Goldberg makes that claim in an article for The Daily Beast.

The results of the Iowa caucuses show that evangelical voters are paying close attention to “values issues” and not being swayed by “Christian talk” as they select a 2012 Republican nominee, Christian conservative leaders observed.

With evangelical voters across the country rallying behind GOP presidential candidate Rick Santorum after his unexpectedly strong finish in Iowa, some are wondering if other social conservative candidates in the race will do the same.

The state’s election troubles go beyond a delay in election dates and the redrawing of political boundaries. The mailing of new voter cards to Wichita County voters and the new requirement for voter identification with …

Rockets guard Kyle Lowry declined to comment on a KRIV-TV report on Thursday that he has been charged with one count of misdemeanor battery by the Clark County District Attorney’s office in Las Vegas in …

A new national defense strategy, which includes a smaller and more streamlined Army, could have implications for Fort Hood, the Army’s busiest deployment hub for Iraq-bound soldiers over the past decade.

Near a glade of blackened pines, a Ph.D. student at Texas State University used microchip technology to search for an endangered Houston toad.

The militant Islamist group, Boko Haram, has issued a chilling warning to all Christians in northern Nigeria, giving them three days to leave or face further extensive attacks.