WASHINGTON -- President Obama on Tuesday assured the survivors of Oklahoma's deadly tornado that the nation is "there for them" and that the government will keep its focus on the rescue effort as long as is needed.

As emergency workers worked to ...

BOGOTA, Colombia -- Mario Silva, the Venezuelan host of the pro-government "La Hojilla" television show, announced he was stepping down from the program for health reasons, hours after a tape emerged in which he allegedly told a Cuban intelligence...

WASHINGTON -- When $50 billion in disaster aid for victims of Superstorm Sandy came before Congress this year, three of Oklahoma's five representatives and both of its senators were among the "no" votes.

At the time, some of the Oklahoma ...

MOORE, Okla. -- State and local officials vowed to rebuild this bereft suburb, shattered by a tornado that brought death and massive destruction, even as they fought poor weather to push ahead with rescue efforts.

At an afternoon news conference,...

LOS ANGELES -- A crew of Mongolian gerbils may have gone where no Mongolian gerbil has gone before, but they did not come back alive. A Russian spacecraft filled with mice, lizards and other animals has returned to Earth -- but with the majority ...

BEIRUT -- Syria said Tuesday that its forces had destroyed an Israeli vehicle that crossed into Syrian territory from the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, an account disputed by Israel, which said that shots were fired at a patrol inside Israeli-...