Groups like the Heritage Foundation are urging Republican candidates Donald Trump and Ted Cruz to pick the Utah senator if they can stop President Obama's pick, Merrick Garland, and win the White House.
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It has replaced its envoy to the U.S. in a bid to counter anti-Mexican sentiment stoked by the GOP presidential front-runner.
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Ticketed dining has arrived — along with apps that charge fees for in-demand reservations, apply automatic payment or Uber-style surge pricing and allow bidding on hot reservations.
Investigators met this week with one of Mark Thompson’s accusers after new revelations came to light in The Post.
The Russian president was not personally named in the papers, but his childhood friend was connected to a web of transactions totaling more than $2 billion in the trove of data on offshore accounts.
Surveillance footage released by Belgian authorities shows the suspect as he moves on foot away from the airport, walking to the nearby town of Zaventem.
James Comey said he is confident that the tool would not help unlock newer models. The agency is still weighing whether to tell Apple how they were able to unlock the phone.
The officer in Ohio "deserves a medal for what he did,” said Hamilton County prosecutor Joe Deters.
The Houston woman had a "bad feeling" about the doctor performing her hernia operation.
A new book offers a look at what happens when it's time to hand over 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. to a new family. The transition hasn't always gone smoothly.
Here's how the store nicknamed "Whole Paycheck" plans to deliver lower prices in the new grocery chain it is opening in May.
Thinking about booing the closer who choked Bryce Harper last season? Maybe you should reconsider.
The purpose of a sperm whale's forehead has long been the subject of speculation.
Data over time shows that the divorce rate is lower than half, but some groups are much more likely to split up than others.
