Senators want Congress to OK military action in Syria

By Patricia Zengerle | WASHINGTON WASHINGTON U.S. senators called on Congress on Tuesday to take back its authority to determine whether the country goes to war, saying recent U.S. strikes in Syria were not covered by existing authorizations for the use of military...

Puerto Ricans skeptical of change after vote for statehood

By Tracy Rucinski | SAN JUAN SAN JUAN Puerto Ricans are skeptical that the struggling U.S. territory's political status will change any time soon, even after a vote on Sunday asking the U.S. Congress to make the island the 51st state of the union. Although Puerto Rico...