Allegations of sexual misconduct against U.S. Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh have thrown his Senate confirmation into turmoil. And the treatment of his accuser, Christine Blasey Ford, has sparked an emotional debate across the country on how legislators should handle abuse claims in the #MeToo era. President Donald Trump has named Kavanaugh ...

A woman who shot dead three people at a Rite Aid distribution center in Maryland was a disgruntled employee working there temporarily, authorities said.

President Trump on Thursday announced the names of the first two service members identified from the war remains which North Korea returned to the U.S. after a June summit meeting in Singapore.

Amazon unveiled a bevy of new products connected to its flagship voice assistant Alexa, including a microwave, a clock and a smart plug-in (Sept. 20)         

More than 100 bodies have been retrieved after a ferry sank on Lake Victoria, Tanzanian state radio reported on Friday, and hundreds more were still feared missing as rescuers searched for survivors from daybreak on the morning after the disaster.

China has called on the United States to withdraw sanctions it imposed on a Chinese military agency for buying Russian weapons or “bear the consequences.” Speaking to reporters Friday, foreign ministry spokesman Geng Shuang said that Beijing had lodged an official protest with the United States. “The U.S. actions have seriously violated the ...

Residents in Georgetown County, South Carolina, where five rivers flow into the ocean, will prepare on Friday for a deluge of water in the aftermath of Hurricane Florence.

Two days of talks at the EU summit in Salzburg have resulted in a disaster for Theresa May. Despite reports of a friendly atmosphere at the gathering, European leaders have refused outright to bow to her Brexit proposals and dismissed them as unworkable.

Suge Knight pleads to manslaughter over fatal confrontation; Drake fan: New heart "feels different, but in a good way"; Prince's estate releases music video for "Mary Don't You Weep" that tackles gun violence. (Sept. 21)         

A new law starting next year bars California restaurants from automatically giving out single-use plastic straws with drinks.         

For more than a decade, Cohen was Trump's personal lawyer, and he was a key power player in the Trump Organization and a fixture in Trump's political life.

Vietnam's President Tran Dai Quang, a former chief of internal security who became one of the most high-profile leaders in the communist-ruled country, died on Friday after an illness, state media said.

Wells Fargo & Co said on Thursday it would reduce its headcount by about 5 percent to 10 percent within the next three years as part of a turnaround plan.

A 23-year-old man has been charged with murder in the stabbing death of a Washington woman who was jogging Tuesday evening, according to DC police.

For the first time in 635 days, the Cleveland Browns won.

The tiny Baltic country of Estonia was home to a massive cyberattack in 2007. Here's what it did to prevent to beef up its cybersecurity strategy.

A student pilot is in custody after he allegedly hopped a security fence at Florida's Orlando Melbourne International Airport and boarded a passenger jet that was undergoing maintenance, an airport spokeswoman said.

Facebook said it would no longer dispatch employees to the offices of political campaigns to offer support ahead of elections.

A year after Hurricane Maria ripped through Puerto Rico with 150 mile-per-hour (241 kph) winds, government officials on Thursday announced that about $1.5 billion in federal funds aimed primarily at rebuilding housing will start flowing to the island.

Officials say the SUV's driver and front-seat passenger were U.S. citizens, but seven others in the vehicle were immigrants in the country illegally

New York Cardinal Timothy Dolan has taken the proactive step of hiring a former federal prosecutor to assist the Archdiocese of New York in dealing with the clerical sex abuse crisis.

Congress is negotiating a bill that could strip airlines of their power to levy extra fees, such as for flight changes. If it passes, American Airlines would almost certainly remove the option for customers to change their ticket if they bought a non-refundable fare, CEO Doug Parker said.

Britain has opened an investigation into the use of UK-registered companies in suspected money laundering involving Denmark's Danske Bank , the National Crime Agency (NCA) said on Friday.

Police say five people, including an 8-year-old girl, were shot during a memorial service in upstate New York. Neighbors told police about 50 people had gathered outside a house to commemorate a man's recent death from cancer. (Sept. 21)         

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe may be forced to make some trade compromises when he meets U.S. President Donald Trump in New York next week.

Colin Kaepernick will receive the W.E.B. Du Bois medal from Harvard, the university's highest honor in African and African American studies, this October. Harvard's Hutchins Center for African and African American Studies announced this year's recipients of the award, given to people "in recognition of their contributions to African and African American culture and the life of the mind," on Thursday. A total of ...

Three children were among five slashed at a home-operated daycare center.

The Chinese government placed Nur Bekri, the head of the National Energy Administration (NEA), under investigation for suspected graft on Friday. He is one of the country's most senior ethnic Uighur officials and was a former governor of the restive region of Xinjiang.

Colorado meat producer recalls more than 100,000 pounds of ground beef in second recall in two months due to possible E.coli contamination.

The series was never a ratings breakout but received strong critical acclaim and developed a cult following after its cancellation, with both Thomas and Bell often talking of continuing the show.

When a fire broke out Thursday at a senior citizens apartment building in Washington, D.C., about 100 Marines came running to help, according to a report.

Walmart said that it may raise prices of products if the Trump administration imposes a tariff on Chinese imports.

“It’s like they’re closing doors for Jews and Muslims, that they’re not welcome," one Muslim community leader said.

Ride-hailing company Uber Technologies Inc is reportedly in early talks to buy food delivery company Deliveroo.

Amazon held a special event on Thursday to unveil a slew of new gadgets and services, Adobe is acquiring software company Marketo for $4.75 billion, and Instagram's new TV service recommended videos of potential child abuse.

As we noted earlier in the week, The National Solar Observatory in Sunspot, New Mexico reopened on Monday after it was shut down September 6 following a mysterious FBI raid, according to the group which manages the facility. And despite federal agents swooping in on a Blackhawk helicopter, and a "bunch of people around antennas and work crews on towers" before the site was completely evacuated - the official explanation has left ...

A massive spider web estimated to span about 1,000 feet blanketed a lagoon overnight in the city of Aitoliko in western Greece.

The opioid epidemic is the deadliest drug overdose crisis in US history - on track to kill more people over the next ten years than currently live in entire cities like Baltimore or Miami. More people died last year from drug overdoses than American soldiers during the Vietnam War. In recent times, the opioid crisis has become an issue that the ...

President Trump will address world leaders next Tuesday at the United Nations General Assembly with a speech focused on “protecting U.S. sovereignty” and expanding relations with countries that share similar values, according to U.S. Ambassador Nikki Haley.

A police helicopter landing on a coca field in Tumaco, southern Colombia, in April. Colombia has more land producing the plant used to make cocaine now than ever in its history.

The World Anti-Doping Agency voted Thursday to reinstate the Russian Anti-Doping Agency as compliant with the World Anti-Doping Code.

The man who seriously wounded three people at a Middleton software company was identified as 43-year-old Anthony Y. Tong.         

French far-right politician Marine Le Pen has been ordered to undergo psychiatric testing after tweeting graphic images of Islamic State executions, the leader of France's National Rally party revealed Thursday. "I thought I had experienced everything, but no! For having denounced the horrors of Daesh (an Arabic acronym for the terror organization), the court has ...

Sofia Sanchez, the adorable 11-year-old from Chicago who met Drake while awaiting a transplant, just got a new heart -- and her description of how great it feels will have you "in your feelings."