President Obama just delivered his major policy speech outlining the future of America's military drone program, and the future of the entire war on terror. We have the full text and the key highlights.
The three members of Russian punk group Pussy Riot have been found guilty of "hooliganism motivated by religious hatred" and each was given a two-year prison sentence.
News cameras captured horrific images of riot police gunning down dozens of striking workers at a South African platinum mine yesterday, in a "bloodbath" that recalls some of the worst of that country's apartheid-era protests
Less than two weeks after a gunman killed six people at a Sikh Temple near Milwaukee, the temple has suffered another tragedy after a member was murdered in a failed robbery.
Ship traffic on the Mississippi River was briefly shut down yesterday and salt from the Gulf of Mexcio is threatening the drinking water upriver as the severe drought has pushed water levels far below their usual depths.
Ecuador has accepted the asylum request of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange, putting the United Kingdom in a difficult bind. Can it revoke Ecuador's diplomatic status so it can arrest a fugitive hiding inside their embassy? More importantly, should they?
Authorities are winding down their criminal investigation of the failed brokarage firm, MF Global, and despite the lack of oversight and the loss of more than $1 billion in customer funds, it now seems unlikely that anyone at the firm will face criminal charges.
Militants armed with machine guns and suicide vests attacked a Pakistani Air Force base pinning down security forces for more than two hours and raising new concerns about the safety of the country's nuclear arsenal.
On Tuesday afternoon, California Rep. Dennis Cardoza resigned from Congress, effective at midnight. Before the day was over, he already had another job — as a director at a D.C. lobbying firm.
The Curiosity rover has barely settled into its new home, but may be getting some company soon as India now says it wants to get into the Mars exploration business.
A man in Nevada apologized to his fellow movie patrons after the gun he was carrying fell from his pocket and went off, hitting him in the buttocks.
The Free Syrian Army claimed responsibility for a big explosion that they say was targeting a meeting of high-ranking government officials.
Scientists at the University of Florida say the 160-pound, 17-foot-long Burmese python found in the Everglades last week is the largest one ever seen in the state, and more evidence that the "monstrous" snakes are taking over the park.
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie has been given the most prominent speaking role at the Republican National Convention for anyone not named Ryan or Romney.
European stocks went up this morning even as new GDP numbers showed that most its national economies are shrinking. Just not as quickly as everyone feared.
Two strong earthquakes in northern Iran leveled more than 100 villages this weekend, killing hundreds of people and prompting offers of assistance from around the world.
While a few nations and athletes count up their gold medals and debate who has had the best Summer Olympics, others are doing some serious soul searching as they head home in shame and wondering, what went wrong?
There's not much time left to enjoy the Summer Olympics, so get caught up on the all the latest news and results now.
Who is the world's greatest athlete? Click here for the answer to that and many other Olympic questions.
Only a few days left in the 2012 Summer Games so get caught up on all the latest results from the London Olympics.
After reports of a fire at 1WTC, it appears to have been a false alarm, The Associated Press and others are reporting.
The medals will be coming fast and furious as we head into deeper in the final week of the Summer Olympics. Stay tuned to our live blog all day for news and results.
Can Great Britain continue to capitalize on its home field advantage at the Summer Olympics?. Keep checking this page for news and results all day long.
Less than an hour after Syria announced that he was fired, other news outlets have confirmed that Prime Minister Riyad Hijab has defected to Jordan.
The biggest machine we've ever sent to Mars will spend the next two years trying to prove that life once existed on the red planet.
It's the first day of track and field as the Summer Olympics heads into its middle weekend. Check here for all the latest news and results.
The Americans and the Chinese continue to rack up medals, but who got the most today? Click here for all the latest news and updates.
The Denver Post is reporting that a school psychiatrist referred James Holmes to a campus unit tasked with identify potential threats to public safety in June, just weeks before he murdered 12 people.
Great Britain hoped that Wednesday would be a big day for medal collecting as the Summer Olympic Games continue. How did they do? Click here for the latest news and results.
Michael Phelps just competed for his 18th Olympic medal. Check here to see if he got it!
One day after a huge blackout cut off power to nearly a third of India, a second major outage has spread even further, leaving an estimated 600 million people without electricity.
It's the first full weekday of Olympic competition (with 12 medal events) and we're here to keep you posted with news and results. The men's gymnastics final is under way now.
Aurora, Colorado, shooting suspect James Holmes was just formally charged with 24 counts of first-degree murder, 116 counts of attempted murder, one count of criminal violence, and one count of possession of an explosive device.
The mother of the Aurora shooting's youngest victim, who was also wounded by gunfire, has suffered a miscarriage, adding yet another heartbreaking twist to this horrible story.
The death toll is expected to rise to close to 50 after a sleeping car caught fire on a moving train headed to Chennai, India, last night.
Hey, New Yorkers, cheer up: Imagine if instead of going to your usual local bar after work tonight, you were planning to fight your way through packed subways to get to a billion-dollar stadium on the West Side of Manhattan for the Opening Ceremony of the 2012 New York Olympics!
The insurance company that provides Penn State University with its general liability coverage says they won't be paying out any claims that might arise from Jerry Sandusky's criminal child abuse.
Online journalism may finally be starting prove itself, as two of the most prominent old school news organizations reached major subscription milestones.
Billionaire Internet mogul Jeff Bezos and his wife, MacKenzie, are giving a $2.5 million donation to the backers of Referendum 74, a ballot initiative that would legalize same-sex marriage in Washington State.
Iran does not appear to be backing down from an increased U.S. Naval presence in their backyard, as The Washington Post reports a buildup in their "capabilities" that can threaten American vessels.
The Olympic preliminaries continue today as the men's soccer tournament gets underway. Click here for live updates.
The Bo Xilai political scandal is officially a crime story now, as his wife, Gu Kailai, has been charged with murder.
Koreans on both side of the DMZ are still trying to unravel the mystery of Kim Jong-Un's new bride, including why they apparently got in married in 2009, but didn't bother to tell anyone.
The Aurora theater shooting has spurred new debates about gun control laws in America, but could it also play a role in the ongoing health care debate?
We have our first winners at the 2012 Olympics! Click here for this and other updates this afternoon and throughout the Olympics.
The Olympics start today! So now is your time to strategize your own game plan for watch the Summer of London.
Everyone wants to correctly predict the outcome of November's election, but how do you do that when nationwide polling tells you the race is close thing and a state-by-state approach tells you Obama is winning big? Why can't these two methods seem to agree?
In response to increased fighting near its border with Syria, Turkey has closed all its official border gates between the two countries.
Today in the Olympics: Why the Games actually begin tomorrow, a cocky American tradition, and why hosting the Olympics is always a bad idea.
Former Penn State President Graham Spanier is fighting back against the allegations made against him in the Freeh Report, but his defense isn't much of a defense at all.
The aftermath of the Aurora movie theater shooting has seen more disturbing incidents related to screenings of The Dark Knight Rises, including the arrest of a man in Maine who told police he was on his way to kill his ex-boss after seeing the movie.
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