US & World

A Chinese journalist and leading activist in the country’s #MeToo movement has been detained for more than a week, with friends saying police…

The Coast Guard is searching for a 26-year-old man who was reported overboard from a Carnival cruise ship Thursday evening. The Carnival Dream…

A Major League Baseball umpire has apologized for his tweet about buying an assault rifle over the impeachment inquiry. “I want to personally…

For more than five years, mutilated bear carcasses appeared all over the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. Many were missing their genitals and…

As the Chicago teachers’ strike drags on, educators and union members formed a road block and locked arms Thursday during civil disobedience…

A kayaker in Florida is being hailed as a hero by police after he rescued an 81-year-old woman who was trapped inside her submerged car for hours.…

Nearly two weeks after Atatiana Jefferson, a 28-year-old African American woman, was killed in her own home by a white Fort Worth police officer,…

Subaru of America is issuing two recalls for more than 400,000 vehicles. The recalls cover as many as 466,205 late-model Imprezas and Crosstreks,…

Police are investigating after two American flags were destroyed at a war memorial in Pittsburgh, officials said. On the early hours of October 15,…

Here’s a look at the life of Hillary Clinton, 2016 Democratic nominee for President. The first woman in American history to be nominated by a…

In between conducting scientific experiments on Mars, NASA’s Curiosity rover paused to take a selfie. It’s really 57 images stitched…

Nigeria, Africa’s most populous nation, improved its ranking on the latest World Bank ease of doing business index, but some analysts say that…

Newly released video of a fatal police shooting in April 2017 shows an officer firing a deadly shot at an unarmed 16-year-old who had jumped over a…

What started as a hand-drawn sign ended in a gesture that will be remembered for a lifetime. Jeff Covel — or Mr. Jeff, as his community knows…

About 47 years ago, Harrison Schmitt became the only scientist to ever walk on the moon. Now, the geologist and professor is studying an extensive…

A group of registered sex offenders has sued a Georgia sheriff over signs planted in their yards to warn trick-or-treaters not to visit their…

A county council in the UK has caused a stir by announcing a 41-mile detour for motorists next week — as a result of just 165 feet of…

Major League Baseball is dodging another curveball this week after an umpire tweeted about buying an assault rifle over the impeachment inquiry.…

The tornadoes that tore through northern Texas on Sunday will be the costliest tornado outbreak in Texas history, according to the Insurance Council…