US & World

Former Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin was on his way out of office when he dropped a huge batch of pardons and commutations of sentences of hundreds of…

Over the weekend, Ryan Matthews — a loving dad, husband and a “gentle giant,” as his family describes him — graduated…

Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and Out the Door. (You can also get “5 Things You Need to Know Today” delivered to…

China’s ambassador to Australia has defended Beijing against accusations of human rights violations in a rare press conference Thursday, saying…

A new image of the Milky Way shared by NASA scientists Thursday has revealed a festive-themed feature — a “cosmic candy cane” that…

Video appears to show the moment Chloe Wiegand fell from her grandfather’s arms to her death aboard a Royal Caribbean cruise ship in July.…

Iran President Hassan Rouhani said his country is working on the development of new, advanced uranium enrichment centrifuges, according to Iranian…

Bill Ebeltoft’s life could be divided into three parts: before the Vietnam War, during the war and after the war. That’s how Paul,…

The men who planned a massacre which rocked the Philippines’ political establishment more than a decade ago have been found guilty of murder.…

A 7-year-old Texas boy temporarily living in a domestic violence shelter with his mom wrote a letter to Santa, the shelter shared, with a heartfelt…

Police in Vancouver, Washington, said Wednesday a missing teenager was killed by a man after he learned she was transgender. The family of…

A former American Airlines mechanic accused of trying to sabotage a commercial airliner pleaded guilty to attempted destruction of an aircraft in…

R. Kelly’s attorney entered a not guilty plea in the singer’s New York racketeering case as the two appeared remotely Wednesday from a…

Two Georgia Department of Drivers Services staff have been demoted or fired after an investigation found they mishandled the driver’s license…

The University of Florida cap was in the center of five on the table, but when it was time to announce his college football decision, Emmitt…

Police are investigating why a teenager climbed a fence, stole a plane, and crashed it at Fresno Yosemite International Airport. A 17-year-old girl…

The armed robber probably wasn’t expecting a fight — much less to get fatally shot by his victim. But police say that’s what…

When Michael Esmond got his utility bills — due December 26 — his mind went straight to the 1980s, when he had trouble making ends meet.…

Astronomers spotted a magnetic explosion on the surface of the sun unlike anything they’ve ever seen before. Although it was initially…

At least 59 Jewish gravestones and monuments were vandalized in northern Slovakia, local police said, calling the crime “monstrous” and…