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Roman Pirozek, 19, suffers a fatal head injury after losing control of his model helicopter in a New York park.

Experts urge Caribbean nations to prepare for climate change or risk fresh water scarcity     

He was the last to see the Nazi leader alive

Move over, Mauna Loa.

She calls herself "Diana, the Hunter." Authorities say the elusive woman has killed at least two bus drivers in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico.

HONOLULU (AP) -- A Hawaii musician and his friend visiting from Connecticut claim in a federal lawsuit that Honolulu police officers used excessive force when they were mistaken for armed robbers while hiking.     

WASHINGTON -- If President Obama has any hope of gaining congressional approval to strike Syria, he may need to win without help from Massachusetts' normally reliable all-Democratic delegation.     

The unemployment rate ticked down just slightly to 7.3% in the weak monthly report

US president makes case for "limited" strikes against Syria, as Putin says Russia "will help" Assad if action launched.

At least seven fighters killed when missiles hit compound in North Waziristan, Pakistani officials and residents say.

The drowning of an official during interrogation prompts questions about the lengths Chinese investigators will go.

Protracted difficulties following the invasion of Iraq made the UK "hesitant" to intervene in Syria, former Prime Minister Tony Blair says.

Former Dolphins linebacker Channing Crowder backtracked Thursday from comments he made a day earlier that former teammate Ricky Williams smoked marijuana on the eve of his franchise-record, 228-yard rushing game against ...

Gubernatorial Candidate Charlie Baker's Interview With WBZ-TV Paula Ebben Part 2     

Three people including two young children were taken to hospital after the vehicle mounted the pavement in Birmingham.

As US President Barack Obama repeats his belief that action is necessary following the use of chemical weapons in Syria, Mark Mardell meets one US Congressman in Ohio who has doubts about voting in favour of a military r...

WEST HAVEN, Conn. (AP) -- Two patients who underwent surgery at a Veterans Affairs hospital in Connecticut may have been exposed to a fatal brain disease, health officials said Friday.     

VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) -- Secretary of State John Kerry is in Europe courting international support for a possible U.S. strike on the Syrian regime for its alleged use of chemical weapons.     

More than 60 percent of people pretend to have read books they haven't, according to a recent survey. And based on what we've learned in the past, we all lie about reading the same books over and over.     

Exclusive: Despite the Obama administration's supposedly "high confidence" regarding Syrian government guilt over the Aug. 21 chemical attack near Damascus, a dozen former U.S. military and intelligence officials are tel...

NEWTOWN, Conn. (AP) -- The mother of one of the 26 victims of last December's massacre at the Sandy Hook Elementary School wished the country's educators "courage, faith and love" Friday as they start a new school year. ...

US Representative Peter King, a New York Republican, wedged a Boston visit on Friday into his presidential campaign exploration trip to New Hampshire this weekend, and predicted defeat for President Obama's request for c...