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Syria's UN Ambassador Bashar Ja'afari is now on a travel restriction while in the United States. Ja'afari must remain within 25 miles, or 40 kilometers, of New York City under a new State Department mandate. State Depart...

Wondering what a military confrontation between Russia and Ukraine would look like? Here's a map from the International Institute for Strategic Studies, a leading global security think tank, that sheds some light. While ...

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A shocking war manual describes putting timed explosives onto birds and cats in order to 'set fire to a castle or city which you can't get at otherwise.'

Massachusetts' highest court ruled Wednesday that a man  who took cellphone photos up the skirts of women riding the Boston subway did not violate state law because the women were not nude or partially nude.

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) -- A provincial government official says an early morning NATO airstrike in Afghanistan's central Logar province killed 5 Afghan National Army soldiers and wounded another 17.     

A leaked call about the Ukraine crisis raises doubts about who is responsible for sniper fire in Kiev.

Getty Images, one of the largest sources of stock photos out there, has decided to distribute 35 million of its photos on the web absolutely free. Why? Because the photos were all out there anyway so it just gave up.  �...

Brig. Gen. Jeffrey A. Sinclair offered to plead guilty to other, less-serious counts of misconduct, but still wants to face in court his accuser, a junior officer who says she was sexually assaulted.     

In the wake of a recent United Nations report blasting the Vatican for its record on child sexual abuse, Pope Francis today issued a strong defense both of the Catholic church and his predecessor Pope Benedict XVI, sayin...

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Vice President Joe Biden on Wednesday promoted President Barack Obama's request for $35 million to help test more rape kits, saying it will help fight crime.     

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The CIA is investigating whether its officers improperly monitored members of the Senate Intelligence Committee, which oversees the intelligence agency, U.S. officials said Wednesday.     

A newfound asteroid buzzed close by Earth Wednesday, flying safely between our planet and the orbit of the moon. Watch a recap of the close encounter here.

We recently read Gallup's 2013 report on employee engagement, which reports that seven out of 10 workers in America are either actively disengaged or not engaged in their work. It triggered several questions, and one of ...

In the days following last year's Boston Marathon bombings, people gathered near the site of the attacks to pay tribute. They brought their old sneakers, photos, T-shirts, and hats to leave at the scene -- offering messa...

PHILADELPHIA -- You’re a 16th-century German prince plotting to crush a peasant rebellion, or perhaps you’re leading an army against the Ottoman Empire, or looking to settle the score with...

In case you were curious what else goes on in the life of a Texas woman who admitted to carrying on an affair with her brother, it apparently involves charges of choking one's husband—and yes, that's a different person...

A mysterious 24-year-old in Hong Kong is the new holder of the title of world's youngest billionaire. Forbes' newly released list of young money's biggest players includes Perenna Kei, a newcomer to the billionaire club.

Pro-Russian forces sunk an old ship to block a Ukrainian harbor.

MIDDLETOWN, R.I. (AP) -- State General Treasurer Gina Raimondo says the state has nearly $12 million in unclaimed life insurance payouts in the state's coffers and is inviting residents to find out if they're owed money....

President Obama released his 218-page FY 2015 federal budget yesterday, and yes, tucked amongst his goals to get out of Afghanistan, reduce dependency on fossil fuels, and fulfill America's insatiable desire to blow up t...