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But pressure from parents is only part of the reason why Asian-American students excel

The Prince of Darkness won't see the light of day in Oklahoma, if lawmakers have their way.

Amara Walker speaks to 2011 Nobel Peace Prize Winner Leymah Gbowee about the response to the kidnapping of 200 girls.

The search for missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 will involve an intensified underwater search featuring specialized equipment, officials said.

North Kivu court clears all but two of the 39 soldiers on trial for the mass rape of 130 women.

US, Filipino troops begin huge military drill amid Manila's territorial standoff with Beijing

(PRETORIA, South Africa) -- Oscar Pistorius’ murder trial enters a critical phase Monday as his defense team attempts to recover from a faltering start and reinforce the disabled athlete’s claim that he fatally shot ...

South Sudan government says its troops capture 2 towns from rebels

U.S. House Speaker John Boehner says his country needs to finish the job right in Afghanistan, arguing that history will judge U.S. leaders on how the war was ended.

Two Chinese sailors died and six are believed to be missing after their boat sank in the Pacific Ocean, an official at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base said Sunday.

A study of the Chernobyl fallout area has found that some bird species have adapted to the radioactive environment by producing more protective antioxidants, with correspondingly less genetic damage.

Confused about what happened on Game of Thrones? Here's a book reader-aided explainer on Littlefinger's long-term plotting, Hodor's mental state, Myrcella Lannister, and the adventures of Brienne and Podrick.

Speaker of the House John Boehner officially tapped Rep. Trey Gowdy to lead a new, Special Committee that will escalate the Republican-led investigation into the 2012 Benghazi attacks

Re-examining assumptions about Beaujolais, the subject of the third installment of Wine School.

1,600 Romanian Navy sailors conduct Black Sea exercises amid tensions in neighboring Ukraine

Three performers remained in critical condition Monday after Sunday's ill-fated aerial show.

A panel of experts will re-examine all data gathered in the nearly two-month-old hunt for the missing Malaysia jet to ensure search crews who have been scouring a desolate patch of ocean for the plane have been looking i...

Could advances in artificial intelligence eventually lead to the downfall of mankind? Famed physicist Stephen Hawking laid out this extreme concerns over the future of A.I. and the human race in a somewhat terrifying op-...

The county is looking to implement a series of steps aimed at providing nuclear transparency.

By Colleen Oakley

Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin (R) has done what almost no death penalty foe has been able to do in decades of fighting capital punishment: She’s made the country feel sorry for a heinous killer. Last week, she turned a man...

Secretary of State John Kerry also warned that the United States was prepared to impose sanctions if the leader, Riek Machar, refuses.