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Authorities urged calm after a third driver rammed his vehicle into a crowded Christmas marketplace

Robbie Gould might not hate Marc Trestman, but you can see it from here.

As his relationship with the New York City Police Department hit new lows Monday, Mayor Bill de Blasio called for a suspension of citywide protests against police conduct, the Associated Press reported. He urged demonstr...

Police in Texas have issued a warrant for the missing driver of an armored truck found empty and arrested his father.

Where's the autopsy-report?

Key North Korean websites back online after earlier shutdown amid tension over Sony hack

Japan's Emperor Akihito turns 81, renews commitment to peace ahead of 70th year since war end

The Islamic State is turning Christian churches in Iraq and Syria into dungeons and torture chambers after stripping them of priceless artifacts to sell on the black market, according to reports.

CNN's Kyung Lah reports on why jokes, humor and satire are rarely used in North Korean movies.

ISIS is capturing Yezidi women and keeping them in sexual slavery

Death row inmates sued after the "botched" April 29 execution of Clayton Lockett

Authorities recovered 225 dogs, including 50 puppies, and at least 20 weapons

For the past six years, craft-enthusiast Eric Erickson has celebrated the holiday season with a themed photo series called "12 Days of Christmas." When choosing this year's theme, he decided to join the Elf on the Shelf ...

A NASA probe is about to get the first up-close look at a potentially habitable alien world.

Taiwan's naval capabilities just received an upgrade, as the island nation launched its largest missile ship ever on Tuesday. Named Tuo Chiang (or Tuo River), the 500-ton stealth missile corvette is also Taiwan's first d...

The rocker-turned-actor talks Japan's tricky history and Angelina Jolie's motivational advice

This article is part of Future Tense, a partnership of Slate, New America, and Arizona State University. On Thursday, Jan. 15, Future Tense will hold an event in Washington, D.C., titled "How Will Human Ingenuity Handle ...

A survey of medical advice offered on TV talk shows finds that much of the information is not based in science.

The magazine has asked the Columbia University School of Journalism to conduct an independent review of an article about an alleged gang rape at the University of Virginia.

A North Carolina law requiring abortion providers to first give a woman an ultrasound and describe the images in detail is unconstitutional, a federal appeals court ruled Monday. This circuit court ruling upholds a lower...

Arizona to change its execution drugs after investigation of inmate's lengthy July death

Prosecutors to dismiss animal cruelty charges vs 4 defendants in deaths of 21 dogs in Gilbert