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(NEW YORK) — Police say a 30-year-old man who was arguing with his hedge fund manager father fatally shot his father in his New York City apartment. Chief of Detectives Robert Boyce says Thomas Gilbert Jr. was arrested...

(NEW YORK) — Mayor Bill de Blasio says it was “disrespectful” that some NYPD officers turned their backs to him during a pair of funerals for slain police officers. De Blasio said that the actions were hurtful to t...

CIA Inspector General David Buckley will leave his post at the end of January, the agency said Monday. Last July Buckley revealed five CIA employees improperly accessed a hard drive the Senate Intelligence Committee inve...

The United States and North Korea were at the brink of war in 1994 when the U.S. military drew up plans to prevent North Korea from acquiring raw materials for nuclear weapons. Since then, the two countries have gone thr...

Maria de los Angeles Pineda, wife of a former mayor in Mexico, where 43 students went missing, was charged with organized crime and money laundering, prosecutors said Monday. The police force, which colluded with the may...

Kurdish fighters battling ISIS in Kobani, Syria, say they've won control of 80 percent of the strategic city, AFP and CNN reported Monday.

The globe's hottest year is confirmed by the Japanese Meteorological Agency.

US judge starts process of choosing panel to hear case of Dzokhar Tsarnaev, suspected of deadly blasts at 2013 marathon.

Miami-Dade became the first county in Florida to allow gay couples to wed after a state judge lifted a temporary ban.

For the first time since the Islamic State group formally announced its desire to conquer the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia last month, government officials claimed that "terrorist elements" launched an attack on the Saudi bor...

The two were accused in federal court of conspiracy to violate the Neutrality Act in connection with a botched attempt to depose the Gambian president.

Two U.S. Ski Team prospects died in an Austrian avalanche Monday. Ronnie Berlack, 20, and Bryce Astle, 19, died while skiing near the World Cup venue, The Associated Press reports. They left the prepared training slope a...

Wait, what? Hugs can help fend off bugs? New research suggests hugging could be a key front-line defense for our cold-, flu-, and winter-battered immune systems. Trace embraces the findings.

Three Utah officers returning from the funeral of a slain New York City policeman helped restrain an unruly passenger on a JetBlue Airways flight until the plane was diverted to Chicago.

Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin responded to People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals -- or PETA -- after triggering a social media firestorm. On New Year's Day, she posted pictures of her son Trig standing on the fami...

Bishops from Tonga, Cape Verde and Mozambique are among the 15 cardinals Pope Francis has just named to the College of Cardinals. The men - most of whom hail from developing countries - will be responsible for electing t...

We have lawsuits and fear of liability are to blame

Long lines for women's restrooms are the result of a history that favors men's bodies

The grand Monnaie de Paris -- which still produces commemorative coins -- is undergoing a face-lift, hosting exhibits and Guy Savoy's forthcoming flagship restaurant.

This article originally appeared in Wired.

Investigation ordered after a "critical" defence witness in the trial of Kenya's vice president is found dead.

Former President George H.W. Bush and first lady Barbara Bush are marking a milestone in their love story this Tuesday, celebrating 70 years of marriage.