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On Thursday night, a jury in Oklahoma City found former police Lt. Daniel Holtzclaw guilty of 18 of 36 rape and sexual assault charges, which cumulatively could lead to as many as 263 years in prison when he is sentenced...

When you think satanism, images of pierced, black-clad youths gathering at night, listening to hardcore death metal music and sacrificing animals may come to mind.

North Korea rejects criticism of its human rights record

He called for a "total and complete shutdown of Muslims entering the United States"

Kuwaiti court sentences Olympic and FIFA powerbroker to 6 months in prison

Police officers on patrol have their own concerns as tensions rise with the public

Scuffles involving several dozen lawmakers have erupted at Ukraine's parliament after one deputy tried to drag the prime minister away from the rostrum. …

I am not a bigot. The fact that I, a white, Jewish, American-born citizen of the United States, feels compelled to make such a pointless declaration speaks volumes about the insanity of our times. I own not a shred of ra...

CHARLESTON, S.C. -- Civil rights activists called Friday for the resignation of The Citadel’s president after online photos surfaced showing cadets with pillowcases over their heads similar to Ku Klux Klan garb, but th...

WISSEMBOURG, France

"You are home," Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told 163 refugees as they arrived in Toronto. Canada has promised to take in 25,000 refugees in all.

UK prosecutors say no corporate charges against Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. over phone hacking

Payam Feili fled his native Iran last year because of the persecution he faced over his sexuality. Now, the gay poet has made a years-long dream come true -- he is visiting Israel, Iran's archenemy and a country known fo...

A six-car train carrying about 50 passengers left a suburban Boston transit station without a driver Thursday and went through four stations without stopping, and investigators were focusing on "operator error" as the re...

First government plane carrying Syrian refugees arrives in Canada, to be greeted by PM

Hillary Clinton will outline her counterterrorism strategy next week in Minnesota, with a particular focus on combating "domestic radicalization," her campaign announced Thursday.

It's crunch time for the fight against global warming.

The talks are to be held in early January

Survey shows US commandos say no to women in special operations jobs

"Today a dream is being achieved"

Thursday's driver-less MBTA ride joins a troubling list of operator-focused safety issues in recent MBTA history.

In a fast-swelling constitutional row in Poland, the prime minister's office on Friday joined in the controversy over a verdict by the Constitutional Tribunal concerning the appointment of some of the court's own judges....