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In the often licentious Thai capital of Bangkok, one of the most prudish, eccentric and inexpensive places to stay is the draconian, heavily sanitized Atlanta Hotel.

A jury in Massachusetts has found Philip Chism guilty of first-degree murder in the 2013 killing of his high school math teacher, Colleen Ritzer.

Former Field Museum employee Caryn Benson has been charged with theft in federal court documents days after the institution admitted to having been swindled out of $900,000 by a worker.The embezzlement charge filed by th...

The protester was reportedly affiliated with a group devoted to getting big money out of politics

In the arid plains of the southern New Mexico desert, between the site of the first atomic bomb test and the U.S.-Mexico border, a new city is rising from the sand.

PARIS (AP) -- The city of Paris has decided to collect and archive the notes, poems and drawings left by passers-by on informal memorials at the sites of the Nov. 13 attacks, to keep the memory intact of the moving and s...

Jurors considering the fate of the first of six officers to go to trial in the death of Freddie Gray told the judge Tuesday afternoon that they were deadlocked. Members did not specify whether they were divided on all or...

HOUSTON -- A Houston man risks a jail term after he stopped traffic on a busy freeway to propose marriage to his girlfriend. Vidal Valladares was charged Tuesday with obstructing a roadway, a Class B misdemeanor punishab...

Gunmen kidnap at least 26 Qatari hunters in a desert area of Iraq near the border with Saudi Arabia, Iraqi officials say.

The 18-year old Muslim was herself the target of Muslim extremists

Mayhem is the only word that can describe President Jacob Zuma's shock reversal of the appointment of almost-finance minister David van Rooyen. Markets welcomed the move to the well-known and trusted Pravin Gordhan, the ...

WASHINGTON -- Hillary Clinton called Muslim-Americans the "best defense" against homegrown terrorism, in a speech Tuesday explaining how she would protect the United States from future terror attacks. Seeking to contrast...

So what’s going to make you happy? Let’s get more specific: what’s going to make your brain happy? And let’s focus on things that are simple and easy to do instead of stuff like winning the lottery. Neuroscience ...

The government is starting to look more closely at tweets and YouTube videos, as well

The charges include bribery, racketeering, conspiracy and wire fraud

"The United States and our partners are not seeking so-called regime change"

New Congress needs to pick leader to quell international uncertainty International community doubts opposition is united After historic election, Venezuela's future may get worse before better …

Thumbnail:Star Wars: The Force Awakensoffers strong visuals and engaging new characters, but suffers from a slapdash screenplay that mimicsthe initial trilogy sans new context while overloading on generic action sequence...

A tenured Wheaton College professor who donned a traditional headscarf to show solidarity with Muslims as part of her Christian Advent devotion has been placed on administrative leave. Larycia Hawkins, a political scienc...

Austria: 2 men arrested, suspected of terrorism, possible connection to Paris attacks

Syrian troops capture strategic mountain in northwestern coastal province of Latakia

A majority of Americans oppose banning assault weapons for the first time