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The executive actions are expected to be formally announced Tuesday.

An 8-week-old kitten, who was rescued after being dyed purple and used as a chew toy for a larger animal, is recovering after he had emergency surgery in California during the weekend.

Saudi Arabia's Sunni allies cut back diplomatic ties to Iran Monday after the Saudi diplomatic missions in Tehran were ransacked -- violence sparked by the Saudi execution of a prominent Shiite cleric. Sudan and the tiny...

Cause of fire in Yinchuan early Tuesday under investigation …

The work was photographed in Tongxu County

Police searching for missing ex-EastEnders actress Sian Blake and her two children find three bodies at their family home.

Thai police have confirmed the attacks which were carried after a 37-minute video was posted on the Anonymous Facebook page.

German prosecutors have appealed a suspended six-month sentence given to a far-right politician for displaying a Nazi-style tattoo. …

President Barack Obama on Tuesday will bypass Capitol Hill and unveil a unilateral initiative designed to curb gun violence in the U.S. through a series of executive actions.

Rift between Sunni Saudi Arabia and Shiite Iran has pushed region closer to conflict Turkish prime minister calls on Saudi Arabia and Iran to open 'diplomatic channels …

More than 40 racehorses have perished in a stable fire in Canada. …

As deadly gun violence continues, US president's use of executive powers for greater control takes the political stage.

Beijing residents carry on with life as government signals serious anti-pollution efforts in issuing Red Alert for smog.

Siddhartha Dhar is main suspect in the investigation into identity of masked man in IS video

"It was horror," one woman said

In the midst of an armed occupation in Oregon and gun control advocates urging strict reform, Obama's background check proposal lacks severity. But a closer look shows an unprecedented step to restrict access and save li...

The tragic murder of McDonald's hero Adam Garcia, 28, who was trying to protect customers from a homeless psychotic, should be a wake-up call about what's going on at the Golden Arches' 250 New York City outlets. Garcia'...

Bill Cosby's fate may come down to a single legal question--which happens to be one of the most controversial and difficult questions in all of criminal law. Last month, a Pennsylvania prosecutor charged Cosby with aggra...

Report: At least 2,466 sentenced to death across world in 2014 Fewer than two dozen nations rely on capital punishment Iran, Saudi Arabia, now at odds, both among leading executioners …

Lawyer Fernando Benitez says the case should have been handled as an extradition, not a deportation

South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley will deliver the Republican response to President Obama's final State of the Union address next week, her office confirmed on Tuesday. Haley, who's considered a potential candidate for vic...

Roman Catholic officials say a Franciscan priest has been freed from captivity in Syria