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The midnight curfew put into place Thursday in Charlotte, North Carolina, following protests over the fatal officer-involved shooting of Keith Lamont Scott, was lifted Sunday by Mayor Jennifer Roberts. In a statement, Ro...

The circumstances of the killing of Keith Lamont Scott have been a source of intense debate. Here are some questions that readers have asked The New York Times.

The discussion will be followed by the debut screening of DiCaprio's National Geographic documentary Before the Flood

Swedish police say one of the four people wounded when gunmen opened fire on a car in the southern city of Malmo has died. The shooting happened in a residential …

Threats, bribes and stuffed ballot boxes may sound like a political drama, but these are all real issues that Africans face during national elections, a public opinion study has revealed.

The US and South Korean navies put on a show of force in the Sea of Japan on Monday, the latest in a string of displays of military might in response to North Korea's testing of nuclear warheads and ballistic missiles.

A 17-year-old girl is missing and believed to be in danger after police found three bodies at the home where she lived in Southern California.

In 2015, 3.5 million Americans were able to breach the poverty line as an economic recovery hit a tipping point.

WASHINGTON ― The national homicide rate rose slightly in 2015, according to FBI crime statistics released Monday. But the report also indicates that overall, 2015 was one of the safest years on record. The FBI found an...

Clinton has studied Trump's 11 primary debates to see how opponents knocked him off stride and her campaign released a list of what they call the "seven deadly lies" he might tell

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It was the 17-year-old's first day of summer vacation

Everyone is waiting for a way out of Aleppo, says 28-year-old Monther Etaky, a graphic designer who lives there.

Two young survivors of a Florida car crash have no idea that their parents were killed in the collision, a family friend said. Sophia, 8, and her sister Hailey, 13, were visiting the Orlando area from Leadwood, Missouri,...

The Russian military says radiolocation data show that the missile that downed a Malaysian airliner over warring eastern Ukraine in 2014 was not fired from territory controlled by Russia-backed rebels.

Just one point separates Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump in two states that are critical to both candidates' chances of becoming president, according to new CNN/ORC polls in Pennsylvania and Colorado.

Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump are about to face off in one of the most anticipated debates in American political history. Clinton generally got good reviews as a debater in her two runs for the presidency. Trump's deb...

Pemex said a minimal amount of fuel was in the water and it was contained by floating booms

Police would not say if the arrested teen was the missing daughter of two of the victims

Hillary Clinton will use a customized lectern at Monday's debate to mitigate the glaring height difference with Donald Trump. New photos from inside the Hoftstra University debate hall show two lecterns -- a short one an...

The legendary golfer was 87 years old.

In a campaign that is now a battle over national identity and values, these candidates are more opposed over race and gender than any in decades.