Headline News

A heroic FDNY paramedic plunged into freezing waters to rescue a man in the Hudson on Saturday afternoon. Niall O’Shaughnessy, 40, a veteran paramedic with the department, was working with his partner Minze Wu along th...

The experts, Michael Sharp, an American, and Zaida Catalan, a Swede, were investigating crimes associated with a rebellion in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Spain's maritime rescue service says it has saved 66 migrants from two boats in the Mediterranean Sea. The service says that one boat carrying 58 migrants was intercepted by rescue …

The suspected shooter is facing critical injuries after turning the gun on himself.        

The former leader of Catalonia urged Madrid to enter political negotiations following a regional election that gave pro-independence parties a majority in the Catalan parliament.

Iranian officials call Trump's support of protesters in the country "deceitful" and "opportunist."

In an apparent effort to avoid antagonizing Turkey, Greece's prime minister moved to block asylum for a Turkish officer who fled last year's failed coup.

Pyongyang warns world leaders not to expect any change in policy, declaring itself a 'responsible' nuclear power Russia has denied claims that UN sanctions against North Korea have been breached by Russian tankers transf...

While much of the East Coast is facing chilly weather -- including New York City, which is expected to be just 11 degrees when the ball drops in Times Square Sunday night -- the mercury in Niagara Falls dropped to zero t...

The fire at two restaurants on Friday killed 14 people. Patrons said the establishments had no fire alarms, sprinklers or clear emergency exits.

A former Trump campaign aide who took a guilty plea in special counsel Robert Mueller's Russia probe was the linchpin of the FBI's investigation of Kremlin influence in the 2016 election, new reports say. In a drunken go...

Poll by humanitarian charity the Syria Campaign sheds light on Britons' susceptibility to online misinformation More than half of British users of social media surveyed in a new poll have admitted that they fail to check...

Worldwide, more than 1 billion people will ring in 2018 with their eyes glued to the opulent crystal ball

President Trump on Sunday touted his administration’s accomplishments – especially the country’s economic strength – and said if “Crooked Hillary” Clinton had won the stock market would have tanked. ​”If ...

Sign hung by neighbours outside Pence's Colorado vacation home Pence has opposed laws prohibiting discrimination against gay Americans Neighbours of the home where Mike Pence has been staying in Colorado this week have a...

As telephoned bomb threats continue to inundate Russian authorities, President Vladimir Putin has signed a law doubling the penalty for false reports of impending explosions or fire to a possible …

At least two people were killed during the third day of protests against Iran's iron-fisted regime and poor living conditions.

Police are checking inside the suspect’s vehicle for more possible weapons.        

A roundup of unusual laws going into effect in 2018.

Churches had planned a "peaceful march" to protest President Joseph Kabila's refusal to leave office, but security forces fired tear gas at churches and set up checkpoints in the capital.

Money will now support aims such as denying safe havens to terrorist groups, Boris Johnson says.

Russian President Vladimir Putin expressed his hopes for better U.S.-Russia relations in his annual letter to the White House, sent by telegram, timed for New Year's Eve. The note to President Trump emphasizes Putin's de...