New laws taking effect with the new year will affect Hollywood actors, social media stars and chatty motorists. In many ...

Stock indexes drifted to a mixed finish on Wall Street as some heavyweight technology and communications sector stocks offset ...

The death of an Oregon house cat from bird flu and a pet food recall are raising questions about how people can protect their ...

Former U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez is asking a federal judge to delay his end-of-January sentencing on bribery charges, saying his ...

Organizers said Friday that two Sydney to Hobart sailors have died at sea amid wild weather conditions that forced line ...

Large fossil fuel companies would have to pay fees to help New York fight the effects of climate change under a bill signed ...

The crash of an Azerbaijani airliner in Kazakhstan has killed 38 of 67 people on board. Azerbaijan Airlines’ Embraer 190 was ...

U.S. officials say they asked for — and got — the retraction of an independent monitor's warning of imminent famine in north ...

People are gathering in prayer and visiting mass graves in Indonesia’s Aceh province to mark 20 years since the massive ...

Finnish authorities have detained a Russia-linked ship as they investigate whether it damaged a Baltic Sea power cable and ...

Polio came for 5-year-old Lynn Lane when she was visiting her grandmother in rural Indiana. Suddenly, her arms and legs ...

Pope Francis is bringing his Holy Year to Rome’s main prison. Francis traveled to Rebibbia prison Thursday on a frigid ...