After reports of hundreds of dead pets, frustrated animal experts say that if problems with Chinese-made jerky treats are obvious to them, they should be obvious to the agency that oversees them, too.
With the Winter Olympics in the Black Sea resort of Sochi looming, Russia passed a tough new anti-terrorism law that could require relatives or friends to pay for damage caused by militants.
Two days before Virginia voters go to the polls to elect a new governor, President Barack Obama urged Democratic activists at a rally in the Washington, D.C. suburb of Arlington to get out the vote for Terry McAuliffe, who faces Republican state Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli on Tuesday.
Americans who rely on food stamps are expected to suffer an average loss of $36 a month starting Friday, after Congress approved a bill that will siphon $5 billion from the program.
Even if you've never read the book, you'll find that some of the plot of the new sci-fi movie may feel familiar.
The polio outbreak in Syria is an unsettling setback in efforts to eradicate the disease and a reminder that the toll of war can include more than those killed or hurt directly by conflict.
The Oxford Dictionaries Online defines the selfie as "a photograph that one has taken of oneself, typically one taken with a smartphone or webcam and uploaded to a social media website." Even though it's noteworthy that the Oxford people even acknowledge the word, a user-submitted definition on the crowd-sourced Urban Dictionary is more blunt: "The taking of a picture of yourself and posting it on Facebook because you have extremely low self-esteem and you need people to comment to tell you how hot or pretty you look.
Even if you've never read the book, you'll find that some of the plot of the new sci-fi movie may feel familiar.
