BEIRUT - The Latest on the developments in Syria's civil war after Russian warplanes took off on Tuesday from Iran to bomb Islamic State militants in Syria (all times local): 2:40 p.m.. Syrian opposition monitoring groups are reporting that a wave of ...
MIDDLETOWN, Calif. A man was arrested on Monday on suspicion of arson, officials said, over a wildfire in Northern California that has destroyed more than 175 homes and businesses and forced hundreds of residents to flee.
Can Google spring back from its social failures with a bare-bones video-calling app that unites iOS and Android users? Today it's launching Duo, which lets you video call people one-on-one via their phone number.
The deadly storm system that wreaked havoc on Louisiana, where more than 20,000 had to be rescued, is working its way into the Midwest, where officials are bracing for major flooding.
Turkish police have raided 44 companies and are seeking the arrest of 120 company executives, as part of the investigation into last month's failed coup, state media report.
Black flags still drape the city and the terror continues from IEDS. But the biggest questions are about what comes next. MANBIJ, Syria - Even after its liberation from the so-called Islamic State, this city in northern Syria remains draped in ...
WARSAW, Poland (AP) - Explorers in Poland began digging Tuesday for a legendary Nazi train laden with treasure and armaments, dissuaded by decades of fruitless searches and a scientific determination that no train is even there.
A Joint Task Force member climbs to his guard tower post surrounded by triple rows of razor barbed wire at Camp Delta, Guantanamo Naval Sation, Cubal on Feb. 16, 2006.
MILWAUKEE (AP) " Following a night of violence that left half a dozen businesses in flames, the Milwaukee police chief expressed surprise at the level of unrest that erupted after the fatal shooting of a black man by a black officer.
ASHEVILLE, N.C. - Tim Kaine found his voice on the campaign trail. It was in a local brewery. After dinner and some local craft beer with his wife and members of his staff Monday night, the Democratic vice presidential candidate walked into Asheville ...
The National Weather Service says several tornadoes touched down in central Indiana on Monday, downing powerlines and trees and damaging homes west of Indianapolis.
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) - Prosecutors are moving forward with a case against 23 clergy members arrested after participating in a Missouri Senate protest.
Hillary Clinton holds a commanding lead over Donald Trump in Virginia, with disdain for the Republican presidential nominee helping Clinton overcome her own vulnerabilities, a new Washington Post poll finds.
Democrats believe their convention and subsequent two weeks have lifted Clinton's support among several demographics that were part of President Obama's successful coalition of black, Hispanic and young voters.
A woman who has accused Bill Clinton of rape and been a vocal opponent of Hillary Clinton's criticized Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump's campaign on Sunday for using her words in a political attack ad in a new interview.
Aetna will drastically cut back its 2017 participation on the individual markets, the for-profit insurer said Monday evening, just months after expressing optimism in the future of the Affordable Care Act's exchanges.
More often than not, something is easier said than done. That is especially true for mining giant BHP Billiton. BBL 0.63 %. The miner is trying to keep shareholders happy as it trudges through disasters and operational challenges.
Gawker Media is dead, long live Gawker Media. The unabashedly snarky gossip blog turned new media empire will be sold to the highest bidder in a bankruptcy auction on Tuesday, along with all of its assets, after losing a years-long court battle - and ...
FRANKFURT--Linde AG (LIN.XE) shares rose sharply after people familiar with the matter said the German industrial gases company was in merger talks with Praxair Inc. (. PX.
Hackers going by the name Shadow Brokers said on Monday they will auction stolen surveillance tools they say were used by a cyber group linked to the National Security Agency.
Nvidia first tried its hand at putting desktop-class graphics chips inside a notebook last year, with its Maxwell-based GTX 980. That was a hint at what the US-based technology company was really working on, because Nvidia is actually bringing its GTX ...
The iPhone 7 is expected to be announced next month and rumors about the changes have been surfacing for more than a year now. After reviewing many of the leaks, I noticed there were eight leaks that particularly stand out from the rest: 1.) Stereo ...
That was an incredible, Emmy-worthy episode of TV. Whether the Emmy should be for writing, editing, or acting, we're not sure, but somebody needs an award for everything that just happened.
Following 'The Colbert Report' was a tough task, but Wilmore usually did a solid job, offering wry commentary with an incredulous smile at a moment in time that need him.
The ugliest divorce in Hollywood right now just got uglier, with Amber Heard accusing Johnny Depp of using a sliced finger to scrawl messages in blood and paint on the wall accusing her of cheating.
Wendell Pierce, of The Wire and Treme fame, had his home destroyed by the flooding in Baton Rouge, La., 11 years after his childhood home was ravaged by Hurricane Katrina.
The Angels have used “Calling All Angels” as the soundtrack to their pregame video montage since 2004, but it might be time to sub out the Train song for a Green Day hit that more appropriately captures the mood for this season: “Wake Me Up When ...
Adam Schefter reports on the NFL threatening suspensions for James Harrison, Clay Matthews, Julius Peppers and Mike Neal for not interviewing with the league over an Al-Jazerra report.
... take any more excitement at the Olympic Stadium, Brazilian pole vauler Thiago Braz stunned massive favourite Renaud Lavillenie of France and sent the fans into raptures with a 6.03m jump that earned him gold, the host nation's second of the Games.
It takes almost an hour of walking through Inhauma before I see the Olympic rings: a small sticker in the window of the local school that you would scarcely notice otherwise.
RIO DE JANEIRO - The tenuous relationship between this beautiful but troubled city and the Summer Olympic Games took a turn for the worse Sunday when U.S.
China has successfully launched the world's first quantum-enabled satellite, state media said. It was carried on a rocket which blasted off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre in China's north west early on Tuesday.
Research into dark photons has led to the discovery of protophobic X boson. Existence of this particle indicates the possibility of a fifth force of nature.
A lab experiment has lent support to one of Stephen Hawking's most important predictions about black holes. Prof Jeff Steinhauer simulated a black hole in a super-cooled state of matter called a Bose-Einstein condensate.
The Pacific and Atlantic oceans are the oldest on Earth, and the oldest large-scale oceanic crusts at their bottoms date back up to about 200 million years ago.
The Zika outbreak has experienced a new first: The spread of the virus from state to state. A Texas resident who recently traveled to an area of Miami known as a hot spot for local Zika transmission tested positive for the virus, the Texas Department ...
(CNN) Women who take acetaminophen during pregnancy are more likely to have a hyperactive child, according to a new study. Prenatal exposure to the medication was associated with a higher risk of having children who exhibit emotional or behavioral ...
Evidence is building that sitting for too long can cause heart disease and diabetes - even in people who exercise, the American Heart Association said Monday.
MONDAY, Aug. 15, 2016 (HealthDay News) -- Children of long-lived parents are less likely than others to die from heart disease in their 70s, new British research suggests.
