The city of Nagasaki marked the 70th anniversary of the atomic bombing Sunday with calls to abolish nuclear weapons and halt the Japanese government's push to loosen restrictions on what its...

Ferguson, Missouri — On the eve of the anniversary of Michael Brown being shot and killed during a confrontation with a white police officer, sparking nationwide protests, Brown's father said...

On the eve of the anniversary of Michael Brown being shot and killed during a confrontation with a white police officer, sparking nationwide protests, Brown's father said Saturday that the family is...

A newborn baby was killed when his mother tossed him from a fourth-floor window of their New York City apartment building and he landed on courtyard pavement 40 feet (12 meters) below, a prosecutor...

Struggling a bit with a left arm that has never straightened out, Sumiteru Taniguchi slowly peeled the undershirt off his frail 86-year-old body to show two visitors his scars from the...

The Islamic State group has released an audio recording purporting to feature the suicide bomber who killed 15 people at a police compound mosque in Saudi Arabia. The audio, along with a photo of...

The parents who created a "visual bucket list" for their 5-old-old daughter who's slowly going blind started by showing her wondrous sights close to their Ohio home. They never dreamed she'd get to...

CHILE-OBIT-MANUEL CONTRERAS SANTIAGO, Chile — Manuel Contreras, who headed the feared spy agency that kidnapped, tortured and killed thousands during Chile's dictatorship, dies in a...

Twelve jurors failed to agree on a death sentence forColorado theater shooter James Holmes, prompting shocked sobs from victims, police officers and his own mother. Holmes will instead spend the...

Planned peace talks next week between Libyan factions will take place in Geneva, instead of Morocco, Libyan officials said Friday. Libya is bitterly divided between rival governments in its east...