An effort to decriminalize polygamy by the family from the TV show "Sister Wives" reached its highest level of the legal system so far Thursday as federal appeals judges questioned a lawyer for Utah...

Greece's coast guard says at least 41 people have died in two separate sinkings of boats smuggling migrants off two Greek islands overnight. Dozens have survived, and a search and rescue operation is...

BIG SNOWSTORM WASHINGTON — A massive blizzard plods toward the eastern United States on Friday, with forecasters predicting more than 2 feet (0.61 meters) of snow in Washington and a state...

A 15-year-old boy has been charged with manslaughter over the death of a pregnant woman killed in a high speed crash in Hobart, Australia. The youth has been charged with one count of...

Somalia's security forces ended a deadly siege of a beachfront restaurant in the capital, with more than 20 people killed in the attack, a police official said Friday. The security forces...

Pope Francis is changing church law to correspond to his rule-breaking celebration of the Easter Week ritual of washing the feet of men and women, Christians and not, in a sign of universal...

A leaked draft report into serial sex abuse committed by the late Jimmy Savile condemns the BBC for having a "deferential culture" that allowed major entertainers to get away with violating the...

The four former members of iconic Swedish pop group ABBA have made a rare joint appearance for the opening of a Stockholm restaurant inspired by the "Mamma Mia!" musical. Benny Andersson,...

Libyan officials say Islamic State militants have attacked one of the country's major oil terminals, setting storage tanks on fire at the coastal Ras Lanuf facility. State-run National Oil...

President Vladimir Putin probably approved a plan by Russia's FSB security service to kill former agent Alexander Litvinenko, a British judge said Thursday. In a lengthy report, Judge Robert Owen...