The number of people who migrated to foreign countries surged by 41 percent in the last 15 years to reach 244 million in 2015, according to a United Nations study released Tuesday. Of those...

President Barack Obama urged Americans Tuesday night in his final State of the Union address to rekindle their belief in the promise of change that first carried him to the White House, declaring that...

Police in Cincinnati say a man has fatally shot his 14-year-old son in their home, thinking he was an intruder. Police say the man thought his son had caught the bus for school Tuesday morning,...

Rob Lawrie had a choice. On one side lay the law — you can't sneak a 4-year-old girl across international borders — and on the other side sat his sentiments: How could he leave that girl...

Turkish media reports say several people have been injured in an explosion in Istanbul. The private Dogan news agency says the explosion occurred Tuesday in the city's historic Sultanahmet...

A key oil benchmark plunged below $31 per barrel Tuesday, continuing the downward trend of the previous day. Brent crude traded as low as $30.64 on the market, the lowest since 2004. A number of...

It's perhaps not so surprising that the word "androgynous" was spiking on the Merriam-Webster online dictionary after David Bowie's death was announced, as people looked up a word so...

PAKISTAN-AFGHANISTAN TALKS — A key gathering opens in Islamabad in which four countries — Afghanistan, Pakistan, China and the United States — hope to lay the roadmap to peace for...

For $200 million, the Playboy Mansion, where risque parties have raged for decades, could be yours. But you might want to think twice if you're aiming to close escrow on the famous property that...

Actor Sean Penn said he has "nothin' to hide," after images published Monday indicated he was under surveillance when he met with the Mexican actress who led him to Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman —...