Pope Francis is telling a contentious gathering of the world's bishops on family issues to put aside their personal prejudices and have the courage and humility to let themselves be guided by...

Syrian activists said late Sunday that Islamic State militants have destroyed a nearly 2,000-year-old arch in the ancient city of Palmyra, the latest victim in the group's campaign to destroy...

BAHAMAS-MISSING SHIP NASSAU, Bahamas — Aircraft and ships searching off the Bahamas for a U.S. cargo ship that was lost during Hurricane Joaquin have turned up more debris and clues but no...

Pope Francis opened a divisive meeting of the world's bishops on family issues Sunday by forcefully asserting that marriage is an indissoluble bond between man and woman. But he said the church...

A spokesman for Libya's Red Crescent says the bodies of at least 95 migrants have been found washed ashore over the past five days. Mohamed al-Masrati says Red Crescent scouts found 85 of the...

OREGON SCHOOL SHOOTING ROSEBURG, Oregon — The 26-year-old killer who gunned down classmates at an Oregon college spared a student and gave the "lucky one" something to deliver to...

Tens of thousands of spectators swarmed the launch field Saturday for the first mass ascension of the 44th annual Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta. The nine-day event kicked off...

The 26-year-old killer who gunned down classmates at an Oregon college spared a student and gave the "lucky one" something to deliver to authorities, according to the mother of a student who witnessed...

Russian airstrikes launched in Syria during the U.N.'s 70th anniversary gathering of more than 150 world leaders stole the spotlight and highlighted deep divisions on how to end that conflict and...

Germany marks a quarter-century as a reunited nation on Saturday, with two leaders from the formerly communist east heading a country that increasingly asserts itself as Europe's political heavyweight...