France is considering a plan to allow divorces by mutual consent to proceed without a judge, simplifying a process that some critics say is already too easy.   Social Affairs Minister...

A winter storm slammed into the U.S. Northeast with howling winds and frigid cold, dumping nearly 2 feet (60 centimeters) of snow in parts of the region and threatening more.   Christmas...

The early stages of the 2016 U.S. presidential contest are worlds apart for Democrats and Republicans.   Many Democrats already view Hillary Rodham Clinton as a quasi-incumbent, someone who...

From aardvarks to zebras, the residents of London Zoo are coming forth to be counted.   Dozens of zookeepers — carrying clipboards and even snacks to coax out the most reluctant...

The Italian navy has rescued 233 migrants from an overcrowded smugglers' boat in rough seas south of Sicily.   The navy said one of its frigates was bringing the migrants — who...

The glitch-plagued rollout of President Barack Obama's health care overhaul was the top news story of 2013, followed by the Boston Marathon bombing and the dramatic papal changeover at the...

James Avery, the bulky character actor who laid down the law at home and on the job as the Honorable Philip Banks in "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air," has...

Pope Francis, laying out his hopes Wednesday for the just-begun year, urged people to work for a world where everyone accepts each other's differences and where enemies recognize that they are...

Retired Formula One champion Michael Schumacher's condition was stable overnight, but the brain injury he suffered during a skiing accident in the French Alps is still critical, his manager said...

Russian President Vladimir Putin has made a visit to the city reeling from two suicide bombings this week, saying such attacks are indefensible.   The bombings at the main railway station of...