The White House says the U.S. intelligence community is working to determine the authenticity of a video that purports to show that Islamic State militants have beheaded American aid worker Peter...

Recovery workers in rebel-controlled eastern Ukraine began to collect debris from the crash site of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 on Sunday, four months after the plane was brought down. The...

Venezuelans may be struggling with shortages of basic food items, but Christmas treats were in abundant supply Saturday. With some help from the Ministry of Nutrition, some cooks set a record for...

It's a bicyclist's dream: a bike that can't be stolen. The "Yerka," a prototype designed by three young Chilean engineering students, is the latest entry in a recent trend of bikes that can be...

NUCLEAR MISSTEPS MINOT AIR FORCE BASE, North Dakota - Pledging firm action to support the men and women who handle the world's most powerful and deadly weapons, the Pentagon will spend an...

Under pressure to jolt the stubbornly lethargic world economy back to life, leaders of G-20 nations on Sunday finalized a plan to boost global GDP by more than $2 trillion over five years by investing...

Devices that gather data from millions of mobile phones are being flown over the US by the government, according to the Wall Street Journal. The "dirtbox" devices mimic mobile phone tower...

Deepwater drilling rigs are sitting idle. Fracking plans are being scaled back. Enormous new projects to squeeze oil out of the tar sands of Canada are being shelved. Maybe low oil prices aren't...

A researcher who has attracted attention and criticism with his revisionist Biblical theories says he has found new evidence that Jesus was marriedto Mary Magdalene and that early Christians...

EUROPE-ECONOMY LONDON - Fears that the 18-country eurozone could be heading back into recession eased Friday with the news that it grew faster than expected in the third quarter, thanks to a...