One of Pope Francis' top advisers acknowledged he had heard that an Australian Catholic school teacher who serially abused students might be involved in "pedophilia activity" in the 1970s,...

Leap Year is more than just a quirky thing that happens to newborns on the occasional 29th of February. The extra day that rolls around every four years, including 2016, includes a world of lore...

In an underdog win for a movie about an underdog profession, the newspaper drama "Spotlight" took best picture at a 88th Academy Awards. Tom McCarthy's film about the Boston Globe's investigative...

Kajetan Poznanski, the Polish man who was arrested in Malta and later extradited to his native country, has admitted and pleaded guilty to murder, Polish media report.  According to the...

PRESIDENTIAL RACE COLUMBIA, South Carolina — Hillary Clinton overwhelms Bernie Sanders in the South Carolina primary, drawing staggering support from the state's black Democrats and putting...

German police say the pilot of a Ryanair plane from London to Bratislava made an unscheduled landing to eject members of a bachelor party — including the groom. Federal police say the six...

Ireland could be on course for a historic alliance between age-old foes — the Fine Gael and Fianna Fail parties — as partial election results Saturday revealed strong voter rejection of...

Hillary Clinton overwhelmed Bernie Sanders in the South Carolina primary, drawing staggering support from the state's black Democrats and putting her in a strong position as the race barrels toward...

A newly sworn-in police officer on her first shift with her Virginia department was shot and killed Saturday and two of her colleagues were wounded in a confrontation stemming from a call about an...