Hillary Rodham Clinton will end months of speculation about her political future and launch her long-awaited 2016 presidential campaign on Sunday, according to people familiar with her plans. The...

Pope Francis on Sunday will declare a little-known 10th-century Armenian mystic a doctor of the church, one of the highest honors a pope can bestow. More attention, though, is likely to be on whether...

About 150 dolphins beached themselves and became stranded on Japan's northeastern coast, and people were working Friday to save them. The dolphins were lying on a stretch of about 10 kilometers...

Short people have more risk for heart disease, and now researchers may know why: Genes that govern height also seem to affect cholesterol, especially in men. Doctors have suspected that height...

ITALY-COURTHOUSE SHOOTING MILAN — A gunman opened fire in a Milan courtroom on Thursday, killing a judge and as many as two other people before being captured as he tried to flee on a...

A man clutching a love letter when he was arrested in SandraBullock's home as the actress cowered in a closet and called police for help was ordered Thursday to stand trial on stalking and...

China's state broadcaster is investigating one of its hosts after a video of him insulting Mao Zedong was leaked online, causing a stir and rekindling debate on the complicated legacy of the...

Scores of prostitutes have taken to the streets of Amsterdam to protest moves to rejuvenate the city's famed Red Light District by shuttering windows where scantily-clad sex workers pose to attract...

Greece repaid a roughly 450 million euro ($485-million) loan instalment to the International Monetary Fund due Thursday — easing concerns, for now, of a potential default as Athens faces a cash...