The final death toll from Italy's devastating avalanche stands at 29 after the final bodies were pulled out of the rubble of a hotel crushed by tons of snow. Firefighters issued the update early...

A 14-year-old girl who broadcast her suicide on Facebook never got the help she needed from Florida's foster care system, an attorney said Wednesday, even though she had exhibited dangerous and...

The European Commission on Wednesday urged European leaders to endorse sweeping measures to help stop tens of thousands of desperate people from leaving Libya in search of better lives in Europe, with...

Authorities say a 14-year-old girl broadcast live from the bathroom of her Miami area foster home as she made a noose from her scarf and attached it to the shower door frame to hang herself. The...

A top fashion model has revealed that she is intersex, saying that she hopes speaking out will help break a taboo, the BBC reports. Hanne Gaby Odiele, 29, was born with undescended testicles,...

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Rescue crews recovered several more bodies from the rubble of a hotel crushed by an avalanche Wednesday, bringing the toll to 24, even as they mourned colleagues who were killed in a nearby helicopter crash....

The head of the Knights of Malta resigned after entering into a public spat with Pope Francis over the ouster of a top official involved in a condom scandal, a spokeswoman for the ancient lay Catholic order said Wednesday....

The candy-colored love letter to musicals "La La Land" has landed a record-tying 14 Academy Awards nominations, matching it with "Titanic" and "All About Eve" for most nominations ever. "La La...

Six people died when a rescue helicopter crashed in central Italy.  The Augusta AW139 of the emergency rescue services - similar to those used by the Armed Forces of Malta - crashed as it...