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If the U.S. stands down now, it could send the wrong message to Iran, North Korea, Hezbollah and other hostile entities, officials say.

Convicted kidnapper John Esposito died in his Sing Sing jail cell on Wednesday.

The shooting occurred on Sunday evening while the baby’s family was crossing Livonia Avenue in the Brooklyn borough of New York.

The pro-Assad group hacked the New York Times site, and altered domain records for Twitter and Huffington Post UK.

Mayoral hopeful Christine Quinn landed endorsements form three of New York City’s major newspapers, all of which cited a need to stay on the 12-year course plotted out by Michael Bloomberg.

Anthony Marshall was granted parole because he suffers from Parkinson's disease and other ailments.

Previously, Japan's nuclear watchdog rated the latest leak as a level 1 incident on the INES.

The CDC determined unpasteurized tempeh as the source of a 2012 salmonella and the agency says there should be more awareness about handling the product.

Many were killed when security forces clamped down on two pro-Morsi sit-in camps in Cairo.

The Muslim Brotherhood called for marches Thursday in Cairo to protest the government crackdown on pro-Morsi supporters.

Speculation has begun to swirl around whether the Sulzberger family will sell The New York Times Company (NYSE: NYT).

Arthur Sulzberger Jr.'s sale of company stock churned the rumor mill following the sale of the Boston Globe and Washington Post.

The choice of a new Federal Reserve chairman, or chairwoman, was discussed by the president at his press conference.

Fox Television Studios has confirmed it is in talks to possibly produce NBC’s Hillary Clinton miniseries.

China is drawing on its history and taking steps to remain an economic powerhouse despite the recent rapid slowdown in GDP growth.

"All bad things must come to an end." With the "Breaking Bad" season five opener, "Blood Money," set to air on Sunday, here is everything we know so far about the final eight episodes and eight theories circulating Reddit for how the beloved AMC show will end.

The president is not committed to a separate meeting with Putin, however, and criticized the Kremlin for harboring Snowden.

John W. Henry, principal owner of The Boston Red Sox baseball club, has agreed to purchase the Boston Globe newspaper for $70 million.

Larry Summers, Janet Yellen or Donald Kohn will be the next Fed chairman.

The WikiLeaks whistle-blower was convicted of five counts of espionage and acquitted of the most serious charge, aiding the enemy.

The village of Kivalina in Alaska is expected to be underwater by 2025 due to climate change and global warming.

The Florida senator wants the president to face an impossible dilemma: keep the government open by defunding his signature reform.

Egyptians calling to restore ousted President Mohammed Morsi were attacked by security forces on Friday and Saturday.

Louise Joy Brown, born July 25, 1978, at Oldham General Hospital in Britain, was the first child to be conceived via in vitro fertilization.

New antigay laws in Russia just months before the 2014 Sochi Olympics have sparked a heated debate and calls for a boycott.

Paula Deen reportedly had an African-American worker dress as Aunt Jemima in one of her restaurants.

Ever wonder about the European Union, a sometimes unwieldy body of 28 nations, each of which sacrifices some measure of its national sovereignty?

A team of archaeologists has uncovered a nearly 450 year-old Spanish fort built in North Carolina’s Appalachian Mountains, nearly 300 miles from the Atlantic Coast.

A security flaw could leave 750 million cell phones exposed to hackers exploiting an outdated encryption system.