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Gun control groups hope that the Trayvon Martin trial will turn attention again to the gun debate. But Washington isn't getting the memo.

Buckingham Palace has discussed with news outlets when they'll announce the birth of the royal baby.

Despite Lindsay Lohan’s unprofessional behavior on the set of ‘The Canyons,’ director Paul Schrader says she was a treat to work with.

The New York Mets decided to scale back a planned 'Native American Heritage Day' to avoid upsetting the Atlanta Braves, offending the American Indian Community House in the process.

A Long Island school district's summer reading list is riddled with more than 30 spelling mistakes in author names and book titles.

Donald Glover will appear in only five episodes of the fifth season of NBC's "Community"

A former judge on the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court says arguments before the court should no longer be one-sided.

Paula Abdul will appear as a guest judge on tonight's episode of "So You Think You Can Dance."

Worsening relations with Hamid Karzai are pushing Obama to withdraw US forces faster and leave none behind, reports say.

The Electronic Privacy Information Center said the collection of phone records isn't directly relevant to national security investigations.

Former Rep. Gabby Giffords concluded her "Rights and Responsibilities" tour Sunday, calling for gun buyer background checks.

Grab your pen and start a new bucket list. Here are 10 Asian cities you've probably never heard of that you'll want to visit.

Lonesome George, a famous tortoise that died last year, will be preserved and put on display thanks to a team of taxidermists.

Traian Popov and his husband, Julian Marsh, became the first gay couple to win their green card petition after the U.S. Supreme Court Struck Down DOMA.

Tourism is one of the few bright spots in Croatia's recesssion-hit economy and could grow under the European Union.

Kim Kardashian will reportedly reveal photos of her baby girl, North West, on the cover of a magazine.

Radio personality Glenn Beck defended Paula Deen and her use of a racial slur during his web broadcast this week, comparing her to Martin Luther King Jr.

India and Bangladesh hope to stage peaceful, congenial border ceremonies, unlike the Pakistan frontier aggression and tension.

Russia's president said Snowden is a “free man" and signaled that he won’t interfere with his travel plans.

The White House faces a catch-22: use its influence to bring Edward Snowden back to the U.S. but avoid looking weak if it fails.

Where in the world is Edward Snowden? Has he taken a different route, or is he in custody?

Some are speculating that China's central government helped the NSA leaker evade extradition from Hong Kong.

Protest movements such as Anonymous and Occupy Wall Street have undergone "branding" reminiscent of the best marketing.

Brad Pitt’s zombie apocalypse flick, ‘World War Z,’ is opening Friday to positive reviews from critics.

Miami Heat's LeBron James says he'll wear his headband for Game 7 of the NBA Finals after he led a stellar Heat comeback without it during Game 6 against the Spurs.

The star of "The Sopranos" was in Rome at the time of his death, and had flown to Italy to attend the Taormina Film Festival in Sicily.

Libya may have more weapons than the British army arsenal. What does that mean for Syria?

The Islamabad bureau chief, kicked out of Pakistan, has resurfaced nearly 12,000 miles away.

With a 15 percent success rate, many have tried but few have completed the Death Race.