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The decision comes after the U.S. and its allies determined that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has used chemical weapons.

"Portlandia" has been renewed for Season 4 and 5 by the IFC.

Daily antiviral drugs use may help intravenous drug users reduce their chances of HIV infection, according to a new study in The Lancet.

Kanye West essentially said he was the Steve Jobs of the Internet, fashion and culture during an interview with the New York Times.

With immigration reform now on the Senate floor, an opponent of the bill is trying to get Republican senators to push more security provisions.

Historically low water levels are threatening traffic on the massive network of locks and canals vital to the U.S. and Canada.

A monument in Rex, Ga., dedicated to the great-great-great grandmother of Michelle Obama has been toppled, police say.

Japan’s SoftBank Corp., in a race with Dish Network to acquire Sprint Nextel, enhanced its offer price to $21.6 billion.

New information seemingly contradicts Facebook and Google statements on providing the government with backdoor access to data.

A New York Times profile of the Guardian's Glenn Greenwald, who broke a major domestic surveillance story this week, repeatedly refers to him as a blogger, not a reporter. Was it a subtle attempt to denigrate him?

A New York Times op-ed about the Obama administration’s surveillance scandals caused a bit of controversy after it was changed without comment, but was the change unethical?

French prosecutors have started probing UBS for its role in helping its French subsidiary provide offshore banking services to clients.

A Georgia senator has claimed that the growing plague of sexual assaults in the military may simply be due to the “hormones” of young soldiers.

A photo of a woman in a red dress being sprayed with tear gas during the protests in Turkey has gone viral on social media networks.

"After Earth" was a bomb at the box office this weekend, but was it also propaganda for Scientology?

Unemployment remains high across the United States, but President Barack Obama and Congress seem to have forgotten all about it.

Small in size and plagued by questionable leadership, Suriname has long been ignored by the West. So why is China determined to invest there?

The wheat trade is already being hit within hours of reports that unapproved genetically modified wheat has been found growing on an Oregon farm.

The writer indicated he/she believes Bloomberg, who founded Mayors Against Illegal Guns, is trying to take away guns.

The impending battle over three nominees to the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals could impact the president's second-term agenda.

Chicago last forced a Game 7 in 2011, but fell to Vancouver in overtime.

Red Levine allegedly participated in two of the most pivotal crimes in Mafia history.

Softbank and Sprint reportedly have reached a deal with the U.S. government to protect national security in their $20 billion takeover.

The European Commission will investigate Apple's tactics to sell the iPhone.

Leonard Marsh, a co-founder of the Snapple beverage brand, has died at 80.

Amanda Bynes was arrested after reportedly throwing a bong out of her 36th-floor apartment.

Though classified, the drone strike on Anwar al-Awlaki had been widely reported -- yet it took two years for the U.S. to admit to killing him.

"Mad Men" actress January Jones once again refused to dish on the identity of her 20-month-old son's biological father after rumors that the identity of the child's dad ranges from Ashton Kutcher to unknown directors.

The Great GoogaMooga promised food and music in Prospect Park but there was disappointment at the end of the day.