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An IOC official expects the Winter Olympics to be secure after Boston Marathon bombing.

Suspect No. 1, Tamerlan Tsarnaev, 26, has been killed in a shootout with police, authorities said. The manhunt continues for a second suspect, believed to be his brother.

Britain and France have informed the U.N. that there is credible evidence pointing to the use of chemical weapons in Syria.

Diagnoses of hypothyroidism are becoming more common among elite runners, prompting suspicion from some anti-doping activists.

Drake spoke on Friday about Chris Brown being insecure, who makes better music and his brief relationship with Rihanna

Canadian scientists are fighting in a free-speech minefield: Is the grass greener in the U.S. and China?

Comedian Jonathan Winters' improvisational humor was a huge influence on Robin Williams, Jim Carrey and many others.

A U.S. Defense Intelligence Agency report believes with "moderate confidence" that Pyongyang may have nuclear warheads.

Alec Baldwin is said to be in talks with NBC to star as the host of his own late-night talk show, according to the New York Times' Bill Carter.

Equilar, an executive compensation data firm, has compiled a list of 2012's highest paid CEOs.

Late Sunday, the infamous publisher of secret classified documents launched the Public Library of U.S. Diplomacy, or PlusD.

Kathmandu is crawling with Tibetan exiles and the Chinese spies who haunt them. Tiny, impoverished Nepal is caught between them.

President Obama is cutting his own salary, but don't worry. He'll be fine.

North Korea has been notching up its rhetoric against the U.S., threatening nuclear attack, declaring a "state of war" with South Korea and continuing to mobilize missile forces. Is it all just for show or is the country really going to attack?

Jay Leno, longtime host of NBC's "The Tonight Show," announced his retirement on Wednesday. He'll be replaced by Jimmy Fallon in 2014.

The Hamas-run government in Gaza on Monday passed a law that codifies what most schools already enforce: segregation by gender for schoolchildren.

Drug abuse, including heroin, is sweeping across Punjab, India.

Kevin Ware’s Louisville teammates couldn’t bare the sight of the injury that the college basketball player suffered.

A surveillance camera in the Washington Heights section of Manhattan reportedly captured a kidnapping on camera, but it turned out to be a birthday hoax.

Syria's conflict is worsening every day, and the West can help. But U.S. interventions and weapons shipments have a history of backfiring.

NYCLASS, an animal-rights group, launched the satirical Tumblr blog "Bullies for Quinn," capitalizing on the NYC mayoral candidate's reputation.

On the Google News blog, a senior Google official sent a warning to publishers about mixing sponsored content with news.

Bikram Choudhury, the founder of Bikram yoga, is embroiled in a sex scandal after former student Sarah Baughn accused him of sexual harassment.

Relations between the nation's largest bank and Washington are deteriorating. Just count the number of investigations.

The Telegraph is the latest newspaper to adopt a metered paywall, following in the footsteps of the New York Times and the Washington Post.

The circumstances surrounding the sudden death of Russian ex-billionaire and Kremlin critic Boris Berezovsky remain mysterious.

John Kerry made a surprise visit to Iraq to convince the government to enforce stricter searches on Iranian planes carrying weapons to Syria.

On Sunday, Pink Floyd is asking fans to tweet their favorite memories to celebrate the 40th anniversary of its "Dark Side of the Moon" album.

The Washington Post is the latest major newspaper to adopt a digital paywall, as more and more outlets are looking for alternatives to advertising revenue.