UNITED STATES

Federal health officials said Monday that gay men can donate blood only if they have not had sex with other men within 12 months — sparking criticism.

Just days ago, the Pentagon warned of deteriorating security in the country and a rise in the number of effective strikes by Taliban insurgents.

Office supply retailer Staples had offered to divest up to $1.25 billion of commercial contracts.

The French defense minister is proposing that Moscow share intelligence to track French and Russian nationals in the Islamic State group.

In another year of highs and lows for social media, IBT highlights the best of Twitter in 2015.

Road trips will be easier on the wallet this holiday season as gas refiners gulp down cheap crude, making for the lowest prices at the pump in six years.

Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum said Monday that American Muslims are not doing enough to combat radical Islam.

The pharmaceuticals entrepreneur stepped down as CEO of private drugmaker Turing after his arrest on securities fraud charges last week.

"Star Wars: The Force Awakens" shatters the domestic box office record with an estimated $238 million in U.S. and Canadian ticket sales through Sunday. Nathan Frandino reports.

But the president advised Monday that young people pushing for change should engage opponents in dialogue, not try to shut them down.

Never having attracted significant support, the Republican senator from South Carolina announced his withdrawal Monday on CNN.

In a sweeping interview with NPR, U.S. President Barack Obama criticized Republicans and said some of his opposition comes from his racial background.

A poll released Monday shows that nonwhite opinion of police has not rebounded to pre-2014 levels, amid ongoing protests over the fatal shootings of young black men.

Donald Trump drew attention after Miss Universe Pageant host Steve Harvey accidentally announced the wrong winner Sunday night.

In targeting oil, coalition jets and ground force allies made up of Kurdish and Syrian rebel groups, have stopped the terror group from bringing in $50 million a month in profit. 

Lisa Akbari, who worked as a research manager for the U.S. military for four years, was shot in her apartment Sunday night.

Reiterating his defense of the Russian president, the GOP front-runner said there is no proof that Vladimir Putin has ever killed journalists and political opponents.

Quentin Tarantino's "The Hateful Eight" and historical drama "The Revenant," starring Leonardo DiCaprio — both high-profile films — leaked days before their cinematic release.

As the Chinese capital remains shrouded in a blanket of thick toxic haze, authorities have ordered polluting factories to either reduce production or shut down entirely.

U.S. President Barack Obama has said that he had raised concern about the law directly with Chinese President Xi Jinping.

The deal, if confirmed, would not only be the largest for the Japanese brokerage since the 2008 financial crisis, but also mark its entry into the U.S. investment trust market, the Nikkei Asian Review reported.