This year was the biggest Thanksgiving season for stores ever, and Amazon capitalized on it in a big way.
A study of ISIS supporters arrested in the United States shows younger and more diverse recruits that do not follow any particular profile pattern.
The group, Fwd.us, wants an overhaul of U.S. immigration laws and plans to lay the groundwork for change by the time the next president is in the White House.
Two owners involved in the NFL's L.A. relocation efforts are hoping for a January vote on the issue.
The FBI said this week it had processed a record number of firearms background checks on Black Friday, indicating more U.S. residents were purchasing guns during the holiday shopping season.
With a 397-223 vote in the House of Commons, the British Parliament voted Wednesday to join the U.S.-led coalition fighting the Islamic State group.
It was seen as unusual for a member of the ruling family living outside of North Korea to bring publicity to themselves.
Fifty-six Americans have been arrested on ISIS-related charges this year, according to the Wall Street Journal.
Federal funding for the country's National AIDS Control Program was slashed by a fifth earlier this year -- a decision that was roundly criticized by health activists.
John Kerry also commended British Prime Minister David Cameron for his efforts to seek approval from parliament for airstrikes against the Islamic State group in Syria.
Moscow has threatened retaliatory measures, including cancelling military and technical cooperation with Montenegro, if the small Balkan nation accepts the NATO invitation.
According to a new report by Oxfam, the poorest half of the world — approximately 3.5 billion people — are responsible for only 10 percent of all carbon emissions.
Brian McKeon, U.S. principal deputy undersecretary of defense for policy, called Russia's breach of the 1987 Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces treaty an “indirect threat.”
The trip, during which the Chinese president will co-chair a summit with African nations, comes at a time when the Asian giant's investment in the continent is dropping.
Time Inc. is expanding its technology center in the southern Indian city to cut costs as print revenues fall, while ad spending rises on the digital front.
Obama's invitation to all the 10 leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations comes after the U.S. and the ASEAN forged a new "strategic partnership" last month.
Taro Kono reportedly said Japan is working closely with the CIA and UK's MI6 to gain expertise to counter a cyberattack by the Islamic State group.
The alleged hack into one of the largest supercomputers in the country could compromise Australia’s military operations, according to a report by ABC News.
With a December rate hike a near certainty, the Fed Chair's speeches Wednesday and Thursday could be critical in setting market expectations about the course of the lift-off.
New research on the widening wealth gap shows that, among other findings, the 20 richest Americans have as much wealth as the entire bottom half of the country.
After the Paris attacks, while negotiation is still an option, armed officers are now trained to meet threats head-on, rather than stand back.
A Yemeni prisoner held at Guantanamo Bay for more than 13 years was thought to be a prominent al Qaeda courier and trainer, but was actually just a low-level soldier, officials said Tuesday.