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The Ocean State's pensioners can expect more transparency on how their retirement money is being invested, but is that money safer?

A new directive by rabbis in North London said that women who defy the ban risk having their children expelled from school.

Republican presidential aspirants find themselves in a five-way tie at the top, while the Democratic side remains more or less settled.

Former New York Gov. George Pataki joins a throng of moderate Republicans vying for the nomination.

Norwegian policymakers this week recommended the country's $896 billion sovereign wealth fund exclude coal industry companies.

The defense linkup between the two Scandinavian countries comes as Russia steps up activity in the Baltic.

As digital currency companies become more prominent on Wall Street, New York state will bring new rules to the burgeoning field.

Doctors Without Borders has taken staff out of the world’s largest refugee camp after a string of nearby attacks by al Shabab.

A suit on behalf of six undocumented immigrant mothers in Texas accuses the state's health department.

"What house of worship do you attend?" and "Do you have any relatives or friends who have been martyred fighting in the defense of your beliefs?" are among the questions.

Buhari, a Muslim from northern Nigeria, was expected to take the oath of office Friday after vowing on the campaign trail to wipe out the Boko Harem insurgency and national political corruption.

The biggest problem for Oregon lawmakers has been making sure that there is a highly-monitored system for tracking marijuana from “seed to sale.”

The rise of militants supporting ISIS in Gaza has made Hamas into an unlikely but important counterterrorism player.

The boy's father said he moved back in with Tamir Rice's grandmother and is "still down and out" over the shooting six months later.

Analysis of police arrest data by the ACLU of Minnesota found that, when it comes to minor crimes, blacks and Native Americans are more likely to be arrested than their white counterparts.

A Russian interceptor plane shot down a cruise missile fired by a Russian bomber in a simulated mission in the country's Northwest.

In announcing his 2016 presidential bid, former New York Gov. George Pataki highlighted his experiences during the 9/11 terror attacks.

The migrants were reportedly sailing overnight from the Turkish coast to nearby Greek islands, but it was unclear where they came from.

Russian President Vladimir Putin said the arrests were carried out to interfere with Russia's plans to host the 2018 World Cup.

Russia is expected to complete a major upgrade of its Tu-160 "Blackjack" strategic bombers a year earlier than previously estimated.

According to a United Nations report, about 795 million people worldwide are going hungry today -- a fall of over 21 percent in the last 25 years.

The driver of the vehicle survived and police officials said the accident occurred after one of the truck's wheels came off.

Thieves used the taxpayer data they obtained from the hack to apply for millions of dollars in fraudulent tax refunds.

Last year, China had said that 40 of the 100 fugitives, who have fled the country, are in the U.S.

Istanbul’s transgender community is flourishing, but Turkish laws force people to find unsafe, illegal shortcuts to change gender.

The militant group, which seized the Unesco World Heritage Site last week, released a video showing the ancient ruins intact and largely undamaged.

The claim, made by an exiled Iranian dissident group, could pose a critical stumbling block to a deal on Iran’s nuclear program.

Only 97 vaquita are believed to remain in the wild, but many of them meet their deaths in nets looking to service the illegal trade in totoaba bladders.

The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration said the study has been prompted by recent disasters involving Malaysia Airlines and Germanwings.