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The Chicago-based charity will give 20 grants of $150,000 to chosen jail systems as an incentive to develop plans for reforms.

Tensions in the South China Sea? Chinese officials say two new lighthouses being built on controversial reclaimed land will benefit all.

Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan had reportedly asked the board's chairman to step down, but then rejected the offer to assume the position.

Recent polls have suggested that the center-left government of Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt would be defeated by the opposition bloc.

Weather experts estimate that rains will continue in the region this week, increasing the possibility of a rising death toll.

One of the suspects, a 19-year-old student, had planned to conduct terror attacks in the country if he failed in his pursuit to join ISIS in Syria.

Prime Minister David Cameron's Conservative Party is divided over the plan.

Man Haron Monis had taken 17 people hostage in Sydney's Lindt Chocolat Café at Martin Place in December last year.

The bill, which was passed just before the midnight deadline, would allow the concealed carrying of handguns in college classrooms and dorms.

The controversial policy, it is feared, may influence more people to cross the Mediterranean and seek asylum in European countries.

The Himalayan nation’s tourism industry has suffered a major blow after two major earthquakes and several aftershocks devastated the region and killed thousands.

Amnesty International has accused Hamas, which controls the Gaza Strip, of failing to respect "rights, justice and the rule of law."

A fire broke out on Monday at the Kangleyuan Rest Home in Henan province in central China, killing 38 people and injuring six others.

SpaceX, now certified by the U.S. Air Force, can compete against a Boeing and Lockheed Martin consortium for high-profile space missions.

Watch Queen Elizabeth II lay out the government's goals for the new session of Parliament on Wednesday.

Israeli fighter jets responded to a rocket fired by militants with an airstrike in the Gaza Strip.

Nineteen juveniles and one adult will face charges of invasion of privacy after school officials found they were passing around nude photos of female students.

Computer thieves broke into the system “Get Transcript,” which provides copies of previous years' returns.

Gov. Pete Ricketts said abolishing the death penalty would send a message that Nebraska "will be soft on crime."

Pamela Geller wants the winning cartoon of her organization's "Draw Muhammad" event to be on Washington public transit.

Libya's internationally recognized prime minister, Abdullah al-Thinni, said Tuesday he had survived an assassination attempt after leaving a session of the anarchic country's elected parliament.

At least 1,118 people have died in the last week in the southern states of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh, with temperatures reaching about 120 degrees Fahrenheit.

Experts hope the move could have a ripple effect on the 26 other African nations where the practice remains prevalent.

The radio station said it was trying to spark debate, but critics said the point could have been made without animal sacrifice.

With more than a thousand words added to Merriam-Webster's Dictionary, did your favorite "meme" make the cut along with "WTF" and "photobomb"?

South Korea fears Gal Island will be used to house rockets or as an observation post to watch South Korean warships.

France will now negotiate compensation with Russia after both sides decided that the two warships could not be delivered.

Global warming is raising the risk of damaging floods, like the ones ravaging Texas and Oklahoma this week.

Median pay for CEOs at health care companies was $13.6 million in 2014, an analysis shows.