A Vox post on Thursday morning ignited discussion around the Web about whether the United States--or the world--can do enough to combat the existential threat of global warming.
Burwell takes on a tough job following the "disastrous" rollout of Obamacare.
Five senior Taliban freed in exchange for the American soldier are now free in Qatar. Where will they go after that?
The comments came after two cousins, aged 12 and 14, were raped and hanged last week,
In an effort to continue building strong ties with Middle Eastern countries, China offers millions in humanitarian aid to Syrian refugees.
Members of Congress were angered over the prisoner swap because President Obama didn't give them 30 days' notice, as required by law.
The approval was described by Israeli officials as an appropriate response to the Palestinian "terror government."
The famous "tank man" photo is not the only image related to Tiananmen that's banned in China.
U.S. report makes the case for manned Mars mission, but says the effort will be an international collaboration.
The prosecution said the journalists' reporting on sexual violence in Tahrir square negatively portrayed Egypt.
The results of a new Gallup survey suggest that the public will generally support the Obama administration's latest proposals for cutting carbon emissions from U.S. power plants.
China has issued a complaint against the White House's statement that supports the Tiananmen Square massacre protesters from 1989.
Bowe Bergdahl's release, and pending military investigation into deserter allegations, shed light on 13 years of U.S. desertions.
The cause of the five-alarm fire is under investigation.
At least 200 Nigerians were killed in northeastern Nigeria; some areas are so remote that it has taken days for reports to reach authorities.
The military said personal information may have been compromised, but financial or banking information was not.
The suspects were detained in Urumqi, the capital of Xinjiang, which recently faced a deadly attack blamed on Muslim extremists.
Western powers would check "again and again" to verify Russia was doing all it could to stabilize the Ukraine situation, Merkel said.
The Sewol ferry disaster sidelined traditional regional campaign issues such as jobs, education and welfare.
The two leaders are expected to discuss issues ranging from bilateral trade to security issues in the region.
Police said they were searching for Justin Bourque, 24, of Moncton, a city of about 70,000 people on the east coast.
A military jet crashed in a residential neighborhood in Southern California.
Here's what the Secret Service had to say about the leaked video of President Barack Obama working out in a Poland gym.
The enrollees have inconsistent data in their applications that could lead to them losing coverage in isolated cases, officials said Wednesday.
A bomb attack could spill more than 7 million gallons of tar sands crude, says a consultant hired by a prominent Keystone XL opponent.
Hailey's celebration for freed soldier Bowe Bergdahl was canceled. Local authorities cited worries about crowd control.
Twenty-five years after protests that threatened its existence, the Communist Party knew how to prevent another uprising.
Baron Alexander allegedly broke into a Philadelphia home when one resident confronted him with a gun and opened fire.
The Syrian election was considered a sham by the international community.
And what may have bothered villagers even more was the direction the U.S. soldier was headed.