States are set to regulate everything from recreational marijuana to human placentas in a raft of laws taking effect next year.
It’s no secret that the NSA has been spying on the American people. We just don’t know how far it runs.
Zhang Shuxia, an obstetrician at Shaanxi’s Fuping Maternal and Child Healthcare Hospital, is facing charges of selling seven infants.
With the Sochi Olympics costing Russia more than $50 billion, the country's controversial president has a lot riding on the event's success.
Argentina is facing the worst heat wave of its history -- and the government is doing nothing to help.
A photo that soccer star Nicolas Anelka seems to think is of President Obama doing the gesture has sparked controversy.
Chen Guangbiao, an unconventional Chinese tycoon, has announced he wants to buy the legendary media giant.
The documentary tells the tale of pollution and environmental degradation of one of the world’s most beloved natural landmarks
A man was accused of making false calls, claiming he had a gun and shot somebody.
Marijuana for recreational use goes on sale in Colorado tomorrow. How we got here is unspooled in this infographic.
Ahead of national elections, India's ruling coalition has been blamed for a lack of policy reforms even as growth has slowed to a decade-low.
New York Mayor-elect de Blasio said “It’s over” for Central Park’s horse-drawn carriages, but the reality is not so simple.
Murder rates in New York City have fallen to historic lows, even as stop-and-frisk encounters decreased 60 percent in 2013.
The junior senator from Texas may have signaled his intentions by renouncing his Canadian citizenship.
The Federal Aviation Administration has announced six operators as it looks to allow drones in U.S. airspace by 2015.
However, the total tax payout will be capped at 5 percent of a corporation’s annual turnover.
Three top financial priorities in 2014 for the globe-trotting wealthy are seemingly at odds with one another.
The journalists arrested on Sunday were accused of working against Egypt's national security.
A research company predicts the market for marijuana nationwide will grow from $1.4 billion in 2013 to $2.34 billion in 2014.
Monte dei Paschi has been cornered into considering alternate plans to ensure its survival.
Saudi Arabia will give Lebanon billions of dollars to buy French weapons, reflecting changing geopolitical considerations in the Middle East.
The incident closely followed Sunday's blast triggered by a suicide bomber in a Volgograd train station, which killed 17.
Details of troubled partnership remain unclear.
Pauley’s endorsement of NSA comes just days after another federal judge ruled that agency'’s spying program could be unconstitutional.
Child workers ask Bolivia to let them keep their jobs.
Officials in France are pursuing a legal way to ban the controversial comedian Dieudonné from performing material they have dubbed "anti-Semitic" in the country.
Washington has played a key role in South Sudan's independence and development, but the new conflict is testing old ties.
Obamacare website problems, an intrusive NSA and sex scandals added to a drama-filled year for the Democrats this year.
Authorities in St. Cloud, Fla., were unable to apprehend the suspect, who wore a Spider-Man mask and wielded a machete, while robbing a Circle K.
Find out how the biggest corruption scandal in Turkey is affecting U.S. foreign policy.