The house where Lee Harvey Oswald stayed the night before the assassination of JFK is opening as a museum, in time for the 50th anniversary.
A humanitarian disaster is avoided after a court tells Barclays it must continue to transfer money to Somalia despite terrorism fears.
All three campuses of MassBay Community College in Middlesex County, Mass. have been closed and evacuated after a bomb threat.
Toronto Mayor Rob Ford has announced that he will not resign as mayor after apologizing to his constituents for smoking crack cocaine.
New Jersey's Republican Gov. Chris Christie is expected to coast to re-election.
A controversy is brewing after a photo appeared on Reddit showing Guy Fawkes "Anonymous masks" being manufactured in what appears to be a third world sweatshop.
The Virginia governor's race between Democrat Terry McAuliffe and Republican Ken Cuccinnelli will be the most closely watched election in the country.
Foreign companies doing business in China are hoping the upcoming Party Congress will indicate a better year for them than the previous one.
Boko Haram has become a byword for instability in northern Nigeria, but Islamist militants are not the only ones to blame.
Ford stressed that he wasn't an addict but that he accepted crack during one of his many “drunken stupors.”
Some question the priorities of a nation sending a toy into outer space when some 400 million people in the country live in poverty.
Lung cancer cases continue to skyrocket in China as a result of hazardous pollution.
The Department of Homeland Security says it is not purchasing ammo and riot gear to prepare for mass domestic unrest.
At any given moment, some 750,000 child sex predators are online around the globe.
The 20-year-old man suspected of shooting up the New Jersey mall Monday night may have had a death wish.
Instagram now provides glimpses of everyday life in the world's most reclusive nation.
Premier Li Keqiang says his country must maintain a 7.2 percent annual growth rate to keep the job market stable.
The OECD said personal well-being deteriorated substantially, owing to the global economic crisis.
Many of the murder victims were dumped in sewers and shallow graves.
The $73 million project, while launching India to space glory, raises questions about its affordability in a nation where millions starve.
Local police announced the arrest of three of the six accused in the rape of a teenager in Mumbai, India, on Friday.
The Employment Non-Discrimination Act passed cloture by 61-30, one more vote than needed.
Ousted Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi appeared on trial at a Cairo court Monday, his first public appearance since he was deposed on July 3
The New York mayoral candidate has deep ties to Gibson Dunn, which has a history of representing clients at odds with his platform and values.
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday left intact an Oklahoma Supreme Court decision striking down a state law banning the “abortion pill” RU-486.
The roughly $400 million in ransom taken in from 2005 to 2012 helped fuel the local economy -- and more terrorism.
The health-conscious, church-going hiker says she’s losing her health coverage for stage 4 cancer treatment.
An array of political alliances have waged a campaign to obstruct and thwart the poll.
The mayor of Toronto is not resigning, despite reports that police have obtained a video showing him smoking crack cocaine.
CCSU said there were reports of a suspicious person carrying a gun on campus. The suspect has been "contained," according to reports.