The presiding judge for the George Zimmerman trial for killing Trayvon Martin says the jury will be sequestered for the duration.
The Census says whites will make up less than half the U.S. faster than previously thought as growth rates increase among nonwhite youth.
This conservative report supports immigration reform and should knock some wind out of opponents' sails.
After receiving allegations of bribery in its China operations, Glaxo launched an investigation but found no evidence suggesting corruption.
The Myriad ruling might result in lower-cost breast cancer risk screening, but it could stymie biotech investment in other tests.
Gloria C. MacKenzie, winner of the $590 million Powerball jackpot, may have picked up the dinner tab for 180 diners at a Plant City, Fla., restaurant.
Kenyan MPs agreed to cut their annual salaries, but gained many other financial perks and fringe benefits.
Georgia resident Michael Patterson was paralyzed after diving into a creek to save drowning four-year-old Javea Jones.
European Union parliamentarians are concerned about the police crackdowns on protesters.
Filipino investigation authorities are saying the Philippine National Coast Guard should face criminal charges for the May 9 attack on a Taiwan civilian fishing boat.
Myriad Genetics' patent claims on isolated versions of the BRCA breast cancer genes were invalidated in a unanimous vote.
America's confidence in Congress as an institution has been below 30 percent for more than 20 years.
Greece's transit workers union went on strike, this time to protest the shuttering of state broadcaster ERT.
The upcoming G-8 summit in Ireland will focus on central bank policy, tax evasion and free trade.
Despite opposition protests that a series of election reforms be allowed to pass first, Zimbabwe's president has set the country's election date.
The NSA chief will privately brief the Senate to defend the controversial surveillance program, while Chinese media react to new details.
A new report from the U.N. released Thursday greatly increased the estimated number of fatalities in Syria, with some 6,500 children dead.
Ex-Pakistani President Musharraf has been arrested and remanded to judicial custody over the 2006 killing of Baluch leader Akbar Bugti.
Shareholders of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, who have sued the U.S. government for $41.5 billion in damages, may not have the strongest case.
The movement for Khalistan, an independent homeland for Sikhs in Punjab, appears to be stronger among the Sikh diaspora that in India itself.
Cyril Payen, France 24 correspondent, told Reporters Without Borders that he is being harassed by Chinese authorities because of his Tibet documentary.
Russia’s lower house of parliament unanimously passed a bill that constricts gay rights, including banning educating minors about homosexuality.
The NSA has been hacking thousands of global computer networks for years, including those belonging to China and Hong Kong, Edward Snowden claimed.
The World Bank cut its growth outlook for 2013 and described the global economic recovery as "hesitant and uneven.”
The FISC ruled in favor of releasing a 2011 court opinion that the NSA's surveillance was unconstitutional under FISA Amendments Act.
Turkey's Erdogan may hold a referendum to seek public opinion on plans to redevelop Istanbul’s Gezi Park, the focus of anti-government unrest.
Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard was offended after a crude, sexist menu was supposedly passed around at a fundraiser.
But the resolution that was passed does not require individual Baptist churches to cut ties with the Boy Scouts of America.
Two state attorneys in Illinois have announced they will not prosecute citizens in their county who carry concealed weapons.
With immigration reform now on the Senate floor, an opponent of the bill is trying to get Republican senators to push more security provisions.
