Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday announced a partial mobilization in Russia as the war in Ukraine reaches nearly seven months.

There are lies, damned lies, and U.S. immigration debates. Here are some basic details on an emotional issue where the facts have a habit of getting lost.

The independent arbiter tasked with inspecting documents seized in an FBI search of former U.S. president Donald Trump's Florida home says he intends to push briskly through the process and appeared s...

The world's problems seized the spotlight Tuesday as the UN General Assembly opened on Tuesday with dire assessments of a planet beset by escalating crises and conflicts that an aging international o...

Russian-controlled regions of eastern and southern Ukraine announced plans Tuesday to start voting this week to become integral parts of Russia.

Sarah Koenig, host of the true crime podcast Serial, believes prosecutors are unlikely to seek a new murder trial for Adnan Syed, who was freed from prison Monday after prosecutors admitted multiple c...

A man set himself on fire near the Japanese prime minister's office in Tokyo early Wednesday in apparent protest against the state funeral planned next week for former leader Shinzo Abe, officials and...

Maury Wills, who intimidated pitchers with his base-stealing prowess as a shortstop for the Los Angeles Dodgers on three World Series championship teams, has died. He was 89.

Hurricane Fiona roared over the Dominican Republic on Monday, a day after knocking out power to all of Puerto Rico and causing damage the governor described as "catastrophic." Many people were also le...

When Prakrit Jain and Harper Forbes first saw the picture of an unidentified scorpion in the California desert, they knew they were looking at something special.

Iranian authorities say at least three people have been killed as protests raged for a fourth straight day across the country Tuesday over the death of a young woman who was in police custody for all...

Atletico Madrid on Tuesday condemned the racist chants made by some of its fans against Real Madrid forward Vinicius Junior and pledged to work with authorities to identify those responsible. ...

After a year spent off-air, the Golden Globe Awards are returning to NBC in January, as the embattled Hollywood Foreign Press Association seeks a prime-time comeback after more than a year of turmoil....

An outbreak of Ebola has been declared in Uganda after health authorities confirmed a case of the relatively rare Sudan strain following the death of a 24-year-old man who showed symptoms. ...

Brittney Griner's highly publicized legal woes in Russia and the country's invasion of Ukraine has the top WNBA players opting to take their talents elsewhere this off-season.

A Texas county sheriff is opening a criminal investigation into flights that carried dozens of migrants to Martha's Vineyard, Mass., stating he believed they were 'lured under false pretenses' from th...

Hurricane Fiona pounded the Dominican Republic after creating widespread damage to property and the power grid in Puerto Rico.

A Baltimore judge on Monday ordered the release of Adnan Syed after overturning Syed's conviction for the 1999 murder of Hae Min Lee — a case that was chronicled in the hit podcast Serial. ...

Valery Polyakov, the Russian cosmonaut whose 437 days aboard the Mir space station set the record for the longest single stay in space, has died at age 80, Russia's space agency announced Monday. ...