Russian officials have warned of severe environmental damage as thousands of people came out to clean up tons of fuel oil that spilled out of two storm-stricken tankers more than two weeks ago in the ...

Pregnant New Yorkers will be entitled to at least 20 hours of paid leave to attend prenatal medical appointments under a new ...

The Superdome in New Orleans is on lockdown for security sweeps after a truck plowed into a New Year's crowd about a mile ...

LONDON — Parts of the U.K. were flooded Wednesday as heavy rains and powerful winds continued to disrupt New Year’s ...

Protesters in Syria have held a sit-in demanding justice for four activists who were forcibly disappeared in 2013 and whose ...

While the world will have to wait until 2026 for the next total solar eclipse, the cosmos promises plenty of other wow ...

Police say a person who drove a pickup truck at high speed into a crowd of people celebrating the new year in New Orleans was ...

For historical comparison, the 1979-80 Kings currently have the all-time worst penalty-kill percentage at 68.2, with NHL records available on the statistic since 1977-78. Remember, the Islanders ...

Pakistani officials say tribal elders, backed by local authorities, have brokered a peace deal between minority Shiite and majority Sunni tribes in the restive northwest.

"The department continuously communicates with local and national law enforcement agencies and our officers remain vigilant," Suffolk police said in a statement.

Tens of thousands of people have gathered on Istanbul's Galata Bridge on New Year's Day to express solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza.

Supervisor Kathee Burke-Gonzalez said the board plans to discuss each application again at its meeting Tuesday so "the ...