When this gas pipeline in Sissonville, W.Va., exploded in 2012 it set off a fire that destroyed three homes. Officials said the pipeline had not been inspected in 24 before…
Holocaust survivors on Tuesday visited the Auschwitz death camp in Oswiecim, Poland, to mark the 70th anniversary of the Nazi death camp’s liberation by the Soviet Red Army during World…
A Muslim man leaves the 17th-century Jama Masjid, the principal mosque in the city, in New Delhi, India. President Barack Obama on Tuesday urged India’s leaders to promote religious tolerance…
Weather service official defends faulty forecast for New York area
AUSTIN, Texas – A Texas judge on Tuesday refused to dismiss a felony abuse-of-power case against former Gov. Rick Perry on constitutional grounds, ruling that criminal charges against the possible…
Michael Dwyer/Associated Press<br><br>Lynn Leary on Tuesday walks past houses damaged by ocean waves during a winter storm in Marshfield, Mass. The storm punched out a section of the seawall in…
Members of the Secret Service search the grounds of the North Lawn of the White House in Washington on Monday. President Barack Obama says he has ordered federal agencies to…
MOSCOW – A defiant President Vladimir Putin on Monday called the Ukrainian army a “NATO foreign legion,” reflecting his readiness to stand up to the West regardless of rising economic…
Officials hope to continue counter-terrorism efforts
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, center, accompanied by members of his party leaves the Presidential Palace, has formed a new government with a small right-wing party that shares his hopes…
WASHINGTON – A 2-foot-long drone apparently flown by a hobbyist crashed on the White House grounds Monday in an extraordinary, if unintended, breach that raised fresh questions about the president’s…
Secret Service on Monday officers search the south grounds of the White House in Washington. An unmanned aerial drone was found on the White House grounds during the middle of…
20-week limit surfacing, advancing across capitols
NEW YORK – A winter that has largely spared the Northeast thus far is about to arrive with gusto: A storm the National Weather Service called “potentially historic” could dump…
ATHENS, Greece – A radical left-wing party vowing to end Greece’s painful austerity program won a historic victory in Sunday’s parliamentary elections, setting up a showdown with the country’s international…
Technology improves avalanche gear for backcountry skiers
“I would sentence him to death,” he said, then added: “I can’t imagine any evidence that would change how I feel about what happened.” Another prospective juror said he couldn’t…
One key attribute that separates humans from other animals is our opposable thumb, and the way parts of the thumb are structured to allow for a strong yet precise grip…
MIAMI – A decade-long addiction to oil subsidized by Venezuela may be coming to an end for several Caribbean nations, with a nudge from the United States. Fears that falling…
Detainees allowed to Skype under heavy surveillance
NATO, U.S. blame Russia, which denies involvement
The National Association of Realtors said Friday that sales of existing homes rose 2.4 percent last month to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 5.04 million. But over the course…
Scientists will start getting their first real closeups of Pluto this Sunday when the New Horizons spacecraft begins the final leg on a nine-year mission to explore the icy world…
