Actor and comedian Robin Williams’ body was discovered Monday by his personal assistant, Marin County Sheriff’s Department officials said Tuesday. Sheriff’s officials said Williams apparently hange3d himself with a belt…
There’s seemingly little left for Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki to cling to, beyond the support of party stalwarts and high-ranking loyalists in the military. Al-Maliki looked even more isolated Tuesday,…
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration acting Administrator David J. Friedman testifies before the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation subcommittee on Capitol Hill in Washington. The auto safety agency says it…
Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction/Associated Press<br><br>Ronald Phillips was scheduled to die Sept. 18 for the rape and murder of Sheila Marie Evans, his girlfriend’s 3-year-old daughter in 1993. A…
Iraqis from the Yazidi community displaced by the terrorist group the Islamic State in northern Iraq are settling in a camp at Derike, Syria. Kurdish authorities at the border believe…
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Three missionaries who worked with patients infected with the Ebola virus in Liberia are back in the United States and feeling upbeat after their trans-Atlantic charter flight,…
offered contrasts with GOP political rhetoric
president accused of obstructing re-election
Israeli-Egyptian blockade cited as ‘reason for the war’
Genetic modifications also create conditions for rise in yields
BAGHDAD – Iraq’s embattled Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, in a surprise speech late Sunday, resisted calls for his resignation and accused the country’s new president of violating the constitution, plunging…
Students watch a public service announcement called, “1 is 2 Many,” featuring actor Seth Meyers among others, during an orientation meeting for Sand Diego State University. Defining consensual sex is…
In what may be the birth of cheap, easy-to-make robots, researchers have created complex machines that transform themselves from little more than a sheet of paper and plastic into walking…
Sentenced woman was one of two who shared similar fate in region
Russia’s call for humanitarian mission seen as pretext for marshalling of arms
The Ebola outbreak, which has killed nearly 1,000 people, is disrupting business and inflicting economic damage in the three African countries at the center of the crisis: Guinea, Sierra Leone…
Judge denies GM motion to dismiss ignition lawsuit NEW YORK – A Georgia judge has denied a motion by General Motors to dismiss a wrongful death case against the automaker…
up together, minorities to make up 50.2% of public schools
Three-year drought forcing communities to be creative in meting out punishments
Humanitarian crisis worsens as militants ramp up efforts
Tennessee Sen. Lamar Alexander’s narrow win Thursday night and Kansas Sen. Pat Roberts’ triumph on Tuesday dashed the tea party’s last hopes of knocking out a sitting senator. Earlier this…
Nurses from Uganda’s Ministry of Health check passengers arriving from Democratic Republic of Congo at Entebbe Airport in Kampala, Uganda. A health desk has been set up at the airport…
