Despite numerous pleas from across the globe to spare nine foreign nationals convicted of trafficking, Indonesian President Joko Widodo refuses to pardon drug convicts on death row. Yet he also vows to save the lives of his compatriots facing execution abroad
Mark Lippert was slashed on the face and wrist by a man wielding a weapon with a blade and screaming that the rival Koreas should be unified
Hillary Clinton tweeted that she has asked the State Department to release her online correspondence. "I want the public to see my email," she said
Survivors of the 2013 Boston Marathon bombings appeared in a Boston federal court on Wednesday to deliver testimony of the bloodshed. "I remember thinking, this is it, I’m going to die. I’m not going to make it," recalled one
Statins can lower cholesterol and even tamp down inflammation to keep the risk of heart disease down. But these commonly prescribed drugs may increase the risk of diabetes, and by a considerable amount
Attorney General Eric Holder said on Wednesday that the Justice Department will guarantee the city of Ferguson, Mo., takes "immediate, wholesale and structural corrective action" after a report found a pattern of racial bias
Four patients have been infected with a deadly superbug at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, the hospital said on Wednesday, and an additional 64 may have been exposed. A similar outbreak occurred at UCLA's Ronald Reagan Medical Center in February
The study published Wednesday concludes that since updated government-subsidized lunchroom guidelines aimed at getting kids to eat more nutritional meals went into effect in 2012, the percentage of students choosing fruit in the cafeteria increased from 54% to 66%
Disney looks to be bringing together an all-British cast for the live-action Beauty and the Beast, plucking stars from the most popular English franchises. Downton Abbey's Dan Stevens will star opposite Harry Potter alum Emma Watson
Etsy, the online marketplace for handcrafted and vintage goods, has filed for an initial public offering that is banking on the continued appetite for new Internet stocks. Reports speculated that the company could be valued in the public markets at $2 billion
The new flat-seam ball in U.S. college baseball is having the desired effect, with teams hitting 40% more home runs so far this season. The NCAA announced Wednesday that teams are hitting a home run about every other game
Shania Twain is leaving Las Vegas and heading out on a farewell tour, the artist revealed on Good Morning America: "I'm finally, after 11 years, going back on tour ... This is going to be a big tour for me because it’s going to be my last," Twain said
Nature's call maybe not be good for nature
