Winter weather began to slam the Mid-Atlantic region of the U.S. overnight and is expected to extend to the Northeast on Thursday. But one of the worst winters in recent memory may be relenting, according to the deputy director of the Climate Prediction Center
U.S. Ambassador to South Korea Mark Lippert, 42, was slashed on the face and wrist Thursday in the South Korean capital by an attacker with a knife
Attorney General Eric Holder said the Justice Department will guarantee "corrective action" in Ferguson after a report found a pattern of racial bias
The circus plans to phase out elephant acts by 2018, amid growing public concern about how the animals are treated. The circus' 43 elephants will live at the company's 200-acre Center for Elephant Conservation in central Florida
Hillary Clinton, embroiled in a controversy over her use of personal email during her time as Secretary of State, said late Wednesday that she's asked the State Department to release some of her correspondence
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
India blocked the release of Fifty Shades of Grey — an adaptation of the 2011 best-selling erotic novel — with sources saying that the country’s censors objected to parts of the film’s dialogue. India joins countries like Indonesia, Malaysia and Kenya in banning the film
U.S. officials sought on Wednesday to tamp down expectations of a substantial preliminary nuclear deal with Iran by the March deadline while working to move past the political dust kicked up by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's criticism
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
Mistakes and miscommunication three continents over nearly 20 years led to a homeless man known as "Africa" being on Los Angeles' Skid Row, where he was shot by police after authorities say he became combative and appeared to reach for an officer's weapon
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
Sen. Elizabeth Warren posted a video on Facebook last week of a recent speech in which she discussed the decline of the middle class and criticized Republicans in Congress. Its substance was fairly routine for a Democratic lawmaker, but the response was not
Nature's call maybe not be good for nature
