A radical left-wing party that is demanding an end to Greece's painful austerity measures won Sunday's parliamentary elections, threatening renewed turmoil in global markets and throwing the country's continued membership in the euro zone into question
A "potentially historic" storm could dump 2 to 3 ft. of snow from New Jersey to Connecticut on Monday, crippling a region largely spared this winter
Republican candidates-to-be have been dialing for dollars and loyalty in a contest that may prove more consequential than speeches to crowds
Miss Colombia Paulina Vega, 21, was crowned Miss Universe in a live show in Miami on Sunday night. Miss USA Nia Sanchez from Las Vegas was named runner-up, along with Miss Ukraine Diana Harkusha
The cream of Hollywood assembled late Sunday to discover who will be honored at the Screen Actors Guild Awards 2015. The ceremony is seen as a vital predictor before the all-important Academy Awards. Here are this year's winners
There is a distinct possibility that many of Boston's 2 million Roman Catholics won't be able to perform jury service in the trial of alleged Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev without violating their faith, which forbids them from imposing the death penalty
President Barack Obama and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said they had made progress on nuclear cooperation, with Obama declaring a "breakthrough understanding" in efforts to free U.S. investment in nuclear energy in India
Speaking from a displaced-persons camp in northern Iraq on Sunday, Hollywood actress Angelina Jolie asked the worldwide community to pledge more financial support for refugees in Syria and Iraq to prevent a catastrophic humanitarian crisis
Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott spent Monday mired in controversy after his office kicked off Australia Day celebrations by making the Queen's husband, Prince Philip, a knight. That's like "giving a Beyoncé CD to Jay Z" says an Aussie comic
Because of redevelopment and soaring rent prices pushing more people onto the streets, homeless camps in downtown Los Angeles are growing past their original boundaries and spilling over into other areas of the city
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said a video circulating online purporting to show hostage Haruna Yukawa had been killed was likely authentic, and called on the Islamist militants to release a second hostage, 47-year-old journalist Kenji Goto, unharmed
The Obama Administration will ask Congress to protect millions of acres of land in Alaska from a range of human activity including drilling and road construction, officials said. The proposal will undoubtedly meet opposition in Congress
Two lakes in Greenland holding enormous amounts of water were drained within the course of weeks
