With his personal philosophy etched into the national constitution as "Xi Jinping Thought," the Chinese president has now joined Mao Zedong and Deng Xiaoping in the pantheon of China's most powerful leaders, driven by a vision of China's rising global predominance
The special forces unit ambushed by militants in Niger didn't call for help until an hour into their first contact with the enemy, the top U.S. general said, as he tried to clear up some of the murky details of the assault that killed four American troops
President Trump will urge President Xi Jinping to make good on his commitments to pressure North Korea when he visits China next month, a senior White House official said, stepping up a strategy to have Beijing help rein in Pyongyang
An October heat wave slugging Southern California will make for what could be the warmest World Series ever. The Los Angeles Dodgers and Houston Astros will meet on what's expected to be a 100-degree at Dodger Stadium
A well-known journalist for Russia's top independent radio station was stabbed in the throat by an attacker who burst into her studio — the latest in a string of attacks on journalists and opposition activists in Moscow
Arizona Republican Sen. John McCain on Monday condemned the ongoing controversy surrounding President Donald Trump's call to the grieving widow of a fallen soldier. “We should not be fighting about a brave American," he said
The judge deciding Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl's punishment said he is concerned that President Donald Trump's comments about the case could impact the public's perception of the military justice system
The leading social network is testing splitting its News Feed into channels for personal posts and pages users follow, in a bid it hopes will convince businesses to spend more money advertising on the platform. Tests are taking place in Bolivia, Cambodia, Guatemala, Serbia, Slovakia and Sri Lanka
Matt Damon and George Clooney both knew Harvey Weinstein was somewhat of a "womanizer," but the actors were unaware the movie mogul was preying on women in Hollywood to the level that many starlets have recently come forward to allege
The U.S. federal government should adopt a strategy to manage climate change risks, as their cost to the government may rise as much as $35 billion per year by mid-century, a congressional watchdog office report released on Monday said
With nearly 100,000 seats, one of soccer's biggest and most famous stadiums is an echo chamber for Catalan independence sentiment. "We can come and show our Catalan sentiment, and the entire world gets to see it," one fan said
It was a big day for Italian marathon runner Eyob Faniel, who came in first place at the Venice Marathon — after the race's frontrunners were led astray from the course by a motorcycle guide
People who drank a boozy beverage were more fluent than those who drank water
