President Obama and leaders of Britain, Germany, France and Italy held a rare joint video teleconference on Monday after days of bilateral talks on how to implement tougher sanctions on Russia after the downing of a passenger jet in eastern Ukraine
Israel and Hamas traded blame for explosions at a refugee camp and a hospital in Gaza that left at least 10 children dead and scores wounded
The ban on carrying handguns outside the home is unconstitutional and violates the Second Amendment, a federal judge ruled on Monday
Tim Ryan, Ted Strickland and Jan Schakowsky took part in #LiveTheWage challenge, and Illinois Governor Pat Quinn agreed to try it in the future
A new book details the former president’s keen interest making sure pandas Ling Ling and Hsing Hsing, gifted to the United States in 1972 by former Chinese Premier Zhou Enlai, got busy. "Now, if they don’t learn it, they’ll get over here and nothing will happen"
The actor has signed to work on the upcoming feature film, alongside Lupita Nyong'o, Scarlett Johansson, Idris Elba and Ben Kinglsey. Giancarlo Esposito, better known as Gus from Breaking Bad, has also joined the cast
A 16-year-old has been arrested in Nagasaki for bludgeoning a classmate with a blunt object, then decapitating her and cutting off her left hand. "I did it all by myself," she reportedly told police
The Federal Aviation Administration proposed a $12 million fine against Southwest Airlines for allegedly not complying with safety regulations during Boeing 737 jetliner repairs, the second largest fine in FAA history
A judge ruled against Donald Sterling's attempt to block the $2 billion sale of the Los Angeles team to former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer
The Sunscreen Innovation Act (H.R. 4250), which would change some of the procedural steps that can draw out the review process and was created in cooperation with the Food and Drug Administration, is the first major update to the review process since the 1990s
Documents leaked by a conservative magazine offer a rare inside look at campaign strategy--giving a clear outline of the Michelle Nunn campaign's perceptions of the candidate's weaknesses as a moderate Democrat in the conservative state of Georgia
All non-major entry points were sealed off in a bid to curb the largest Ebola outbreak on record that has killed scores in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone, including one of Liberia's most high-profile doctors
TIME chats with the Afro-Norwegian duo, best known for their summer hit "Am I Wrong"
