Hours after U.S.-led efforts stalled, Israel and Hamas agreed to a 12-hour humanitarian cease-fire to begin Saturday. However, the temporary lull is unlikely to ease hostilities for long amid ominous signs that the Gaza war is spilling over into the West Bank
Analysis of photographs from the scene where Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 came down, showing debris and victims' bodies, finds a minority view
A top Obama aide suggested Friday that Sen. Rand Paul would be the greatest threat to Democrats’ hopes to retain the White House in 2016
Meeting with the leaders of El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras, President Obama continued to dissuade parents from sending their children on the journey to the U.S., saying those without humanitarian claims will be returned to their home countries
Nigeria's health ministry announced that the virus responsible for hundreds of deaths across West Africa may have hit the continent's most populous city, Lagos, and that officials are testing a Liberian man after he collapsed at an airport and displayed symptoms
President Obama is set to sign into law a bill that would make it legal for Americans to unlock their cellphones without carriers’ permission. A 2012 Copyright Office decision had effectively outlawed the practice, making it harder for consumers to switch mobile carriers
Bose filed suit in a U.S. District Court in Delaware Friday, claiming that Beats violated five different patents in the manufacture of its line of Studio noise-canceling headphones. Bose is seeking an injunction to prevent Beats from selling the products
Andreja Pejic, the famously androgynous Serbian fashion icon who has modeled both men’s and women’s styles, came out as a transgender woman on her Facebook page Thursday, saying she hoped she would inspire other transgender youths
After the company announced a wider-than-expected loss Thursday, its stock price closed down nearly 10% for the day, helping push the entire market lower Friday. “We can’t wait until we start seeing some profits in shareholders’ hands," investors said
The Obama administration is reportedly considering granting refugee status to young Hondurans in a bid to stem the tide of unaccompanied Central American children flooding over the Mexico border, a move officials believe could be done by executive action
President François Hollande said the 'disintegrated' wreckage of AH5017, which had been traveling from Ouagadougou to Algiers before contact cut out Thursday, was found in Mali but that none of the 116 thought to be aboard survived
After a two-week legal spat with state officials, ride-sharing service Lyft is finally taking off in New York City Friday at 7 p.m. ET. Unlike in other cities, the service will be operated by commercial drivers only in New York City’s five boroughs
As part of a governmental initiative, squatters are being removed from their residences by armed forces.
