One of three British sisters, thought to have headed with their nine children to join Islamic State militants, has made contact with her family in Britain and given an indication the group may be in Syria, British police said on Wednesday.
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The families of five Irish students who were killed when a fourth-floor balcony gave way beneath their feet began arriving in California on Wednesday to collect the remains of their loved ones.
Every day, millions of pieces of space junk fly around, hundreds of miles above our heads, each posing a potential threat to astronauts and satellites. It’s a tricky problem — but is a sticky solution just around the corner?
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission on Wednesday proposed a $100 million fine for AT&T Inc., accusing the No. 2 wireless carrier of misleading customers who paid for unlimited data plans about possible slowing of download speeds.
A tiger, one of dozens of animals that escaped after floods destroyed their zoo in the Georgian capital Tbilisi, killed a man on Wednesday, authorities said.
Pop singer Miley Cyrus daubed glitter and paint over magazine covers showing transgender reality TV star Caitlyn Jenner, then donated them to a gala auction, raising $69,000 for AIDS research.
A video released on Tuesday showed police using pepper spray when arresting a group of black women and children at an Ohio pool, in an incident that has further fanned concerns about officers’ use of force against minorities.
Authorities looking for fugitives Richard Matt and David Sweat, who escaped from a New York prison 11 days ago, have searched 16 square miles and have developed more than 1,400 leads, New York State Police Maj. Charles Guess said Wednesday.
Ezra Dolezal would love to see his sister, Rachel, take a DNA test to prove whose version of the truth about her racial identity is the right one. But he doesn’t think she will.
A bizarre case of murder, deception, and possible fraud: A Springfield, Mo., woman and her boyfriend are charged with first-degree murder in the stabbing death of her mother.
Videogame console titans Microsoft and Sony vied for attention ahead of the industry’s annual E3 conference, giving fans sneak peaks of the latest Xbox and PlayStation games.
Segway Las Vegas wants to again use its electric two-wheel devices on the Strip. Or more specifically, the Strip’s sidewalks. But it faces a rocky road of opposition.
British actor John Hurt, 75, who had starring roles in “The Elephant Man” and “Captain Corelli’s Mandolin”, revealed on Tuesday that he has been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer but says he intends to go on working.
The world could see the destruction of entire ecosystems this century without urgent action on climate change, Pope Francis says in a draft of his keenly awaited encyclical on the environment.
A 10-year-old girl who died after falling unconscious after riding a roller coaster in Six Flags Magic Mountain died of natural causes, the Los Angeles County coroner’s office told KTLA on Tuesday.