Marvin Sharp, a former USA Gymnastics coach of the year, died of an apparent suicide at the Indiana jail where he was being held on child molestation and sexual misconduct charges, officials said on Sunday.
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Republican Governor Scott Walker of Wisconsin abruptly pulled out of the 2016 U.S. presidential race on Monday, doomed by a lightning-quick collapse from serious contender to a candidate struggling to raise money and his profile.
After Viola Davis made history on Sunday night at the Emmys by becoming the first black woman to win Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series and gave an empowering speech about the lack of opportunities for women of color, one soap star took to Twitter to criticize.
A 15-year-old California boy has pleaded not guilty in the death of an 8-year-old girl in July.
Philadelphia Eagles coach Chip Kelly said he was embarrassed watching the offense sputter against the Dallas Cowboys as his team remained winless after two games.
Is this the most New York City thing that’s ever happened? Quite possibly. A chunky little rat was caught on camera dragging a slice of pizza down the steps of a subway station in Manhattan, and, of course, it became an instant Internet star.
Georgia plans to carry out its first execution of a woman in 70 years next week following repeated delays, the Georgia Department of Corrections said on Monday.
A North Carolina father is facing attempted murder charges after he allegedly tried to drown his young daughters in a pond, police said on Monday.
National Security Adviser Susan Rice on Monday defended the state visit of Chinese President Xi Jinping to the White House saying it would be “dangerous” if the United States did not engage with China.
More than half of all iPhones now run iOS 9, Apple said Monday.
Jack Larson, best know for his role as reporter Jimmy Olsen on the first Superman TV show, died Sunday at his home in Brentwood, Calif. He was 87.
The leading Muslim civil liberties group in America called Monday for Republican Ben Carson to drop out of the presidential race after the retired neurosurgeon said this weekend that he doesn’t believe any Muslim should be president of the United States.
A 2-1/2 year-old girl whose body was found in a bag on a Boston Harbor beach in June was killed by her mother’s boyfriend because he thought she was possessed by demons, prosecutors said on Monday during a raucous arraignment.
Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers may have been talking directly to Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson when he said “I think God was a Packers fan tonight” after Sunday’s 27-17 win.
A Wisconsin judge on Monday indefinitely halted the case of two teenage girls accused of stabbing their classmate to please the fictional Internet character Slenderman while lawyers appeal for it to be moved to juvenile court, court records show.