Families of some of 42 suspected criminals killed in what Mexican authorities have described as a shootout are raising doubts about the official account.
Defense Secretary Ash Carter on Sunday blamed the Iraqi military's lack of "will to fight" for the ISIS takeover of the strategic town of Ramadi, while an Iranian general said it was the United States that was failing to confront the terrorist group, CNN and the Independent reported.
Presidential hopeful Ted Cruz accused some of his fellow GOP contenders of being afraid to take on gay and lesbian rights advocates over Indiana's controversial religious-freedom legislation, which LGBT groups have dismissed as discriminatory.
A small plane that had apparently taken off from Venezuela and carried more than a ton of cocaine on Wednesday crashed off the coast of Colombia. The aircraft had been pursued by the Colombian military.
A number of musicians Politico dubbed "aging rappers" have endorsed Hillary Clinton in her 2016 White House run. 50 Cent and Waka Flocka Flama have been the latest rappers to support the former First Lady.
A 57-year-old former Virginia lawmaker on Thursday announced that he plans to marry the teenager whose stint as a receptionist in his legislative office ended in a sex scandal and jail sentence for the Democrat.
Democratic presidential frontrunner Hillary Clinton is facing additional scrutiny over as much as $26 million payments the Clinton Foundation received for speeches given by the former first lady, her husband, former President Bill Clinton, and the couple's daughter, Chelsea Clinton.
A salmonella outbreak that has sickened more than 50 people in nine states may be linked to raw tuna in sushi, according to an investigation by the Atlanta-based Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Former Univision host Rodner Figueroa is not ruling out a return to the Spanish-language television channel but says that legal proceedings prevent him from commenting further on the matter.
Diosdado Cabello, widely considered the second most powerful man in embattled President Nicolás Maduro's administration, on Tuesday emphatically denied media reports that he and other high-ranking Venezuelan officials were involved in the international drug trade.
North Korea claimed on Wednesday that it has been able to miniaturize nuclear warheads, making them small enough to fit on a missile. If verified, the development would "mark a major advance in the country's military capabilities and the threat it can pose to the world," the newspaper judged.
A former Spanish teacher at a Michigan Catholic school on Wednesday pleaded guilty to two counts of third-degree criminal sexual conduct for having sex with a male student, the Detroit Free Press reported. Kathryn Ronk, 30, is already serving six to 15 years in prison after she was convicted of similar charges in a separate jurisdiction.
The controversial approach of America's self-declared "toughest sheriff" have cost taxpayers in Arizona's most populous county some $51 million in compliance and legal fees. Arpaio will run for reelection next year.
Pentagon officials used government credit cards to spend more than $1 million at casinos and adult-entertainment clubs in a single year, an investigation by the Defense Department's Inspector General revealed.
Several "sham" cancer charities run by extended members of the same family spent more than $187 million collected in donations on personal luxuries, CNN reported. The organizations are now the subject of a civil suit brought by the Federal Trade Commission and the attorneys general of all 50 states.
Sixteen drawings have gone by since the last time a lucky winner took home the Mega Millions jackpot, which in turn is inching closer and closer to the $200 million threshold. As of this Friday, the lottery's big prize still remains at "only" $194 million.
"Lo Imperdonable," Univision's latest telenovela - set to premiere on Monday - will feature a star-studded cast that includes Iván Sánchez, Sergio Sendel, Ana Brenda Contreras, Grettell Valdez, the Spanish-language television network announced.
The president of Venezuela's National Assembly - widely considered embattled President Nicolás Maduro's most powerful internal adversary - is asking courts to bar news executives from leaving the country while he is suing them for alleged defamation.
Amtrak is taking "full responsibility" for the crash of Train 188, whose derailment Tuesday night resulted in the deaths of eight passengers and injured more than 200, the rail operator said.
Fourteen drawings have gone by since the last time a lucky winner took home the Mega Millions jackpot, which means the lottery's big prize has climbed to a whopping $159 million. Tune in at 11 p.m. ET to watch the next drawing.
The U.S. House of Representatives delivered a clear message on Wednesday when it voted overwhelmingly to end the federal government's phone-metadata collection program revealed by NSA leaker Edward Snowden.
The train engineer in charge of the Amtrak train that crashed in Philadelphia "has absolutely no recollection of the incident or anything unusual" and "no explanation" for what caused the accident, his lawyer told ABC News on Thursday.
