The U.S. Supreme Court, which in October decided not to take up the issue of state bans on gay marriage, may be reconsidering. The justices will meet behind closed doors on Friday to once again review whether to hear cases on the contentious issue.
On Friday, Saudi Arabian authorities began carrying out a sentence of 1,000 lashes for a citizen who criticized the country's powerful clerics on his liberal blog.
Longtime "60 Minutes" correspondent Steve Kroft considers his extramarital affair "a serious lapse of personal judgment," adding that the liaison was "extremely hurtful to my wife and family.
Sloppiness or forgetfulness on the part of the hackers who targeted Sony Pictures Entertainment over "The Interview" helped the FBI trace the attack to North Korea. Though they used used proxy servers in an attempt to disguise their identity, the intruders "got sloppy" several times, according to James Comey, the bureau's director.
New York restaurants will no longer be able to use plastic foam containers when a citywide ban goes into effect July 1. Mayor Bill de Blasio also plans to do away with single-use foam items such as cups, plates, trays or clamshell containers used at eateries, stores and manufacturers, the channel said.
At least two people died and dozens were injured when 18 vehicles plowed into one another during a snowstorm on Interstate 80. The crash, which involved nine trucks and nine cars occurred at 1:40 p.m. in the westbound lanes of the freeware in Clarion Township, Pennsylvania, state police said.
French police on Thursday continued the manhunt for two brothers wanted for the terrorist attack on the magazine Charlie Hebdo, in which 12 people were killed on Monday. Cherif Kouachi, 32, and Said Kouachi, 34, are the main suspects in the massacre, and authorities so far have been unable to apprehend them.
On Wednesday, Prince Albert and his wife, Princess Charlene, introduced their Monegasque subjects to the baby who one day will likely rule the world's second-smallest country.
A newborn's dental development made national headlines this week when CNN and other news organizations reported that a Missouri baby was born with two bottom row front teeth already in. But the occurrence, while rare, is not exactly unheard of.
The discovery of the tail section of crashed Flight QZ8501 may lead investigators to the black box that recorded the fatal journey of AirAsia's Airbus A320,
The Dallas metropolitan area was rattled by no fewer than nine earthquakes in a span of 24 hours. The temblors were recorded in Irving, a suburb of Texas's third-largest city.
Conservators on Tuesday opened a 1795 that Revolutionary War hero Paul Revere and Founding Father Samuel Adams had embedded in a cornerstone of the Massachusetts Statehouse at the end of the 18th century.
White-bread lovers, beware: An analysis of two large studies suggests that those who opt to eat whole grains live longer and are less likely to die of heart disease. The finding comes after earlier research had also linked whole grains to a decreased risk of type 2 diabetes, the news service noted.
Nick and Vanessa Lachey on Monday welcomed their second child, a baby girl. Brooklyn Elisabeth Lachey weighed in at 7 pounds and 15 ounces and "has already won over all of our hearts," her mom announced on the couple's official website.
Jurors in the Aaron Hernandez murder trial will get to see the former New England Patriots star's trophy case when they tour his Massachusetts home, the judge decided on Tuesday.
No love was lost over the weekend between actor Charlie Sheen and television personality Kim Kardashian. The former "Two and a Half Men" star, who in 2011 was famously fired from the CBS hit show, was apparently upset after Kardashian allegedly refused to give an autograph to a 6-year-old girl.
U.S. News & World Report has picked the DASH diet as its best overall diet for the fifth consecutive year. The diet is heavy on vegetables, whole grains and low-fat dairy and was originally developed to lower blood pressure without medication.
Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who last year caused a firestorm when he visited a controversial shrine that includes the names of convicted war criminals, promised he would for express remorse for his country's role in World War II.
Work will begin today on the nation's first bullet-train line, meant to eventually connect Los Angeles and San Francisco, even though funding concerns and political opposition have raised questions as to whether the project will ever be completed.
Whatever your favorite drink might be, you can now take it with you without getting in trouble at work or on the road: Just take a peek at some of innovative, booze-inspired cases for the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus that creative designers have come up with.
If you're one of the countless gamers that have made "The Sims 4" the smashing success that it is, you know that just like life, Electronic Arts' life simulation throws you the occasional curve ball. Luckily, just as in real life, it's possible to cut a few corners in the game.
The U.S. ski team suffered a tragic loss Monday when two of its young prospects were killed in an avalanche near its training base in the Austrian Alps.
U.S. and coalition forces on Sunday and Monday launched 20 airstrikes against ISIS targets in Syria and Iraq, the Pentagon announced in a statement. Meanwhile, reports emerged on Monday that the terrorist group had executed more than 100 of its members whose loyalty it deemed "questionable."
