The pope expressed solidarity with undocumented immigrants who cross the border from Mexico. Though he will not be able to visit the country, Pope Francis will be planning trips to South America.
The risk of nuclear war may be far lower now than in 1984 during the height of the Cold War, but the iconic Doomsday Clock stands once again at three minutes to midnight, in part because the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists thinks climate change poses new and significant risks to the future of our planet.
A prisoner in Colorado is so mad about the Dallas Cowboys losing to the Green Bay Packers on a controversial call that he is suing the NFL for $88 billion.
The Senate is on track to vote on the Keystone pipeline project before the end of next week after its new majority leader, Kentucky Sen. Mitch McConnell, forced the body through.
More than half (53 percent) of reproductive care clinics, doctors and clinical workers faced threats in 2014, according to recent studies. And conservative forces continue to push aggressive and restrictive antiabortion legislation that leaves women without safe access.
The fate of two Japanese hostages held by the Islamist terror group ISIS was unclear on Friday after a deadline to pay ransom for their release had passed. The "Islamic State, which controls large swaths of land in Iraq and Syria, had demanded $200 million to free them.
In a regulatory filing on Friday, Ford announced it will record an $800 million pretax accounting charge in the fourth quarter after the Detroit-based car company decided to remove all Venezuelan operations from its consolidated earnings. The charge will effectively lower its 2014 fourth-quarter net income results by $700 million. Ford, the No. 2 U.S. automaker, is set to report its quarterly earnings this coming Thursday.
Dustin Diamond, the actor best known for playing Samuel "Screech" Powers on the '90s sitcom "Saved by the Bell," pleaded not guilty to charges that he stabbed a man at a Wisconsin bar in December.
The much-awaited editions of the signature shoes of NBA superstars LeBron James and Kevin Durant are set to hit the sneaker market this weekend, and both models are expected to get a lot of attention.
On Friday, King Salman bin Abdul-Aziz Al Saud vowed to the policies of his predecessor, the late King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz, as he took over the reign of Saudi Arabia, one of the closest Middle East allies of the United States. The new ruler called for unity among his region's countries in a period of widespread unrest.
As we all know, Americans love to honor our favorite foods by dedicating a certain day or month to celebrate them. Saturday Jan. 24 marks National Peanut Butter Day, and what better time to bone up on life hacks and interesting facts about this classic American food than the present?
Samsung called the Galaxy Note 4 the "single best big phone you can buy in 2014." Now, the company is trying to make the phone even better. A new version, to debut this week in South Korea, of the Galaxy Note 4 will make the phablet (phone/tablet) even faster, especially its LTE speeds.
On Thursday night, the National Basketball Association revealed the Western and Eastern Conference starters for the 2015 NBA All-Star Game, which will take place on Feb. 15 at Madison Square Garden in New York.
"X-Men: Apocalypse" director Bryan Singer announced via Twitter new additions to the movie's cast on Friday. Three new actors will be playing the roles of the young Jean Grey, Cyclops and Storm.
A Christian Tennessee mother is outraged by what she found on a school bus’ rear lights: a pentagram. She claims the symbol to be Satanic and is calling for others to be outraged with her.
