Six years after the government's last clarification on its definition of torture, the UN Committee Against Torture, which is currently convening in Geneva, demanded the country explain what it plans to do about allegations of torture and internal violence, from CIA "black sites" to the Michael Brown shooting.
United States President Barack Obama and Chinese President Xi Jinping unveiled ambitious new targets for a climate change deal at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Summit in Beijing Tuesday.
Fifteen hikers from a church group who failed to return from a Sunday hike in the Southern California Mountains were found safe by a helicopter search crew Monday morning.
The New York Fire Department on Wednesday rescued two window washers who had been trapped on a scaffolding 69 stories up the side of New York City's newly inaugurated 1 World Trade City.
A Colorado man was freed by emergency rescue crews from a department store wall Tuesday after being trapped there for at least two days. Police and firefighters had to slice into the walls in order to remove the stuck man.
A stream of lava set a home on fire Monday in a rural Hawaii town. A stream of lava set a home on fire Monday in a rural Hawaii town. The lava had been flowing for months while the town watched the steady molten rock and prepared for an emergency evacuation.
The excitement is growing for the Nov. 12 Powerball jackpot, which currently stands at $40 million. The drawing will take place Wednesday night at 11 p.m. EDT.
The 11,000 year old skeletal remains of two Ice Age infants found in central Alaska lead to new speculation about the funeral rites of an ancient hunter/gatherer society.
An early-morning Kerfuffle on the New York City subway on Saturday ended in four arrests and a viral Internet video. A fellow rider's cell phone camera caught the altercation between two passengers, whom police identified as 21-year-old Danay Howard and 25-year-old Jorge Peña.
Two Latino American pioneers in the worlds of literature and politics, former Rep. Edward Roybal of California and bestselling author Isabel Allende, will receive the Presidential Medal of Honor, the highest award given to civilians, on Nov. 28.
Although we're still in the middle of autumn, a polar vortex is bringing an arctic blast and frigid temperatures this week to many parts of the United States.
Tension and fear continue to rise as the nation awaits the grand jury decision on whether or not police officer Darren Wilson will be indicted in the shooting death of Michael Brown.
A flow of lava from the Kilauea volcano on Hawaii's Big Island on Tuesday ignited and destroyed a house in Pahoa village. No one was hurt in the incident as residents had long evacuated the affected area.
Gay couples in Kansas are still unable to file for marriage licenses despite last week's decision by a federal judge to strike down the state's ban on same-sex unions.
President Barack Obama while he is in Asia for eight days is pushing to finalize a trans-Pacific trade deal between 12 countries that would eradicate tariffs and regulations--a pact that critics believe will only benefit corporations.
If you're feeling lucky, then you may want to purchase a ticket for the Mega Millions lottery jackpot, which currently stands at $20 million. The drawing will take place on Tuesday, Nov. 11 at 11 p.m. EST.
