Numbers show that housing recovery continues New single-family home sales in the U. S. jumped last month to the highest level in more than six years, well outpacing economists' predictions.
Undocumented immigrants hiding out in churches are in safe zones Congregations around the nation have recently been hosting undocumented immigrants as immigration reform has continued to stall in Congress.
Dozens of protesters stormed the streets in Ferguson, Missouri late Tuesday night after a fire destroyed a memorial at the site where Michael Brown was killed by a police officer last month.
South American country has struggled with deforestation Brazil rejected on Tuesday an anti-deforestation pledge, which was the centerpiece of a one-day summit of the United Nations in New York.
The excitement is growing for the Sept. 24 Powerball jackpot, which has risen to a whopping $225 million. The drawing will take place Wednesday at 11 p.m. EDT.
The U.S. Federal Reserve should begin raising rates soon or risk stoking future inflation and further distorting financial markets where too many investors are already taking excessive risks, a top Fed official said on Tuesday.
A recently-fired UPS employee on Tuesday shot dead two supervisors at the company facility where he had worked in Birmingham, Alabama, before turning the gun on himself, police said.
New CDC report gives best- and worst-case scenarios If Ebola continues to spread in West Africa without proper methods to treat and prevent the disease, 1.
Police say that an armed gunman opened fire at a UPS facility in Birmingham, Alabama, fatally shooting two people before killing himself Tuesday morning.
Taco cart part of Colorado's largest meth bust in history Denver will be down a food truck after a taco cart operator, along with 16 others, were busted for selling methamphetamine in an international operation.
Montana parishioners divided over treatment of local gay couple Parishioners from a Roman Catholic church in Montana are evenly divided over treatment of a local gay couple, a bishop told The Associated Press.
U.S. court delivers life sentence for Osama bin Laden's son-in-law Sulaiman Abu Ghaith, Osama bin Laden's son-in-law, was sentenced to a life-term in prison in the U.
If you're feeling lucky, then you may want to purchase a ticket for the Mega Millions lottery jackpot, which has risen to a whopping $83 million. The drawing will take place on Tuesday, Sept. 23, at 11 p.m. EST.
A man who is a friend of the accused Boston Marathon bomber and is facing charges of lying to prosecutors has asked a judge to move the trial to a venue outside of Boston.
Former NFL kicker Rob Bironas was reported missing by his wife the night he died in a crash in Nashville because she found it unusual for him to leave without telling her, The Tennessean newspaper reported on Monday.
A Mexican state could approve medicinal use of marijuana by the end of this year, paving the way for further steps toward legalizing the drug, former Mexican PresidentVicente Fox said on Monday.
It is a rock 'n' roller's dream to "sell out The Garden," but for a foreign politician to pack New York City's most famous sports and entertainment arena is another thing entirely.
