Family, friends and supporters gathered at the Temple Beth Am in Pinecrest, Florida to say goodbye to Steven Sotloff, the American journalist who was beheaded by Islamic State militants earlier this week.
A 20-year-old North Dakota woman is facing up to five years in prison after she rear-ended another car while driving at 85 mph and looking at Facebook photos, which led to the death of an 89-year-old great-grandmother.
Healthcare.gov hacked in summer, GOP renews campaign against it A harmless hack into the healthcare. gov website this summer has received an overflow of media attention after being pushed into the spotlight by Republicans.
An Idaho State University assistant professor was in the middle of teaching his chemistry class on Tuesday when he accidentally shot himself in the foot with a concealed weapon.
States want Supreme Court to put same-sex marriage issue to rest A federal court in Chicago ruled Thursday against marriage equality bans in Indiana and Wisconsin, but all eyes are now on the Supreme Court, according to The Associated Press.
U.S. college student suspected of being ISIS media propagandist An American-Syrian citizen and college student from Boston is suspected of being behind the Islamic State, formerly ISIS, militant group's social media propaganda, ABC reported, citing a n anonymous senior law enforcement official.
Doctor is the third American to contract Ebola in Liberia A doctor who contracted Ebola while offering aid in Liberia arrived on Friday at Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha to receive treatment for the disease that is ravaging West Africa.
The first Latina on the U.S. Supreme Court will be awarded the 2015 Katharine Hepburn Medal, a prize for women who have made efforts to change the world.
Economists were expecting more jobs in August U. S. employers added 142,000 jobs in August, which was the lowest level of job growth in 2014 and fell well short of economists' projections.
Convicted boyfriend killer Jodi Arias recently objected to a new motion seeking to allow television news coverage of her upcoming sentencing retrial, arguing that it will hurt her chances to get a fair trial.
Celebrity hack becomes child abuse case with photos of U.S. gymnast U. S. gymnast McKayla Maroney, through her lawyers, has served a legal demand to porn.
Lower-income Berkeley residents will be able to get free weed California long has been considered progressive when it comes to marijuana laws, but a town in the state recently approved a measure that basically creates marijuana welfare.
If you're feeling lucky, then you may want to purchase a ticket for the Mega Millions lottery jackpot, which has risen to $33 million. The drawing will take place on Friday, Sept. 5, at 11 p.m. EST.
A federal appeals court in Chicago on Thursday upheld two lower court decisions that declared that state bans on same-sex marriage in Indiana and Wisconsin are unconstitutional.
In towns and cities across the U.S. on Thursday, fast food workers went on a one day strike over low pay. Many people who work at McDonald's, Burger King and KFC were arrested when their sit-ins and marches stopped traffic.
A new study found that obesity in the United States is growing at an alarming rate, especially in the south, making America the most obese major country in the world.
