French researcher Philippe Froesch comments about a photo of the reconstructed face of Maximilian de Robespierre as he addresses reporters Friday at a news conference in France. Using a death…
A Sami handler in traditional clothing holds two reindeer from his herd in Saariselka, Finnish Lapland, where the migratory mammals are part of everyday life all year round.David McDougall/Associated Press…
Smoke billows from a building after a blast Thursday in Aleppo, Syria, where government war planes have bombed rebel-held districts for the fifth straight day, killing nearly 200 people, activists…
The new charges against Mohammed Morsi and 129 others pile on the legal onslaught facing the ousted Islamist president and his group, the Muslim Brotherhood, by leveling sweeping accusations, most…
The Justice Department told the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court in a filing Friday that the department won’t object if the court decides to publish nonclassified portions of its opinion that…
Rebecca Blackwell/Associated Press<br><br>French soldiers tell onlookers to stand back as they question Andre Poukou Gabriel, center, a member of the anti-balaka Christian militia who was found armed with a machete…
Terri-Jean Bedford talks to reporters at the Supreme Court of Canada in Ottawa Friday morning after learning Canada’s highest court struck down the country’s prostitution laws in their entirety in…
The Affordable Care Act already included a “hardship exemption,” and several lawmakers had argued that having a policy unexpectedly canceled because it did not fit the coverage requirements of the…
U.N.-Arab League envoy Lakhdar Brahimi, left, says about 30 nations will attend a conference next month to try to bring peace to Syria. Brahimi met with Russian Deputy Foreign Minister…
WASHINGTON –A cross Congress ended its business for the year Friday as the Senate approved a new boss for the troubled Internal Revenue Service but remained slowed and bitterly riven…
More Americans agree that global warming is causing serious climate change, but a new poll also shows that even though many Americans believe the United States should take action, support…
President Barack Obama says more than 2 million people have signed up for health insurance since the government launched HealthCare.gov, proving “the demand is there, and the product is good.”Charles…
A sign outside the National Security Agency campus in Fort Meade, Md. For months, two review panels given nearly similar assignments by President Barack Obama have been studying how the…
Obama vows further reforms if sex assaults aren’t reduced
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid delayed debate on a new defense bill earlier this year because of fears that Republicans would try to tack an amendment imposing new sanctions on…
In this image taken from video obtained from the Shaam News Network, a man carries a child out of a building that was bombed in Aleppo, Syria, Thursday. In northern…
Former NBA basketball star Dennis Rodman says his plans to stage an exhibition game in North Korea won’t be affected by the execution of Kim Jong Un’s uncle last week.…
Some in Israel are beginning to worry about growing efforts to organize boycotts to put pressure on the country to reach a deal with Palestinians. New housing developments in the…
The FDA says it wants to make sure the rules are practical for farmers who have to abide by them. The rules proposed in January would require farmers to take…
White House press secretary Jay Carney says President Barack Obama is ready to consider approving most of the recommendations a task force is suggesting should be adopted to rein in…
The 60- and 40-watt incandescent bulbs are being phased out in the United States beginning Jan. 1. The century-old light bulbs will no longer be made or shipped to the…
A bandaged man comforts a woman after the Apollo Theatre in London partially collapsed Thursday evening. Police said there were “a number” of casualties. It wasn’t immediately clear if the…
British Prime Minister David Cameron says European Union member states need to work together more closely on defense issues, but he cautions against creating an EU military force. Cameron spoke…
Target is advising credit- and debit-card customers to double-check their credit statements for possible fraudulent purchases. The Minneapolis-based retailer confirmed Thursday that data for about 40 million credit- and debit-card…
China’s Ministry of Defense said the Chinese ship was conducting “routine patrols” when it had a near-miss incident with the USS Cowpens on Dec. 5. The Pentagon said its guided…
The comments by Saeb Erekat marked the first time Palestinian negotiators endorsed the U.S. idea of seeking a preliminary rather than a final deal by the end of a nine-month…
Protesters gather outside St. Francis Xavier Church in St. Louis before last month’s execution of Joseph Paul Franklin, a white supremacist who targeted blacks and Jews in a cross-country killing…
The budget bill that Congress sent to President Barack Obama Wednesday should be good news for the economy. The compromise agreement suggests that Congress will be able to reach agreement…
NEW ORLEANS – The first criminal trial produced by the Justice Department’s sweeping probe of BP’s massive 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico ended Wednesday with a jury…
David Tulis/Associated Press<br><br>Young Soo Lee, who owns the Gateway Newsstand in the Alliance Center building in Atlanta, says she sold about 1,300 Mega Millions lottery tickets Tuesday, compared to the…
