Ariel Castro hanged himself Tuesday night, about a month after he was sentenced to life in prison plus 1,000 years for kidnapping and holding three women captive in his home…
A new study shows that average premiums for insurance under President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul plan will be a mixed bag for consumers, with 21-year-olds paying an average $270…
Last week, USA TODAY reported on the two prime candidates – the CrashPAD and the Passive Attack Weapon (PAW) – both of which are stocked in the Air Force inventory.…
Before his scheduled departure Tuesday night, Obama urged lawmakers meeting with him at the White House to support his plan to punish Syria for allegedly using chemical weapons to attack…
Adly Mansour’s interview with Egyptian state television, the first since his appointment, aired on the same day that a military tribunal issued verdicts against supporters of ousted President Mohammed Morsi…
Senate Republicans eyeing a possible presidential run in 2016 could be hurt by a looming decision they will have to make on whether or not to support President Barack Obama’s…
Syrian President Bashar Assad’s government is moving military equipment and troops around as it tries to protect military assets in advance of a possible U.S. attack on his country.SANA/Associated Press…
The owner of a Jaguar claims the intense reflection from the under-construction 37-story “Walkie-Talkie” skyscaper melted parts of his car when it was parked outside the building. Developers for the…
New computer systems being installed in vehicles are making them more vulnerable to hackers. Several hackers have shown that they can slam on brakes, jerk steering wheels and even shut…
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, second from left, and his government have agreed to spend $450 million to build an ice wall and on other measures to stop leaks of…
House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio is backing President Barack Obama’s decision that the United States must take action against Syria for allegedly using chemical weapons against its own people.Carolyn…
Crews gain on Yosemite fire, but containment weeks away
Brazil’s Foreign Minister Luiz Alberto Figueiredo Machado is calling for international regulations to control monitoring of citizens and governments. The Brazilian government called in the U.S. ambassador on Monday to…
Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., left, and Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., say President Barack Obama still needs to do more to justify a military strike against Syria although they toned complaints…
Syrian President Bashar Assad is warning that a military strike against his country would spread “chaos and extremism” throughout the Mideast. On Monday, he said the United States has failed…
Superstorm Sandy caused some $50 billion worth of damage when it hit the East Coast in New Jersey in February. Researchers say global warming is decreasing the likelihood that air…
Created by former high-profile New York City police commissioner and Los Angeles Police Chief Bill Bratton, BlueLine is being touted as a site where officers can share their expertise, insight…
The program, previously reported by ABC News and The New York Times, is called the Hemisphere Project. It’s paid for by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration and the Office of…
In this photo provided by the Florida Keys News Bureau, Diana Nyad, is about two miles off Key West, Fla., as she completes a 110-mile swim from Cuba to Florida.…
President Barack Obama’s last-minute decision to seek congressional approval for a military strike against Syria for its suspected use of chemical weapons upended recommendations from many of his foreign-policy team,…
Christina Condori joins a crowd of fast-food workers and their supporters in protest, while picketing outside of a McDonald’s restaurant in Memphis, Tenn. Thousands of fast-food workers and their supporters…
Attacking Syria divides Congress, Navy ships remain on standby
Military targets move in among residences
But then consider Parker can’t see and was preparing Aug. 25 to become the first blind person to race a motorcycle during sanctioned time trials on the famed flat expanse…
A migrating stork is held in a police station after a citizen suspected it of being a spy and brought it to the authorities in the Qena governorate, about 280…
Chris Hayes, director of transportation services for Travelers Insurance By Larry Copeland USA TODAY A demographic shift in the nation’s workforce – a growing number of older people still working…
New York University junior Christina Isnardi, shown Aug. 22 in New York’s Washington Square Park, and a fellow student started a campus petition that asks the school to refrain from…
President Barack Obama, former President Jimmy Carter, first lady Michelle Obama, and former President Bill Clinton wave after an Aug. 28 ceremony marking the 50th anniversary of the March on…
