China has dispatched a vice premier to oversee recovery efforts and urged better safety measures after a highway collapse killed at least 48 in the country's mountainous south.

Three-time U.S. Olympian Emma Coburn says her "dream of Paris is over" after breaking her ankle at the Diamond League meet in Shanghai and undergoing surgery.

Nigerian military authorities say two military personnel will face a court martial over the killing of 85 villagers in a drone attack in the West African nation's conflict-battered north four months ...

Last year at the Kentucky Derby, Eddie Olczyk did what every horse racing fan and handicapper has done at one point — he ...

Nippon Steel says it has postponed the expected closing of its $14.1 billion takeover of U.S. Steel by three months after the U.S. Department of Justice requested more documentation related to the ...

ATLANTA — The Atlanta Braves have acquired right-handed reliever Jimmy Herget from the Los Angeles Angels for cash. Herget was recently designated for assignment by the Angels after pitching this ...

Syrian opposition war monitor and pro-government media oulets say suspected members of the Islamic State group have attacked three posts for Syrian government forces and pro-government gunmen killing ...

Kenya's president has postponed next week's planned reopening of schools until further notice, as heavy rains and floods that have killed more than 200 people continue.

A U.K. High Court judge has ruled that the government acted unlawfully when it approved a plan to meet climate targets without evidence it could be delivered.

With the high cost of living on Long Island, senior advocates said they have seen an increase in older residents who are ...

Setting a Guinness world record can be as doable as hugging the most trees in an hour and as difficult as carving the largest ...

Three months after NY notified LI authorities about illegal credit card fees, many towns not yet ready to help police violators ...