Venezuela's ousted chief prosecutor has leaked a video purporting to show an Odebrecht executive admitting he agreed to pay $35 million toward President Nicolas Maduro's campaign in exchange for prioritizing the Brazilian construction giant's projects.
An attempted prison break in North Carolina left at least 14 people injured as fires broke out inside the facility.
Police in southern Sweden say several people have been injured in a small town known for past gang violence and that the incident is not being investigated as terrorism.
The boyfriend of a slain pregnant high school teacher in Maryland was reportedly indicted Thursday on one count of murder.
A fourth Baltimore police officer has pleaded guilty to robbing and illegally detaining residents and billing for overtime hours not worked.
Secretary-General Antonio Guterres says donors responded quickly to his warning in February that some 20 million people were at severe risk of famine in South Sudan, Somalia, Yemen and northeast Nigeria, but while "famine has been kept at bay" the need for humanitarian aid is increasing.
NBC News is refusing to answer whether its president, Noah Oppenheim, who moonlights as a Hollywood screenwriter, has any business ties to disgraced mogul movie Harvey Weinstein.
A South Dakota high school has launched an investigation after photos posted on social media show students destroying a car with "Go back to the Rez" painted on the side, ahead of a football game against a school from a nearby Indian reservation.
The corporate owner of the high-rise Las Vegas Strip casino from which a gunman unleashed one of the deadliest mass shootings in modern U.S. history is squeezing a disputed police timeline of the start of the massacre down to seconds.
Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts pledge to be friendly and helpful.
The owner of the Capitol Hill pharmacy that supplies prescription drugs for members of Congress and staff has sparked a frenzy of speculation after claiming he gives meds to lawmakers with “pretty serious health problems” and appearing to question their mental faculties.
Several employees of a North Carolina prison were injured Thursday during an attempted inmate escape, correction authorities said.
A memorial for a gay nightclub in Florida where a gunman killed 49 people is getting some temporary improvements as a step toward a permanent national memorial and museum.
A judge has postponed indefinitely the sentencing of a North Texas couple who lied to authorities about the activities of their sons in the Middle East.
A federal appeals court Thursday cleared the way for the National Football League to enforce a six-game suspension against Dallas Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott over a domestic violence case.
An attempted prison break by inmates at a correctional facility in North Carolina has left multiple employees injured and nearby schools on lockdown.
A Georgia city has agreed to stop making alleged victims in domestic violence cases pay fees when they decline to participate in prosecutions.
Parents of a former student are suing a central Mississippi school district, alleging a racially biased comment by a white substitute teacher about their black son being hanged.
The raging wildfires across Northern California may have been sparked from downed power lines and blown transformers, according to emergency radio traffic released Wednesday.