The Vatican responded Thursday to the report of hundreds of Pennsylvania priests abusing children, saying in a statement: "There are two words that can express the feelings faced with these horrible crimes: shame and sorrow."
A Northern California district attorney has told a judge that she will no longer consider plea deals for two men charged in a fire at a dilapidated Oakland warehouse that killed 36 people in December 2016.
A restaurant in Maine has responded to the harsh backlash they say they have received from customers after changing the shape of their french fry from crinkle cut to straight cut.
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is forming a special group to coordinate and run U.S. policy toward Iran as the Trump administration moves ahead with efforts to force changes in the Islamic Republic's behavior after withdrawing from the Iran nuclear deal.
A Texas-based realtor has revealed what it is really like to film an episode of the HGTV series, "House Hunters" after agreeing to appear on the series.
An expert was probing if William Lytton, 61, of Scarsdale, NY, was bitten by a great white shark on Wednesday at the Long Nook Beach in Truro, Mass.
The father of missing college student Mollie Tibbetts says the meeting he, his sons and Mollie's boyfriend had Wednesday with Vice President Pence was very “touching” and “genuine,” and Pence came across as “just another father that was just hurt and bewildered by Mollie’s story.”
The body of a pregnant Colorado mom who was killed along with her young daughters was recovered Thursday at the place of work of Chris Watts -- the woman's husband, the children's father and the man accused of killing them all.
They've long been an unmissable part of public events in Mexico, from soccer matches to trade fairs: attractive women hired to be greeters or simply as eye candy, sometimes scantily clad in short skirts and high heels or crop-tops and hot pants emblazoned with corporate logos.
A judge has ruled that a white former Atlanta-area police officer who fatally shot an unarmed, naked, mentally ill black veteran isn't entitled to immunity based on self-defense.
Aretha Franklin's music quickly climbed the iTunes' charts following her death on Thursday.
A 19-year-old Southern Kentucky woman who police said wanted to make some quick money faked her kidnapping, even writing her own ransom notes to her family.
Aretha Franklin, the "Queen of Soul" whose recordings of such classics as "Respect" and "Chain of Fools" made her the first female artist to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, died Thursday of advanced pancreatic cancer. She was 76.
A group of New Jersey vandals this weekend did what the Nazis couldn't -- sink the U.S.S. Ling. At least partially.
You’ll need to act fast if you want to buy the quickest and most-expensive Mustang ever.
Political ads on Google are getting more transparent.
As news of legendary singer Aretha Franklin’s death spread Thursday, celebrities took to social media to pay tribute to the "Queen of Soul" who they described as “the embodiment of a soul blessed with a special gift.”
In 1943, Daryl Weathers was a 19-year-old Seaman 2nd Class aboard the destroyer USS Abner Read, which was conducting an anti-submarine patrol in the remote Aleutian Islands. Almost 75 years to the day since the ship’s stern was torn off by a Japanese mine, the 94-year-old describes the harrowing event and the ship’s survival.
Omega Centauri may be the brightest among the dense collections of stars known as globular clusters, but it probably doesn't contain many habitable worlds, a new study suggests.
With a career spanning nearly six decades, Aretha Franklin has proudly earned the title “Queen of Soul.”
Men and women across the world use beer to bond with their friends and loved ones, but it’s a rare occurrence anyone uses the adult beverage to save a life.
Travis Scott wants his fans to share in his big moment.
It was love at first sight … kind of.
A stinky situation aboard an Alaska Airlines flight forced the plane to divert to Los Angeles on Sunday.
As migrants continue to spill over the porous southern border, many politicians are calling the situation a “crisis” and are urging the government to do more.