The legislature contains a dizzying cast of characters, and, by one count, more than half of its 594 members face legal challenges.

For most of the 200-plus students who participate in the Scripps National Spelling Bee each year, the highfalutin vocabulary words prove

The Peshmerga Fighters taking on ISIS are learning how to shoot from their Italian allies.

Shakespeare’s plays express an affinity for expressive dress. In “The Taming of the Shrew,” the caddish Petruchio

An orphaned duckling who survived horrific cruelty is doing just fine, thanks to a kind boy, a wildlife rehabilitator and a larger

GRAHAM POLL: Jonas Eriksson isn’t lucky for English clubs in European showpiece games, but Liverpool are clutching at straws if they look

Recently, Oakland Raiders owner Mark Davis was in Nevada to pitch a state panel on a $1.4 billion stadium deal. Using the rosiest of

ISE-SHIMA, Japan (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe protested to U.S. President Barack Obama on Wednesday about the killing of

“You can’t cheat death,” wrote a reader who echoed many responses to an article about drug tests on dogs to try to slow aging. But others

Actor Wendell Pierce was arrested in Atlanta over the weekend, police said.

Wayne Rooney was all smiles as he and his Manchester United team-mates belatedly began their preparations for this Saturday's FA Cup

Dagmara Przybysz has been named locally as the 15-year-old found dead at the Pool Academy near Redruth, Cornwall yesterday. Her death is

Authorities are searching for a missing person in the water of Lake Michigan late Sunday afternoon, according to the Chicago Fire

Angela Paton, an actress best known for appearing with Bill Murray in "Groundhog Day," has died at age 86.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Urban school districts from Los Angeles to Philadelphia are experiencing declining enrollment in traditional public

Certainly, we are all on the shoulders of those who fought for our country. But the first peoples of this land justifiably might feel

Paul Pogba is a man renowned for his wacky haircuts, and the France midfielder has added to the collection with his latest effort,

JOHANNESBURG, May 29 (Reuters) - South Africa's elite Hawks police unit denied on Sunday a report that an investigation involving Finance

Russian President Vladimir Putin said Russia will retaliate against the placement of U.S. missiles in nearby countries such as Romania,

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - At least four anti-government protesters were killed and 90 injured when security forces ejected them from Baghdad's