VATICAN CITY – Pope Benedict XVI offered an Easter prayer Sunday for diplomacy to prevail over warfare in Libya and for citizens of the Middle East to build a new society based on respect. He also...

TRIPOLI, Libya – Moammar Gadhafi’s forces unleashed a barrage of shells and rockets at Misrata on Sunday in an especially bloody weekend, countering Libyan government claims that the army was holding...

WASHINGTON – The United States has never defaulted on its debt and Democrats and Republicans say they don’t want it to happen now. But with partisan acrimony running at fever pitch, and Democrats and...

ST. LOUIS – A severe storm that struck the St. Louis area left homes flattened in suburbs around the main airport, which remained closed Saturday a day after being hit by a tornado. Crews had worked...

TOKYO – Former Sony president and chairman Norio Ohga, credited with expanding the company from electronics hardware to software and entertainment and developing the compact disc, died Saturday at age...

BEIRUT – The death toll from two days of violence in Syria reached 120 Saturday as security forces fired on tens of thousands of mourners who shouted for the regime’s downfall during funeral processions,...

MIAMI – Authorities said the wife of Brandon Marshall stabbed the Miami Dolphins wide receiver with a kitchen knife, and his agent said Saturday that the player was recovering. Michi Nogami-Marshall,...

BAY JIMMY, La. – Scientists judge the overall health of the Gulf of Mexico as nearly back to normal one year after the BP oil spill, but with glaring blemishes that restrain their optimism about nature’s...

Despite efforts to satisfy their demands, Libyan rebels rejected a peace plan proposed by the African Union on Monday. The suggested "road map" outlined the steps for making peace with Libyan ruler Moammar...

The 150th anniversary of the Civil War was being celebrated nationally last week. From California to North Carolina, many state organizations planned events to observe this momentous occasion. In the...

This past Monday, an explosion tore through one of the main subway stations in the Belarusian capital of Minsk during heavy rush hour. President Alexander Lukashenko informed that 11 people were killed...

On the eleventh of April, France made history by becoming the first nation to outlaw Islamic veils anywhere in public for French citizens and visitors as well. It all started two years ago when French...

After prevalent revolutionary efforts against the government inspired Tunisia, Egypt, Libya, and Yemen to take action, Syria now joins these nations in the fight to overthrow its president. In fact, the...

Over the past couple weeks, there has been a change in the weather over the Midwest that has brought rain, storms, and tornadoes. A strong low pressure system moved from South Dakota to Northern Wisconsin...

TOKYO – A pair of thin robots on treads sent to explore buildings inside Japan's crippled nuclear reactor came back Monday with disheartening news: Radiation levels are far too high for repair crews...