China to uproot 9,100 residents to make way for giant space telescope
China's ambitious search for alien life comes with a human cost.
World has given Russia green light to kill Syrians, rebel leader says
Under Russian air cover, regime troops are not only advancing in northern Syria, they have been making gains in the south too.
Syria: How one strip of land could change everything
The dusty roads of Azaz, just off the Turkish-Syrian border, used to be the sort of place you whizzed through on the way to rebel-held Aleppo. Now it is the scene of seismic changes to the war in Syria, which could decide the most complex and unresolved question of the conflict: who will fight for Syria's Sunni Arabs?
Why men need to worry about Zika virus
Watching the news, Dr. William Schaffner wanted to reach into his television set and give soccer player Hope Solo this message: "You have it all backward!"
Hillary Clinton barks like a dog to slam Republicans
Hillary Clinton's stump speech has gone to the dogs.Not really. But Clinton told a colorful story on Monday in Reno that ended with the former secretary of state barking like a dog.
U.S. Air Force to send F-15 jets to Finland
The U.S. Air Force will send six F-15s to Finland this spring for exercises that will operate out of a base about 100 miles from the border with Russia, military officials say.
$1 billion drug bust in Australia
Australian police have seized $1 billion Australian dollars' worth of the drug "ice" from a shipment of silicon bra inserts and art supplies, the country's federal police said, worth approximately US$700 million.
Bush family values: 43 comes to Jeb's rescue
Jeb Bush, who has struggled with the political baggage attached to his famous last name, has finally come to a place where his family is not a liability: South Carolina.
Justice Antonin Scalia's death quickly sparks political battle
Justice Antonin Scalia's death immediately triggered a monumental election-year battle in Washington over whether President Barack Obama should choose a successor who could tilt the Supreme Court toward liberals.
Antonin Scalia's death jolts GOP debate
Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump called on Senate Republicans to block any effort by President Barack Obama to nominate a successor to Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia.
