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Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has called for an emergency session of parliament to vote on new bailout deal late Thursday.

The president of the Republic of Congo has reshuffled his government and replaced two ministers who opposed a constitutional reform that would allow him to run for another term in office.

No fence separates Hwange National Park from the outside world. When Cecil the lion was lured onto an adjacent farm in an allegedly illegal hunt, he had to cross only a set of rarely used railroad tracks to go from a...

Visitors looking for a place to stay during Pope Francis' trip to Philadelphia have an unusual option.

By ERIC OLSON AP College Football Writer The Big Ten East's a beast. Ohio State is loaded with returning talent and is the popular pick to return to the College Football Playoff to defend its national...

The latest frontier in virtual reality could be closer to reality than fantasy.

Court documents indicate that a woman who was shot by a District of Columbia police officer had been using drugs and said she was "ready to die" before she was shot.

It wasn't happy hour, but the beer was flowing on southbound Interstate 75 when a Budweiser truck overturned.

A man who was shot three times at Club RoZe' in Hollywood back in 2012 was awarded a large settlement after suing the club, its owner, and a man arrested at the scene.

Former Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell will appeal his public corruption convictions to the U.S. Supreme Court now that a federal appeals court has rejected his bid for a rehearing, one of his lawyers said Tuesday.

If it weren't for someone willing to entertain a new idea, the new "Star Wars" droid, BB-8, wouldn't be rolling into living rooms this holiday season.

Russian security forces have killed four suspected militants, including the top leader of Islamic rebels in North Caucasus, the nation's counterterrorism agency said Tuesday.

A hard-line Islamic faction in Syria expressed support Tuesday for a U.S.-Turkish plan to set up a safe zone free of the Islamic State group in northern Syria.

A federal court hearing was scheduled to continue Tuesday for two Mississippi residents arrested on charges that they were trying to travel to Syria to join the Islamic State militant group.

A judge is urging last-minute settlement talks between the NFL, the players' union and Tom Brady before a Wednesday hearing in the legal dispute over the superstar quarterback's suspension for using underinflated...

The family of "Rowdy" Roddy Piper is asking fans to observe a moment of silence.

A Northern California blaze more than doubled in size overnight despite an increase in humidity and cooler temperatures.

Twenty-eight athletes tested positive and are facing disciplinary action after their doping samples from the 2005 and 2007 world championships were reanalyzed, the IAAF said Tuesday.

As Jason Thrasher lowered his helicopter to a park with seven firefighters aboard, he saw what he thought was another firefighting chopper battling a blaze that was threatening homes.

The furor on Capitol Hill over Planned Parenthood has stoked a debate about the use of tissue from aborted fetuses in medical research, but U.S. scientists have been using such cells for decades to develop vaccines and...

U.S. wholesalers increased their stockpiles in June by the largest amount in more than a year, while sales crept up slightly.

The Uganda government on Tuesday listed 16 international firms that are authorized to bid for oil exploration rights to six blocks of land near Uganda's border with Congo.

A German university says Chinese artist Ai Weiwei wants to take up a visiting lecturer job this fall, which was offered to him more than four years ago.

With the pull of a lever, control rods were lifted Tuesday from the reactor core at a plant in southern Japan, ending a ban on nuclear power following meltdowns at Fukushima in the northeast that forced tens of thousands...

High-wire daredevil Nik Wallenda will attempt his longest tightrope walk ever during an appearance at the Wisconsin State Fair.