Global warming caused mainly by burning of fossil fuels made the hot, dry and windy conditions that

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka’s police used Tuesday tear gas and water cannons to disperse an

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazil’s federal police on Monday searched the homes and office of Carlos Bols

WAUKESHA, Wis. (AP) — Prosecutors charged an 18-year-old woman Monday with killing a Wisconsin famil

NEW YORK — Holiday sights and sounds fill Manhattan this time of year, from ice skating at Rockefell

HARRISBURG, Pa. — Pennsylvania's Supreme Court said Monday that a lower court must hear a challenge

HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong begun public consultation Tuesday on enacting its own national security l

TOKYO (AP) — First there were cafés that allowed pets. Then came cat cafés, where lattes took second

WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnellis still suffering from the effects of a f

A teenager awaiting trial in a murder case who escaped from prison staff at a hospital in Philadelph

NEW YORK (AP) — The Los Angeles Opera has scrapped plans for the world premiere of Mason Bates’ “The

LONDON (AP) — Amazon on Monday called off its proposed acquisition of iRobot, which was facing antit

A record number of Americans are 401(k) millionaires, thanks to a surging stock market. The tally of

TOKYO (AP) — Japanese transport officials raided the plant of a Toyota group company on Tuesday to i

KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — The majority of the 50 passengers aboard a wooden boat that capsized on a lak