Hawaii residents tell the BBC a stronger emergency response could have saved lives in the blaze.

Children in the custody of Louisiana's Office of Juvenile Justice being held in a former death row building at an adult prison are suffering dangerous heat conditions and routine isolation in their cells that experts say could cause serious and irreversible harm, according to a federal court filing Monday.

Avni Pravin did not have asthma growing up.

Father Franco Reverberi is wanted in Argentina on charges of murder and torture under military rule.

Adin Ross, 'I want you to be as honest as possible'

Experts say drug abuse is devastating the lives of young people in the conflict-hit region.

The decision strikes down decades-old policies viewed as a measure to increase diversity.

Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh said Tuesday a truce agreement with Israel was in sight, raising hopes that dozens of people taken hostage in the October...

The Republican-dominated North Carolina legislature has swept five vetoed bills into law

Travis King, the US Army private who fled to North Korea in July, has been charged by the Army with desertion, among other crimes, according to a charging document seen by CNN Thursday.

A 24-year-old woman who drove for Tony Stewart Racing died Friday after being ejected from the car in which she was riding on an Indiana highway.

By Howard Schneider WASHINGTON The minutes of the Federal Reserve's policy meeting last month may indicate on Wednesday