The president of Gabon, Ali Bongo Ondimba, knew well the threat of military coups in his part of the world

Extreme heat will generate about $1 billion in health care costs every summer as more people get rushed to the emergency room or admitted to the hospital to treat temperature-related conditions, a recent study found.

Stalemated over a new House speaker, the Republican majority is scheduled to convene behind closed doors to try to vote on a nominee

Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt defended his package of tax cuts, amid warnings of a looming post-election

Philadelphia 76ers guard Kelly Oubre Jr. has been hospitalized with undisclosed injuries after being struck by a vehicle Saturday, the team said

A 2-year-old boy is recovering at a Utah hospital after being hit in the head by a stray bullet while playing with other children outside in the fenced area of a day care, police said.

A Russian court on Monday ordered Russian-American journalist Alsu Kurmasheva to be detained until December 5, after prosecutors said she had failed to...

A 72-year-old crocodile farmer was pulled in when one of the animals grabbed his stick.

The Piercefield-Holmes family from Suffolk say it has been "almost apocalyptic" amid wildfires in Rhodes.

After recovering from his mysterious illness, Jamie Foxx told fans, 'I'm on my way back'

'It has been a privilege to serve the people of the State of Florida for over 10 years,' says Elizabeth Scherer

Poland is holding a parliamentary election on Sunday that's seen by many as the most important since the nation threw off communist rule in 1989