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Walmart (WMT) announced Monday that it has agreed to buy Jet.com, a much-hyped e-commerce site trying to take on Amazon (AMZN, Tech30) directly, for $3 billion in cash, with another $300 million in stock kicked in for good measure.

Two skydivers were killed after making a tandem jump in Northern California, authorities said.

The 2016 election has put Muslims at the center of the American political debate.

An emotional Alex Rodriguez announces he is saying goodbye to Major League Baseball.

Alex Rodriguez's turbulent career as one of baseball's most talented and polarizing sluggers appears to be over.

Alex Rodriguez announced Sunday he will be retiring from playing baseball and will become an adviser to the New York Yankees. See images from Rodriguez's life and career.

Twenty-four people attending a music festival in Ohio were hospitalized Saturday from drug overdoses, according to the Richland County Sheriff's office.

"I Love Lucy" fans finally have a statue that can properly honor Lucille Ball.

A fence collapsed during rapper Snoop Dogg's concert in New Jersey, leaving 42 people injured as fans spilled over the ledge, authorities said.

Venus Williams' hopes of winning another Olympic gold medal now rest in the women's doubles after the veteran tennis star lost her opening singles match at the Rio Games on Saturday.

Legendary Louisiana clarinetist Pete Fountain died Saturday morning in New Orleans, his son-in-law Benny Harrell said. He was 86.

Support for the only black volunteer firefighter in an upstate New York town continues to pour in after he lost his home to suspected arson within days of receiving a letter containing racial slurs.

Melanie Fernandez didn't expect to be wearing long-sleeved shirts in the scorching heat of a South Florida summer.

An Uber ride usually earns driver Ellis Hill less than $20, but one fateful pickup has given the Philadelphia father a life-changing plane ticket.

In most campaign seasons, the days following the conventions are counted on to provide a bit of a breather ahead of the sprint to Election Day. But 2016 is a different beast -- and Donald Trump a unique candidate. This past week delivered a volume of political attacks, zingers, morality plays and controversies unseen in modern politics.

WikiLeaks on Saturday walked back a claim made by its founder, Julian Assange, that it was "working on" obtaining Donald Trump's undisclosed tax returns.

It's one more historic barrier President Barack Obama has shattered.

A rare copy of a Superman comic book sold for nearly $1 million this week.

A day at the pool was anything but a day of relaxation for a young mom from Kansas City.