The Latest on Tropical Storm Hermine, which forecasters say could make landfall as a hurricane in Florida: (all times local): 8 a.m.: Residents in some low-lying communities of Florida are being asked to evacuate as Tropical Storm Hermine takes aim at the state.
Some 6,000 people in Angola and Democratic Republic of Congo may be infected with yellow fever, six times the number of confirmed cases, but no new infections have been found since July 12, an "extremely positive" trend, the World Health Organization said on Wednesday.
The nation's top housing official is proposing lowering the level of lead that must be detected in children's blood before triggering federal action to clean up the homes where they live.
Opposition activists say warplanes have carried out several airstrikes in Syria's Hama, killing at least 25 people, amid a lightning advance by insurgents on government-controlled areas of the central province.
Europe's Rosetta spacecraft has analyzed pristine samples of dust from the comet it orbits, characterizing five tantalizing dust grains whose structure offers surprising insight into the formation of comets and objects in the early solar system.
Swiss federal prosecutors say they are conducting an "ongoing operation" in an investigation of the 2006 World Cup organizing committee as part of a wider probe of corruption linked to FIFA.
Turkey's state-run news agency says one Turkish soldier was killed and one wounded after Kurdish militants shot at security forces during a military operation in the southeastern province of Siirt.
On a recent afternoon, the lobby of one of Mogadishu's most popular hotels was nearly empty, a stark contrast to the days when one could hardly find a seat.
As the new season kicks off there are three particular Nittany Lions to keep an eye on during the game with Kent State.Excitement is in the air as head coach James Franklin and his Penn State Nittany Lions get ready to embark on the journey that is the 2016 college football season. Up first is a n...
Clemson football head coach Dabo Swinney is encouraging Tiger fans to wear white to the season opener against Auburn in their orange-out efforts.It's the most important question we've been asked this week.As a matter of fact, we've had more inquiries about this than the game its...
Archaeologists in Berlin have unearthed a large number of human bones from a site close to where Nazi scientists carried out research on body parts of death camp victims sent to them by sadistic SS doctor Josef Mengele.