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"Buckle up" was the advice Vice President-elect Mike Pence gave Hill Republicans about the hectic pace ahead for Capitol Hill's first 100 days in 2017.

A new labor law that took effect in France on Sunday gives employees the "right to disconnect" from email, smartphones and other electronic leashes once their working day has ended.

Incoming White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer discusses that CIA's report about alleged Russian hacking, stating that jumping to conclusions before final report is "irresponsible."

A good birth story is an enduring piece of family lore that can be trotted out time and time again for birthdays, embarrassing wedding speeches and any given lull at holiday dinners.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said that his country is close to testing an intercontinental ballistic missile.

A member of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir quit because she does not want to sing at the inauguration for President-elect Donald Trump.

In Istanbul's horrific New Year terror attack the message is clear: 2017 has begun, expect more of the same to come.

The political tumult that rocked the world in 2016 might be an appetizer for 2017.

A timelapse shows heavy air pollution enveloping the Chinese capital in just 20 minutes.

SpaceX rockets may return to flight as early as Sunday, according to the company.

For the first time in the United States, New York City issued a birth certificate reading "intersex" in the gender field.

For the first time in the United States, New York City issued a birth certificate reading "intersex" in the gender field.

What's worse than having your home burglarized? Helplessly watching it happen live on your phone.

Donald Trump has fans in Iraqi Kurdistan. One businessman has named his restaurant Trump Fish. And a soldier named his baby after the US President-elect.

A couple watches live as two people storm in and rob their house in Kansas City, Missouri.

The author of a decades-old biography critical of Donald Trump says the President-elect asked him to leave a Trump-owned Florida golf course Friday, alleging his presence was "inappropriate."

Cologne's chief of police has rejected criticism over accusations that officers used racial profiling while conducting identification checks on New Year's Eve.

Finland has started a radical experiment: It's giving 2,000 citizens a guaranteed income, with funds that keep flowing whether participants work or not.

In San Jose, Costa Rica, sex workers are being given support to help them off the streets.

Twin boys in Arizona were born in different years. One was born at 11:51 p.m. on New Year's Eve and the other at 12:01 a.m. on New Year's Day.