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Illinois Sen. Mark Kirk derided the military history of Rep. Tammy Duckworth's family during a Senate debate, questioning her ties to the American Revolution.

If you invade, don't expect our people to make it easy for you.

NBC has officially picked its next live musical and the show's star. But it didn't have to look far.

Shannen Doherty moved Chelsea Handler to tears.

If you think this election will be rigged, blame the United States Supreme Court.

Donald Trump's statement in the final Presidential debate that he would leave the nation in suspense over whether he would accept the election result is merely the most recent example of the narcissism that has marked his candidacy. But while some might be tempted to dismiss such remarks as simply bluster, their extremity and breadth reveal something fundamental -- and critical -- about how a President Trump might perform in office.

When Donald Trump Jr. noticed a stalled car on the road Thursday while traveling between campaign stops in Mesa, Arizona, he hopped out of his vehicle to lend a helping hand.

The UN World Food Programme fears "an entire generation could be crippled by hunger" as the food crisis in war-torn Yemen grows worse.

A tea vendor in Pakistan struck a modeling contract after his picture went viral on the Internet.

When it comes to architectural innovation, some of the most significant changes to urban skylines over the past half-century have occurred in Asia.

Sgt. Kenneth Steil was a cop in a tough area, and his death was a heartbreaking loss to his family, the police department, and this city struggling to recover.

Pigs at family-friendly fairs are responsible for infecting children with a type of swine flu not previously seen in humans, according to a report published by Thursday by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Behold Trumpkin the giant pumpkin! Jeanne Moos reports Trumpkin meets Clintkin in the political pumpkin patch.

Did you hear the one about how Lindsay Lohan wants to help refugees in Turkey via an energy drink?

Dozens of children were forced to spend the night in a partially demolished migrant camp in Calais after French authorities failed to find them a safe space to stay, aid groups said Friday.

So much for the honeymoon period. Republicans promise years of probes and blocked nominees.

One woman's allegations of sexual assault against a University of Wisconsin student led to multiple charges based on claims from five women

Four-year-old Norah Wood of Augusta, Georgia, went with her mother to the grocery store to buy some birthday cupcakes. She ended up changing a life.

The daughter of a New York City man who died after he was put in a police chokehold blasted Hillary Clinton's campaign Thursday when WikiLeaks revealed email conversations about using her father's death to protest gun violence.

Alex Simon believes Chipotle fired him for refusing to participate in, what he calls, its "shady practices."