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A 5.6 magnitude earthquake struck Saturday morning near Pawnee, Oklahoma, and rattled through at least six surrounding states in the US heartland, according to the US Geological Survey.

US President Barack Obama met with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan Sunday while in China for the G20 summit, reassuring him that the US remained intent on helping bring plotters of July's coup attempt to justice.

Tropical Storm Hermine drenched the Carolinas as it churned toward the East Coast, knocking down trees and causing blackouts as the holiday weekend kicked off.

The search for two American climbers who went missing while attempting to scale one of the highest peaks in northern Pakistan has been called off, a family spokesman said.

A police officer was killed when gunfire erupted as he pursued a suspect on foot in southern New Mexico, authorities said.

NFL legend Lawrence Taylor is arrested in Florida and charged with driving under the influence, the Florida Highway Patrol says.

Patty and Jerry Wetterling recall the night their 11-year-old son Jacob was abducted in 1989.

A subdued Donald Trump on Saturday directly addressed a largely African-American audience for the first time as a presidential candidate, delivering a warmly received message of unity that focused on fixing economic hardship in the black community.

Republican vice presidential nominee Mike Pence says he will release his tax returns next week, drawing a stark contrast with his running mate, Donald Trump, who has refused to release them until an Internal Revenue Service audit is completed.

Hurricane Hermine hit Florida's Gulf Coast on Thursday, September 1. It hit the Carolinas as a tropical storm and has since weakened.

Growing gun violence has created a sense of hopelessness in Chicago, a prominent priest and community activist told CNN.

Fred Hellerman, a singer and composer who was the last surviving member of the iconic and influential folk music quartet the Weavers, has died.

After boarding up windows and filling sandbags, residents took shelter Thursday night as Hurricane Hermine bore down on the Sunshine State's Panhandle region.

Former Stanford University swimmer Brock Turner is scheduled for early release from jail Friday after serving three months of a six-month sentence for sexually assaulting an unconscious woman.

It isn't exactly a squid pro quo, but scientists are naming a new fish after President Barack Obama partly as a way to say thanks for his decision last month to create a new protected area off the Hawaiian coast.

Hillary Clinton's email scandal roared back to life Friday after the FBI released a report detailing her interview with investigators.

Henry Kissinger and George Shultz announced Friday that they will not be backing either major party candidate in the 2016 race, saying they'd prefer to focus on working across party lines to improve America's standing in the world.

Events in Latin America typically garner little attention in the United States. But from Brazil to Venezuela, from Colombia to Cuba, an avalanche of important stories has helped the region pierce the shield of indifference to find a place in the headlines.