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American shot putter Nelson took home silver at the Athens 2004 Games. Years later, he was told he was the real champion.

Farewell, Jade Rabbit and thanks for the memories. Fans of China's first unmanned lunar rover, which had an active social media presence, said their goodbyes this week.

Two people were killed and 20 others are missing after one of two major bridges on a highway connecting the Indian cities of Mumbai and Goa collapsed over the swollen Savitri River.

The city of Orlando is discussing with the owners of the Pulse nightclub the possibility of buying the property and turning the site of the deadliest massacre in modern U.S. history into a memorial, spokeswomen for both parties said Wednesday.

Colton Harris-Moore, the "Barefoot Bandit, who gained a large Facebook following and snagged a movie deal after a crime spree, is about to be freed from prison.

Libertarian presidential nominee Gary Johnson and his running mate, Bill Weld, came out swinging Wednesday against their major party rivals: Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton.

Former Rep. Steve LaTourette died Wednesday of pancreatic cancer at the age of 62.

Donald Trump campaigned in two Florida cities Wednesday without addressing growing public health concerns over an outbreak of locally borne Zika infections in the state.

Hillary Clinton has widened her lead over Donald Trump to 10 points in the wake of the Democratic convention, according to a new national poll.

The Murdochs are sidestepping many of the questions swirling around Fox News in the wake of Roger Ailes' resignation. But they're being clear about one thing: Fox will retain Ailes' conservative view of the world.

Bitfinex has halted trading, deposits and withdrawals of Bitcoin in the aftermath of a hacking, prompting a plunge in the price of the digital currency.

With just hours to spare, the Nigerian Olympic football team will travel to Brazil on Thursday to make its match against Japan in Manaus.

Donald Trump said Wednesday during a campaign rally here that he met with the families of six service members who were killed in combat.

The flooded park in northeastern India was home to 70% of species' population.

Progressive sentiment will find a more natural home in Gary Johnson's libertarianism than in the Democratic candidacy of Hillary Clinton, writes Matt Zwolinski.

In his "Greetings from Mars" series, photographer Julien Mauve imagines life as a tourist on the Red Planet -- selfie-stick and all.

When it comes to investing in the stock market, Warren Buffett said he trusts a monkey to make a better pick than Donald Trump -- whose company's stock lost 90 cents on the dollar when it was traded publicly.

Boko Haram reportedly has a new leader who has assured an ISIS interviewer the group would not be targeting Muslims.

Americans should not ask why black people and their allies are demonstrating in the streets, but why more people have not yet joined them, writes Peniel Joseph.

Even with losses mounting, Tesla and CEO Elon Musk are doubling down on big bets.