Brazilian military police on Tuesday killed the main leader of a drug trafficking group in a Rio de Janeiro favela as well as two other suspected criminals, authorities said.

The United Nations' top humanitarian official blasted Israel on Tuesday for ''deliberately and unashamedly'' imposing inhumane conditions on Palestinians, including the risk of famine — one of the ...

Two South Carolina legislators have requested an investigation into the state's firing squad execution last month after lawyers for the inmate said his autopsy showed the shots nearly missed his heart ...

Dan Seavey, who helped organize the first Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race and whose son and grandson have each won the famous Alaska race multiple times, has died. He was 87.

ESPN said Tuesday that its new all-encompassing streaming service will take on a familiar name — ESPN — and launch in September at an initial price of $29.99 per month.

The president of Mali's transitional government signed a decree Tuesday dissolving political parties amid a backdrop of pro-democracy opposition, a minister in the government announced.

The first day of practice for the 109th Indianapolis 500 has been delayed by rain, causing a disruption to Tuesday's schedule at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

A resentencing hearing for the Menendez brothers is underway, offers chance of parole for 1989 murders of their parents.

Three years after Joe Biden's cursory greeting with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Donald Trump luxuriated in an extravagant royal welcome as he arrived in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday. Concerns about ...

Meanwhile, the administration has repeatedly denied federal aid to disaster-stricken regions, arguing that states should lead response efforts. This earned a rebuke from Republicans in Arkansas, who ...

Justin Thomas has positioned himself to turn back the clock at the PGA Championship. The resurgent Thomas returns to Quail Hollow this week looking to recapture some of the magic from his first major ...

Only a few Capitol riot defendants remained jailed after President Donald Trump issued mass pardons to supporters who joined a mob's attack on Jan. 6, 2021. A trial for one of them — a military ...