The UN Security Council has authorized a larger, 5,550-member "Gang Suppression Force" to combat escalating gang violence in Haiti. The resolution, co-sponsored by the US and Panama, grants expanded powers,…

Forensic tests have confirmed human remains found on a remote Washington mountain are those of Travis Decker, a former soldier wanted for the murder of his three young daughters. Decker's…

Mortgage rates experienced their largest weekly decline in a year, dropping to 6.35% for a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage. This decrease, the lowest since October, follows a period of rates above…

The world's largest iceberg, A23A, is rapidly breaking apart into smaller pieces. Initially the size of Rhode Island, it has shrunk to the size of Houston and is expected to…

Two wildfires in Colorado and California have burned over 237,000 acres. The Lee Fire in Colorado, fueled by drought and strong winds, has prompted evacuations near Meeker. The Gifford Fire…