Fort McMurray, a Canadian Oil Boom Town, Is Left in Ashes

Evacuees from the wildfire taking refuge at the Bold Center in Lac La Biche, Alberta, 137 miles south of Fort McMurray, on Saturday. ...

Christie to lead Trump White House transition team

Donald Trump has tapped Chris Christie to lead his transition team, which would prepare the political neophyte turned presumptive GOP...

North Carolina governor leads lawsuit over LGBT rights

© Marti Maguire  Protesters march to show their opposition against what they called 'Hate Bill 2,' which they urged lawmakers to ...

Malia Obama headed to Harvard, will take gap year first

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama's eldest daughter Malia will attend Harvard University in the fall of 2017 after tak...

Colombia arrests top Peruvian crime lord 'Snail'

© Provided by AFP  Colombian National Police chief Jorge Nieto said that crime lord Gerson Galvez would be handed over to Peruvian author...

Kentucky Confederate monument to be removed after 120 years

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A Confederate monument will be removed from a spot near the University of Louisville campus where it has stood since 189...

Chemical leak from derailed CSX train car has been contained, officials say

A chemical leak on a derailed CSX train has been contained, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowswer said Sunday morning. The CSX train derailed Su...