Pentagon to present plan to Congress for closing notorious Guantanamo Prison
Obama finally trying to make good on campaign promise, but faces major battle from Congress.
'Humming' sound in Pacific Ocean linked to fish migration or farting says expert
Billions of small fish in diurnal trip may be adding 'rush hour' sound to sea, says marine biologist.
Villages in India ban mobile phones for girls and young women
Phones 'distract' females from housework and their families, say patriarchal village councils.
Ted Cruz axes spokesman for issuing misleading video challenging rival Marco Rubio's faith
His credibility attacked, Cruz takes action to underscore his campaign's 'integrity standards'
Hollywood is 'straight, white and male' says University of Southern California diversity study
Minorities, women, LGBT face an 'epidemic of invisibility' in movies and on TV, research has found.
Pope Francis calls for worldwide ban on death penalty
"Thou shalt not kill" applies to both the guilty and the innocent, Francis warns.
San Bernardino terror victims join FBI against Apple to access shooter's cell phone
Lawyer says his clients were 'targeted by terrorists' and need to know why.
Intact medieval ship hoisted from the depths of Dutch river
Researchers believe well preserved international trade ship was deliberately sunk to change river flow
Police unions call on members to boycott Beyonce's 'anti-cop' Formation tour after Black Panther tribute
We're not putting up with her' anti-police message,' says union leader in Miami where singer's Formation tour begins
Whistleblower Edward Snowden vows to return to the US 'if I can get a fair trial'
Former National Security Agency contractor plans to launch a public interest defence against treason charges.
California nixes 'safety goggles' and other new health regulations for porn stars
Porn actors, producers rail against 'big daddy' and new rules fail to pass
US moving military tanks and artillery into 'classified' Norwegian caves close to Russian border
Equipment will be used in upcoming military games as tensions grow between Russia and NATO.
US legal marijuana dealers burned by 70% federal tax rate
Feds still say pot is illegal, but looking forward to reaping big take from sales.
Student slave reenactment camps shut down in Michigan after complaints
ACLU steps in when parents tell of children 'sold' at auction, chased by teachers
Nova Scotia island to Yanks: Move here if Donald Trump wins
Women can get abortions, Muslims can roam freely and there are no border walls on Cape Breton.
Space archaeologist Sarah Parcak appeals to public to help find ancient sites on satellite images
Amateur sleuths can scan the Earth from their computers or phone apps in scientific hunt for ruins.
Los Angeles hospital paid $17,000 to hackers to get back control of its computer system
Bitcoin payment was quickest way to return to normal from chilling healthcare hack, says official.
Celeb selfies in emergency blankets don't float at Ai Weiwei's life-jacket refugee exhibit
Berlin officials call celebrity event 'obscene,' but some Ai Weiwei supporters say that was the point.
Kanye West has epic meltdown backstage on audio tape at Saturday Night Live
He claims he's 50% more influential than 'any other human,' even Picasso, Kubrick and the Apostle Paul.
Two Hollywood police partners charged with repeatedly raping four women while on duty
James Nichols and Luis Valenzuela threatened women with more narcotics charges if they didn't have sex.
Shocking new Russian ad: 'Smoking kills more than Obama'
Moscow mayor aide says ad is not legit and will be removed but liberal Russian MP 'disgusted.'
Hijarbie is the new hijab Barbie Muslim girls can relate to and she's an Istagram hit
Hijarbie is a modest doll who echews skimpy clothes, says creator Haneefah Adam.
US health officials launch investigation into Silicon Valley 'suicide contagion'
CDC probing suicide cluster and 'echo cluster' at Palo Alto high school in California.
Hijacked Jeb Bush web site redirects to Donald Trump for president
That was never our site anyway, insists Bush campaign spokesman.
US Fifa indictments linked to football match-fixing probe
Agents seeking dirt on fixed matches follow trails to other corruption, bribes and tax evasion
China warns of 'serious consequences' if US names Washington plaza after dissident Liu Xiaobo
Official calls proposal to rename area fronting Chinese embassy a 'political farce'
Ponzi schemer Bernie Madoff miffed by 'inaccuracies' in ABC series about his life
Madoff lists 'absurd' mistakes, describes himself as 'not one to turn the other cheek.'
Pregnant woman among 205 suspected Zika cases in American Samoa
Acting governor Lemanu Peleti Mauga has declared a Zika epidemic in the US territory.
US gives go ahead to first American factory in Cuba since revolution
Two-man Alabama company will open tractor plant to supply farmers in 2017.
More sizzling news: January 2016 hottest ever recorded
After hottest year ever, scorching first month of 2016 racks up scary biggest anomaly from norm