Tens of thousands of people have attended a mass rally in Iraq to cheer the cessation of US troop movements in the country.

The celebration rally was organized by Iraq's Hezbollah movement to...

Police in Washington have closed down a large camping area containing members of the "Occupy" movement.

The encampment, one of the biggest protest areas in the United States, was only a few blocks...

Voting is underway in the western U.S. state of Nevada's Republican presidential caucuses, with members of the party choosing the candidate they want to see take on President Barack Obama in...

Then US president John F. Kenendy took the virginity of a White House intern in a side room a few feet away from where staffers were drinking at an after-work party, the Daily Mail Sunday quoted a...

A group of congressmen has sought the US citizenship for jailed Pakistani doctor Shakeel Afridi, who helped the CIA track down and kill former al-Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden last year in his...

Former Massachusetts governor and the 2012 White House contender Mitt Romney secured his third victory of the GOP primary season, as television networks declared him the winner of Nevada's...

Sam Arora is a Maryland state Delegate, Aaron "Ronnie" Chatterji served on President Barack Obama's Council of Economic Advisors (CEA) and Hari Kondabalu is a rising comedy star just back from an...

Versatile US actor Ben Gazzara died in a New York hospital of pancreatic cancer, The New York Times said. He was 81.

A student at New York's legendary Actor's Studio where other Hollywood stars like...

A private in the U.S. Army is to face a court martial after leaking classified documents to WikiLeaks.

Private First Class Bradley Manning, 24, has been in prison since his arrest one-and-a-half...

CAIRO - Egyptian investigating judges on Sunday referred 43 NGO workers, including Sam LaHood and 18 other Americans, to trial before a criminal court. They stand accused of being involved in banned...

The labels used to describe Americans of African descent mark the movement of a people from the slave house to the White House. Today, many are resisting this progression by holding on to a name from...

LE ROY, New York  — State health officials have added three more names to a growing list of students in this working-class town who are experiencing mysterious tics and twitching, while...

Authorities have released the names of the three men who were arrested on Tuesday in Kendall after they attempted to flee from police in a stolen car only to be arrested minutes...

Julia Mancuso (above) followed up Lindsey Vonn's win on Saturday, marking the first time two American women have won World Cup races in consecutive days since...

Julia Mancuso, of the United States, celebrates after winning an alpine ski women's World Cup super-G, in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany on Sunday. (Giovanni Auletta/Associated...

NEW YORK — Recently a friend confided over dinner that her job was "killing" her. I was surprised. She is a director of a midsize nonprofit that is doing citizen diplomacy work in the...

Super Bowl . In 2008, the Giants ruined the Patriots' undefeated season with an upset victory in Super Bowl XLII. Who do you think will win Super Bowl 2012 on...

A genetic disorder that causes extremely high cholesterol levels at a young age strikes at 10 times the national rate in Maine's Lewiston-Auburn area. The Sun Journal of Lewiston says Sunday...

Authorities say 11 people have been arrested in Washington's McPherson Square since Park Police began clearing away tents from one of the nation's last remaining Occupy...

IRI logo CAIRO: At least 40 NGO workers in Egypt have been referred to a Cairo criminal court and have been charged with ';illegal funding of a civil society organization,'; judicial...

Can civil disobedience succeed in Egypt? CAIRO: Rocks and Molotov cocktails are not working in Egypt. The military and its police force respond with tear gas,...

MADISON, Wis.-Federal wildlife officials are planning a free ice fishing day for kids on the Upper Mississippi National Wildlife and Fish Refuge. Children between the ages of 6 and 13 will be allowed...

By msnbc.com staff and news services Nineteen U.S. citizens, including the son of U.S. transportation secretary Ray LaHood, have been referred for trial in Egypt in a dispute over the activities and...

It was the first time two different American women have won World Cup races on consecutive days since December 2006, when it was also Vonn and...

"That act of calling me African-American completely erased their history and the sacrifice and contributions it took to make me an author," said Morgan, a longtime U.S. citizen who calls...

Las Vegas . The Boomerang Effect has taken flight. The treason of American Congress seems to know no bounds, as it has submitted an urgent official request to the Secretary of Transportation to...

DEVELOPING -- Egyptian officials say 43 NGO workers, including 19 Americans, have been referred to trial before a criminal court for allegedly being involved in banned activity and illegally...

The decision on Sunday by investigating judges is likely to further sour relations between Egypt's military rulers and the United States, the Arab nation's chief western backer for more than 30...

The must-see list for the one-day visitor to New York -; especially the first-timer -; is mind-boggling. Don't fret; you'll return. We're assuming you're well aware of the major...

In October, Laura Zuniga, athletic and 5 feet 7 inches tall, posed sleekly for the paparazzi. She wore an alluring pink dress and, more importantly, the coveted crown of Miss Hispanic America. Just...

HOPE MILLS, N.C. -; North Carolina authorities say they used a stun gun on a woman motorist who blocked a McDonald's drive-thru for 20 minutes after employees refused to serve her because she...

February 5, 2012 In another example that we appear to be rapidly moving into a cashless society, Bank of America in California refused to accept cash for a mortgage payment. The manager of the bank...

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, who is on an official trip to Sofia Sunday, has met Bulgarian President Rosen Plevneliev. Details from the meeting have not emerged, as Clinton has already...

Legislative and regulatory compliance, plan design, financing and strategy issues related to managing employee benefit plans, primarily health care and retirement...

>Editor's note: CNN contributor Bob Greene is a bestselling author whose books include "Late Edition: A Love Story" and "Once Upon a Town: The Miracle of the North Platte Canteen. "(CNN) -- If...

Panama City - A group of indigenous protesters has blockaded the Pan-American Highway in Panama for days to protest the recent approval of mines and reservoirs in their...

SYDNEY  — Award-winning American cinematographer Mike deGruy and Australian television writer-producer Andrew Wight have died in a helicopter crash in eastern Australia, their employer...

By Madhusree Chatterjee, New Delhi, Feb 5 : Social realities, tragedies, life's profound truths, cynicism, laughter, theatre and puppets made of objects daily used come together in leading...

Extreme security measures have been implemented by Bulgarian authorities during the Sunday visit of US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to Bulgarian capital Sofia. Clinton arrived in Sofia around...

Current US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's Sunday visit will be her second, both times without her husband Bill Clinton. Her first visit was almos 14 years ago, during 1998, in her...

Breaking news: When it came to the collapse of the bubble that touched off the 2008 meltdown of the U.S. economy, the Federal Reserve was a placid herd of clueless blockheads. Less than two years...