A suicide bomber attacked a ceremony Wednesday hosted by Shiite rebels, killing at least 24 people and wounding 48.

Playing pranks is fun, except when you decide the NYPD needs to be a part of the joke.

Despite chilly temperatures and masses of New Year's Eve revelers, a number of anti-police brutality protesters have taken to the streets of New York.

NEW YORK — White Castle is offering a vegetarian version of its famous sliders, but they're not necessarily for dieters. The hamburger chain says it will offer the Veggie Slider for $0.99 each for a limited time at its 400 locations in 12 states. The...

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un gave a New Year's speech.

Searchers were racing "against time and weather" Thursday to recover the dead from the crash of AirAsia Flight 8501, with a window of good conditions slammed shut by another onslaught of wind and heavy rain. Seven bodies have been recovered from the ...

An appeals court in Egypt has ordered a retrial in the case of three Al Jazeera journalists convicted of spreading false news.

A member of the hacker group Lizard Squad, which took credit for taking down Sony's PlayStation Network and Microsoft's Xbox Live on Christmas, has been arrested by the UK police.

Myanmar and the United States topped the 2014 World Giving Index as the most charitable nations in the world.

At a time when at least one-third of American households have dropped landlines altogether, old-school phones are still "very important" to Americans at work. That's according to a new survey from the Pew Research Center that explores attitudes towar...

Spectacular displays in London, Edinburgh and Cardiff.

Here comes 2015. You know this is going to be your year. As such, you may also know that you’re going to leave your current job for an incredible new one. So, let’s get you prepared to make that transition graceful and smooth, shall we? Here are six ...

A passenger aboard AirAsia Flight 8501 became the first victim of the crash to be returned to her family Thursday, one of many painful reunions to come.

When it comes to keeping those pesky resolutions, your smartphone can actually be your best friend

Social news site Reddit has shared some of the stats from the year behind us. In 2014, it had 71 billion page views and 55 million posts.

The flu has reached epidemic levels in the U.S. this season according to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC). Statistics released this week, show that the influenza virus outbreak reached the epidemic threshold during the week ending Dec. 20. "At t...

Eat, drink and be sorry tomorrow -- New Year's resolutions don't begin until after the first hangover of the year, anyway.

Syrian President Bashar Assad visited troops near Damascus on New Year’s Eve, in a rare public appearance for the leader.

He founded Skiplagged, a site that takes advantage of "hidden city" ticketing.

Last year workers picked up 52.3 tons of trash.

Set the bar low -- really low -- for 2015.

The future is here, McFly.

Who had the latest bedtime on New Year's? Looking at you, Moscow.

An invisible wind funnel blew through part of the Rose Bowl fan area on Wednesday, tossing tents into the air and sending fans fleeing in all directions.

Start the 2015 off right -- with brunch.

Sorry, New York, Sydney and London -- Manila's fireworks dominated New Year's Eve celebrations.

Your move, Anna Kendrick.

Two young Italian aide workers who went missing in the Syrian city of Aleppo have appeared in a new video, urging their government to secure their release.

Last year a record number of Americans went hiking on Jan. 1.

Palin's Facebook post read: "May 2015 see every stumbling block turned into a stepping stone."