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The instinct to help an overheated animal can backfire, wildlife experts warn. Here's what to do -- and what to leave to the professionals.

The Supreme Court on Monday granted presidents wide-ranging authority to fire senior officials over policy differences, but said some limits must be observed.

The Israeli government has approved a proposal to designate the mass extermination of Armenian Christians in the Ottoman Empire during World War I as a genocide.

The National Association of Manufacturers told the Environmental Protection Agency that recently proposed changes to Clean Air Act regulations would remove bureaucratic hurdles for basic construction jobs for new and upgraded factories.

Five people were killed in a shooting on Monday at a youth welfare facility in the northern German town of Stade, police said. Two people were arrested, including the suspected shooter.

President Trump said Monday that Iran requested a meeting in Qatar to resume peace talks after a volley of strikes near the Strait of Hormuz threatened to unravel the ceasefire in recent days.

President Trump's suggestion that Syria take over the fight against Hezbollah has been rejected by Damascus, alarmed Lebanon, and raised new questions about U.S. strategy in a region already on edge.

President Trump said Sunday said he will meet with D.C. Council member Janeese Lewis George, the likely future mayor of the District whom Mr. Trump described as a "communist."

Sonia Citron scored 32 points, including the basket that put her team ahead to stay with 21.4 seconds left, and the Washington Mystics held off the Portland Fire 124-123 on Sunday in four overtimes -- tying the longest game in WNBA history.

For America at large, the idea of delivering packages by drone is relatively new and exciting. For prison officials, however, it's long been a reality -- and a dangerous one at that.