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Deputies say a wife thought her husband was having an affair when she found a 22-year-old woman wearing his pajamas. Turns out the woman was just hiding from the law.

More than 1,000 angry shepherds broke through police lines into the grounds of Romania's Parliament Tuesday to protest a law that regulates the number of sheepdogs they can use and bans them from grazing sheep during...

Activists on Tuesday accused Nigeria's military of killing hundreds upon hundreds, perhaps as many as 1,000, Shiite Muslims in just three days in what the country's top human rights protector is calling "a massacre,".

A Russian space capsule carrying three astronauts from the United States, Britain and Russia has blasted off for the International Space Station.

China, Egypt and Iran top the list of the world's leading jailers of journalists in a new annual report by the New York-based Committee to Protect Journalists. Eritrea, Ethiopia and Turkey also figured prominently on...

The latest news on developments in the Syrian conflict. All times local:

The United States and Russia need to find "common ground" to end Syria's civil war and restore stability in eastern Ukraine, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said Tuesday.

The VIP audience at "The Force Awakens" world premiere began cheering from the moment the movie's first words appeared on screen, with special enthusiasm for the return of Han Solo and Chewbacca after a 32-year hiatus.

By The Associated Press Howard Stern is staying with Sirius XM for at least another five years.

Charleston fire crews are responding to a structure fire downtown.

Prosecutors say it would have taken just two clicks for Officer William Porter to save Freddie Gray's life: one click to buckle him into the back of a transport van and another click of his police radio to call for...

Texas Sen. Ted Cruz enters Tuesday's Republican presidential debate with a burst of momentum, a robust campaign infrastructure, and a target on his back.

By BRADY McCOMBS Associated Press Parts of Arizona more accustomed to sunshine and clear skies will see freezing temperatures this week that come with warnings not to leave pets or sensitive plants outside.

While big-city jails get most of the attention, lockups in small and medium-sized counties have actually driven the overall explosion in the U.S. inmate population, according to a new analysis of 45 years of jail statistics.

Killing time hours before kickoff at the New York Giants' hotel, Eli Manning plotted a play he wanted to try against the Miami Dolphins.

Seattle has been seen as a leader on workers' rights with moves that include gradually raising the minimum wage and requiring most employers to provide paid sick leave.

U.S. consumer prices were unchanged in November, as declines in energy and food costs offset increases in airline fares and medical care.

Valeant Pharmaceuticals has a new distribution deal with Walgreens, sending shares of the beleaguered drug company up sharply before the opening bell.

France's competition regulator has fined 20 package delivery companies, including the French operations of FedEx and DHL, a total of 672 million euros ($740 million) for colluding on price increases over a period of...

Shares in Portuguese bank Banif on Tuesday halted their recent steep fall after its chairman gave assurances there were no plans to close the troubled financial institution.

3M is lowering its full-year earnings forecast, citing continued slow growth of the global economy.

German investor confidence has risen for the second consecutive month amid growing optimism the country can meet a series of challenges, including the arrival of some 1 million asylum seekers.

European stock markets recovered a large chunk of their recent losses Tuesday while oil prices bounced back from multi-year lows, in further volatile trading ahead of an expected interest rate hike from the U.S. Federal...

The World Health Organization says it hopes a cease-fire in Yemen will allow for deliveries of needed medical aid into the war-torn country.

The spokesman for Ukraine's president on Tuesday upbraided the country's interior minister and the Odessa governor for a water-throwing and insult-laced clash during a meeting of the National Reform Council.