Two explosions rocked a container terminal in northern China late Wednesday, killing at least 13 people and injuring hundreds as the blasts shot massive fireballs high above the city's skyscrapers.
The list of women accusing comedian Bill Cosby of sexual assault grew Wednesday as two actresses and a former airline attendant added to the lurid allegations.
Russia and NATO have been staging military exercises designed to confront a threat from the other, raising the danger of an accidental collision or misunderstanding that could provoke actual war, European security analysts warn.
Kim Kardashian's prescription drug flap with the FDA is the latest case of celebrities running into promotional problems on social media.
Rory McIlroy says he will continue to play soccer when he's not golfing, even if he nearly broke his ankle while playing a game with friends in Northern Ireland on July 4.
A Los Angeles Superior Court judge Wednesday opened the door for Bryce Dixon's possible return to USC's football team by putting his expulsion from the university on hold.
Former President Carter has cancer that has spread to multiple parts of his body, he announced Wednesday.
The Los Angeles City Council unanimously agreed Wednesday to spend $15 million to settle a lawsuit brought by the family of a teen who was paralyzed in a police shooting, struck with a single shot after an officer said he mistook a pellet gun for a real firearm.
After five years of eluding prosecution on sexual assault accusations and an extradition warrant from the United States, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is about to see Sweden's ability to prosecute him on three of the four allegations expire under the statute of limitations.
Spend a few minutes talking to linebacker Anthony Sarao, and it's easy to see, he brings a flair of New Jersey personality to the USC football team.
NBCUniversal has made $200-million equity investment in digital publisher Vox Media, the companies announced Wednesday.
J.J. Abrams may not be bringing anything new from "Star Wars: Episode VII -- The Force Awakens" to Disney's D23 in Anaheim this weekend, but fans still have reason to celebrate. The film has released a handful of new images in the new issue of Entertainment Weekly, but they're mostly of Jar Jar...
