As legend has it, coffee was born in Yemen when a Sufi brewed the beverage to fuel his late-night devotions.
Guns drawn, Iranian intelligence agents rushed into the apartment of a Washington Post reporter and his journalist wife in Tehran.
The U.S. economy likely maintained a brisk pace of growth in the fourth quarter, driven by an acceleration in consumer and business spending, which could set...
The dollar took another beating on Thursday after two of Donald Trump's top cabinet members talked down the currency and hinted at a more belligerent trade...
President Donald Trump's administration Wednesday escalated its battle with "sanctuary cities" that protect illegal immigrants from deportation.
In October, a five-year-old company called Ripple boasted that it was one of America’s “most valuable start-ups … after Uber, Airbnb, Palantir and WeWork.”
The governor of California once again denied parole Friday for Leslie Van Houten, the youngest follower of murderous cult leader Charles Manson who blamed...
Canadian Prime Minister will visit three major US cities next month to bolster support for NAFTA as negotiators revising the trade pact tackle major...
US Justice Department will ask the Supreme Court to overturn a lower court ruling that blocked to end a program that protects hundreds of thousands of...
Pope Francis expressed “pain and shame” Tuesday over a sexual abuse scandal in the Catholic Church in Chile, seeking forgiveness for a crisis that has scarred...
General Motors is seeking approval from US regulators for an autonomous vehicle with no steering wheel or pedals, the automaker announced Friday.
The ride-sharing company Uber confirmed Thursday that it had technology to shield company data when law enforcement raided its offices outside the U.S.
U.S. stocks fell for the first time this year as investors assessed the prospects for corporate earnings, while the dollar strengthened after three straight...
With new options and conveniences, there’s never been a better time for shoppers.
The arrival of the new year in California brought with it broad legalization of marijuana, a much-anticipated change that comes two decades after the state...
From spectacular fireworks in Hong Kong and Australia to a huge LED lightshow at the world's tallest building in Dubai, a look at how revelers around the...
In a hot housing market, the value of all U.S. homes soared to a record this year, as did the monthly payments by renters, online real estate giant Zillow...
A clutch of high-profile legal cases over responsibility for the effects of climate change will be fought out in courtrooms next year as claims stack up...
Apple Inc. defrauded iPhone users by slowing devices without warning to compensate for poor battery performance, according to eight lawsuits filed in various...
Three large U.S. cities have filed a federal lawsuit against the Defense Department, saying many service members who are disqualified from gun ownership...