The 11 million Americans who receive Social Security disability face steep benefit cuts next year, the government said Wednesday, handing lawmakers a fiscal and political crisis in the middle of a presidential campaign.

When Barack Obama visited Kenya for the first time nearly 30 years ago, he was astonished that an airport worker recognized his last name.

Reports of a lion roaming the streets on Milwaukee's north side have neighbors on edge.

The weather in Washington, D.C., and Berlin, Germany, has been pretty similar recently. There is one striking difference between the two capitals, though: Whereas many Americans would probably never consider living or working in buildings without a...

On a sweltering afternoon this month, a nun in a full habit cut the grass at a convent in rural McHenry County while neighbors mowed their lawns in a subdivision across the street, the roar of their engines blending in the country air.

Six people were wounded in separate shootings Wednesday, police said.

Sen. John McCain said Monday Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump doesn't need to apologize to him for remarks about his long captivity in Vietnam, but should tell veterans and their families that he's sorry.

At least 10 people were killed or found dead under suspicious circumstances since 3 p.m. Friday afternoon across Chicago.

If some of your married coworkers seem a bit distracted this morning, they may be following news that the online infidelity site Ashley Madison has been hacked.

Greek banks opened their doors Monday for the first time in over three weeks, a move the government hopes will help the economy get back to normal following a period dominated by fears over the country's future in the euro.