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A jury convicted a British national for his role in hostage-takings that took roughly two dozen Westerners captive a decade ago, resulting in the deaths of four Americans, three of whom were beheaded.

Joe Kahn, the incoming executive editor at The New York Times, is replacing a newspaper legend — while facing challenges to traditional hierarchies from a younger generation of journalists.

Cities across the northeast are seeing a spike in complaints about rats. With high-tech traps and carbon monoxide gas, the Boston area is taking on its growing problem.

Prosecutors say the man targeted a political group, worked with an unnamed candidate for local office in 2017, offering campaign finance, and interfered with elections in 2019. Representatives from Uhuru movement say the FBI raided their center Friday.

The action would speed up projects to clear underbrush to protect the world's largest trees from the increasing threat of wildfires.

A new report from Greenpeace found that people may be putting plastic into recycling bins — but almost none of it is actually being recycled. Meanwhile, plastic production is ramping up.

Paradise Tattoo’s global clientele has shown its support as its owners search for a new location for their business.

The U.S., Japan, India, South Korea, Taiwan and Italy have announced testing requirements for passengers from China.

Matthew Burnett wanted his clothing line to be "Made in the USA." But he decided it was too difficult to find information on U.S. manufacturers. So Burnett and his business partners created Maker's Row, a website where people who design things can find people who make things.

Donald Trump's latest controversial comments are stealing the spotlight in the presidential campaign — leaving many in his party worried about his prospects against Hillary Clinton.

The debate over a proposed $700 billion bailout of the nation's financial system has intensified. Lawmakers, including Ohio Sen. Sherrod Brown, say they want answers to how the situation became so dire. Brown says there's going to be no blank check.

Colorado voters legalized psychedelic mushrooms last November. Rules are being written for licensing their therapeutic use. Meanwhile, therapists are offering treatments in a legal grey area.

William H. Gass' fiction has been a secret handshake among brainy readers for years. Critics universally adored The Tunnel, his 1995 opus, even though it was nearly impossible to read. With Middle C, Gass has given us another dense, suffocating novel about language and the self.

Analysis of the deal to avoid a government shutdown, including reaction from the White House.

Billie Eilish, Fall Out Boy, Nile Rodgers, Cyndi Lauper, Lorde, Sia, Diplo and Chappell Roan are among the signatories of an open letter urging a Senate committee to support the Fans First Act.

Bitterly frigid air spilled into the Midwest from Canada on Friday and several states were under advisories as forecasters warned of wind chills down to minus 30 degrees through Sunday morning.

The current guidance advises five days of isolation. Unnamed health officials have indicated that this guidance may soon go away, a move that troubles public health experts.

Hillsborough would also get a disc golf course as the Florida Department of Environmental Protection detailed its vision for all of the state parks.

President Trump tried to woo Black voters, but the pandemic has compounded an already difficult proposition. Still, in key cities such as Milwaukee, Trump's field offices are back to work.

A 60-year-old architect from Long Island accused of killing multiple women has been charged in additional murders that took place in 1993 and 2003. Here's what to know about the decade-long investigation.

Does talking to a cute stranger make your palms sweat? Confidence coach Regina Bonds offers advice on to how to put yourself out there, including how to show interest without coming off as creepy.

Four to 8 inches of rain is likely between Sunday and Friday across the Tampa Bay region, according to a forecast from the National Weather Service.

Yoko the swell shark was born in a habitat of all-female sharks who hadn't seen a male in years. The aquarium has two possible explanations — and hopes to get confirmation in the coming months.

The massive surge of water sent sewage into at least six waterways.

A pause on the release of $2 billion in foreign aid could affect the government's longest-running permanent program for international food assistance -- Food for Peace.