Hang onto those stocking-stuffer lottery tickets. The Mega Millions jackpot has surpassed $1 billion after no ticket matched all six numbers drawn on Christmas Eve. That means the estimated ...

The organizer of a Christmas fair in southern Mexico was assassinated at his city’s holiday event, authorities said late Tuesday. The governor of the southern state of Guerrero ...

The fate of President-elect Donald Trump’s Cabinet is still unclear after Republican senators spent much of December ...

Pakistan’s airstrikes on eastern Afghanistan killed 46 people, mostly women and children, a Taliban government official said ...

Pilgrims lined up early Wednesday to walk through the great Holy Door at the entrance of St. Peter’s Basilica, as Christmas ...

Russia launched a massive missile and drone barrage targeting Ukraine’s energy infrastructure on Wednesday, striking a thermal power plant and prompting Ukrainians to ...

Shares slipped in Tokyo and Shanghai on Wednesday, two of only a handful of world markets open on Christmas day. Oil prices ...

As the U.S. Census Bureau gets public feedback about how it should tally people into new race and ethnicity groups, the ...

Frustration is mounting as changes to the Intracoastal Bridge are causing headaches for drivers. Traffic is being rerouted ...

On Christmas Eve in Baton Rouge, many mark the holiday by embracing family togetherness and having fun.   Experienced skaters and novices take to the ice at the ...

Qurrata Ayuni, a 28-year-old survivor of the earthquake and tsunami that devastated her hometown two decades ago, has ...

A Hawaii crime boss who died in federal detention this month was killed by an opioid overdose, Honolulu’s medical examiner ...