Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has fired most of the governors in the occupied West Bank

By Andrew MacAskill LONDON China will temporarily pause plans to build a new embassy in London, in a

Three French police were charged Thursday over a 27-year-old man's death during nationwide rioting earlier this summer, prosecutors said, an uncommon instance of officers facing...

Renowned gambler Billy Walters writes in his book that Phil Mickelson wagered more than $1 billion in the last 30 years

More Americans are failing to make payments on their credit cards and auto loans, another sign of rising financial pressure on consumers.

The yen fell to the weakest against the euro since 2008 on Thursday, extending losses after tame US

Calls to implement tougher ethics standards on Supreme Court justices are likely to be stirred again following the publication of a new report about Clarence Thomas' lifestyle, though sources in both parties say there's no chance that Congress will pass new legislation.

Pennsylvania state police say five people died when a recreational vehicle blew a tire on an interstate highway, crossed the median and collided head-on with a tractor-trailer

By Jonathan Oatis Wildfires on Hawaii's Maui island and Big Island have killed dozens of people, forced thousands

Catastrophic wildfires are raging across the Hawaiian island of Maui. See what the region looked like before and after the fires.

The rate of price growth rose to 3.2% in July but analysts said the underlying picture showed progress.

A federal judge says the airline twisted his words and failed to comply with his court order.