WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States has "operational information" that leads U.S. officials to believe Russian military aircraft hit a hospital while carrying out bombing raids in Syria, the State Department said on Thursday.
The latest in the odyssey of hundreds of thousands of people trekking across Europe in search of a new life: All times local.
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (Reuters) - A large asteroid that scientists only discovered this month will make a relatively close approach to Earth on Saturday, astronomers say, providing one of the best opportunities in years to gather data about a passing space rock.
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Tillman, the English bulldog who in 2009 set a Guinness World Record as the fastest skateboarding canine and starred in videos that demonstrated his four-wheeled prowess, has died in Southern California at age 10, his owner said on Thursday.
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Tillman, the English bulldog who in 2009 set a Guinness World Record as the fastest skateboarding canine and starred in videos that demonstrated his four-wheeled prowess, has died in Southern California at age 10, his owner said on Thursday.
On the square outside the former headquarters of the KGB in Moscow, Russians on Thursday read the names of victims of political killings in Soviet times in a 12-hour-long ceremony.
A mask of presidential hopeful Donald Trump IS a Halloween hit in Mexico, complete with blonde coif and scowl. Sharon Reich reports.
A mask of presidential hopeful Donald Trump IS a Halloween hit in Mexico, complete with blonde coif and scowl. Sharon Reich reports.
BERLIN, N.H., Oct 29 (Reuters) - U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton said on Thursday she believes the U.S. Justice Department should investigate the failure of Exxon Mobil Corp's to disclose data related to climate change.
MEXICO CITY, Oct 29 (Reuters) - Triple world champion Lewis Hamilton said he saw little reason to try and help Mercedes team mate Nico Rosberg beat Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel and finish runner-up in the Formula One standings.
DUBAI (Reuters) - The deadly crush that occurred at the haj near Mecca last month killed at least 2,070 people, nearly triple the number accounted for in a death toll maintained by Saudi authorities, a Reuters tally indicated on Thursday.
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - European race promoters should come to Mexico to see how it should be done, Formula One supremo Bernie Ecclestone said on Thursday after assuring the country's long-term future on the calendar.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The well-preserved partial skull and skeleton of a gibbon-like creature that lived 11.6 million years ago in Spain is shedding new light on the evolutionary history of modern apes.Scientists on Thursday announced the discovery in Catalonia of fossil remains of a small, fruit-eating female ape that lived in a warm, wet forested region teeming with animals including elephant relatives, rhinos and saber-toothed predators.They gave the ape, weighing 9-11 pounds (4-5 kg), the s
WASHINGTON, Oct 29 (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama on Thursday signed into law a short-term transportation bill extending funding for highways and other surface transportation through Nov. 20, the White House said.
A truck manufacturer in Myrtle Beach is opening a plant in Summerville that will create 300 new jobs.
A rare bloom turns the arid Atacama desert in Chile into a magnificent carpet of mauve-colored flowers after the region's heaviest rain in 20 years. Rough Cut - subtitled (no reporter narration)
A rare bloom turns the arid Atacama desert in Chile into a magnificent carpet of mauve-colored flowers after the region's heaviest rain in 20 years. Rough Cut - subtitled (no reporter narration)
A rare bloom turns the arid Atacama desert in Chile into a magnificent carpet of mauve-colored flowers after the region's heaviest rain in 20 years. Rough Cut - subtitled (no reporter narration)
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Scientists have created a battery whose technology in principle could power electric cars and other energy-hungry devices far better than current lithium-ion batteries, but it remains years away from commercial use.
When FBI Director James Comey told a national gathering of law enforcement leaders that cops might be easing up for fear of being caught on camera, the conference attendees included a South Carolina sheriff whose deputy was about to star in the nation's next viral police video.
As Charleston’s high-profile mayoral race winds to a close, a few anonymous hands are trying to sway the outcome.
A Beaufort High School student has received lots of social media attention after she was given an in-school suspension for violating the dress code.
A three-day literary festival in Beaufort is marking the 70th birthday of Pat Conroy, the author of such works at "The Prince of Tides" and "The Lords of Discipline."
(Reuters) - Apple's loyal army of software developers is joining the tech giant in its bid to conquer the living room with a new version of Apple TV, creating apps for the big screen that they hope will attract users and unlock a rich source of revenue.
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Hormel Foods Corp said on Thursday that it was voluntarily recalling a limited number of jars of its Skippy peanut butter in seven U.S. states because they might contain small pieces of metal shavings.
