In a sweeping speech at Berlin's historic Brandenburg Gate, President Barack Obama proposed reducing the American nuclear arsenal by as much as a third on Wednesday, directing the Defense Department to align the United States with what the administration says are the more credible threats of the 21st century.
For decades, Gary has been ravaged by economic decline and a long, deep housing bust — and the city's mayor thinks letting vast swaths of her once-prosperous city return to nature might be a solution.
CANCUN -- Mexican authorities arrested a former University of Southern California professor who faces sex crimes charges in the Philippines on Tuesday, just hours after he was added to the FBI's "Ten Most Wanted Fugitives" list.
As the Great Lakes evaporate faster than they're replenished by precipitation, the shallow water is making a big impact on cargo ships.
The primary compensation fund for victims of the Boston Marathon bombings has garnered upwards of $50 million and received more than 200 applications for payments, according to the fund’s administrators.
The National Security Agency is reviewing whether to stop collecting a vast stockpile of records of Americans’ telephone calls by allowing telecommunications companies to retain the data until U.S. intelligence officials have a specific reason to review it for possible connections to terror plots.
A stray kitten is recuperating after spending two days stuck in the engine of car that made a 1,000-mile drive from Oregon to Southern California.