Charities say they need help, too. Charitable groups that help the poor -- food banks, thrift stores, shelters -- say the slumping economy is eroding their ability to help the nation's needy. They ...

World leaders have made "extraordinary" commitments to short-term food crisis solutions but more work is needed on long-term solutions, the head of the United Nations food agency said Thursday.

In need of a miracle, down four points with the clock quickly ticking down, No. 2 Indiana was looking their first loss of the season squarely in the eyes until wide receiver Omar Cooper Jr. played ...

A second typhoon in a week is barreling into the Philippines, with more than 900,000 residents warned to flee the looming destructive winds and life-threatening storm surges.

President Obama says he looks forward to signing the bill WASHINGTON (CNN)-- A bill that increases the power of the Food and Drug Administration to regulate the manufacturing, marketing and sale of ...

Starting Friday, the non-profit X Prize Foundation and private firm Knome are auctioning a whole genome sequence on eBay. The highest bidder will walk away with a full readout of ...

An American human rights group documenting widespread sexual violence against Darfuri women in Sudan and Chad has called for "vigorous prosecution of rape as a war crime." Physicians for Human Rights, ...

The happy hour regulars were already gathering at Stooges Bar & Grill less than two hours before tip-off at Tuesday night’s University of Kentucky men’s basketball season opener.

The appalling revelations of clerical sexual abuse in Belgium over the past 30 years include the case of a former bishop who abused two of his nephews. The length of Leo’s meeting with survivors – ...

Joe Biden was always in charge when he was a boy, his younger sister said. Not because he bullied the other kids, but because he appealed to their "better angels." "He was always the guy who led the ...

The nominees for the 2026 Grammy Awards have been announced, and it was a good morning for Kendrick Lamar. Lamar led the field with nine nominations, including album, record and song of the year. Lady ...

Bianna Golodryga speaks to Raymond Zhong, climate and environment reporter for The New York Times, about his experience learning to scuba dive to enhance his reporting and get closer to the story.