A jury's decision in Wisconsin that a Milwaukee gun store was negligent in the illegal sale of a gun that was later used in a shooting won't necessarily have immediate effects in the gun marketplace, experts said. … [Read more...]

The United States will halt its military withdrawal from Afghanistan and instead keep thousands of troops in the country through the end of President Obama’s term in 2017, Mr. Obama will announce on Thursday, prolonging the American role in a war that has now stretched on for 14 years. … [Read more...]

On the same day Israeli security footage captured a brutal attack at the hands of a Palestinian terrorist on the streets of Jerusalem, Washington appears reluctant to take sides in the flareup of violence. … [Read more...]

Climate change will shorten winters by about three weeks by the beginning of next century, according to a new study. The study, published this week in Environmental Research Letters, looked at the onset of spring and the flower blooms and leaf bursts that come along with it. … [Read more...]

Nestlé, the food and drink company that sparked outrage among environmentalists earlier this year for continuing its California bottled water operations in the midst of the state’s historic drought, is coming under fire again. … [Read more...]

The White House informed Congress today that is has begun to deploy 300 armed U.S. Forces personnel to Cameroon as part of an effort to bolster that central African country’s fight against the violent extremist group Boko Haram. … [Read more...]

When the Democratic candidates for president were asked about the biggest threat to U.S. national security, Bernie Sanders offered a singular response: Climate change. “The scientific community is telling us if we do not address the global crisis of climate change, transform our energy system away from fossil fuel to sustainable energy, the planet that we’re going to be leaving … [Read more...]

The legal brothel where former NBA player and reality-star Lamar Odom was found unconscious Tuesday is one of the best known in Nevada and was mentioned in an HBO series. The Love Ranch has two Nevada outposts, one in Carson City and one in Crystal, which is where Odom was found. … [Read more...]

A pair of robbers held a 22 year-old man at knifepoint and gunpoint in San Francisco’s Bernal Heights neighborhood early Wednesday, stealing his wallet, cell phone, jewelry and black 1997 Chevy Camaro, police said. … [Read more...]

The Rev. John Mosey has advice for relatives seeking justice for their loved ones who died aboard Malaysia Airlines Flight 17: Don't expect your quest to carry much weight. Mosey thought truth would prevail after he lost his teenage daughter Helga, who was a passenger on Pan Am Flight 103 when it exploded over Lockerbie, Scotland, just before Christmas in 1988. … [Read more...]