The total number of U.S. oil-drilling rigs is now at 553, down 34 percent since October. The decline is the fastest in nearly three decades.
Immigrant-rights advocates said they aren't surprised because U.S. District Judge Andrew Hanen allegedly has a “bias” against them.
In recent months, Taliban insurgents have focused their attacks on local security forces.
Nearly 2,600 U.S. flights were canceled with the hardest hit airports being those in North Carolina and Tennessee.
Narendra Modi vowed to protect all religious groups and condemned incidents of violence that targeted religious minorities.
The “unlawful” NSA data collection used by the U.K. intelligence agency could be fair game.
The Department of Homeland Security said it would stop accepting applications for deferred action on deportation.
The North said it will strongly respond to the conference on Pyongyang’s widespread human rights abuses as it is "not guilty of any crime."
The money, which doubles last month's pledged amount, is earmarked for strengthening security in the Middle East and North Africa.
The NSA has been planting surveillance software deep within hard drives made by top manufacturers, Kaspersky Lab says.
A specific weakness within Japan's economy is preventing it from growing faster than it is.
The U.S. cardinal who heads the Vatican's commission on sexual abuse of children by clergy warned his fellow Roman Catholic bishops not to behave as if the problem had passed.
After blasting New England for three straight weeks, the snow gods have apparently decided to set their sights elsewhere in the U.S.
Her rapist received a sentence of three years in prison thanks to her efforts.
Coptic Christians in the diaspora are finding ways to grieve for the loss of the 21 Egyptian Christians killed by ISIS in Libya last week.
Warsaw is boosting its defense budget by $42 billion, as a "new cold war" with Russia festers.
Even so, drivers should still expect to pay 80 cents to $1 less per gallon of regular than this time last year, analysts say.
The application to file for DACA is expected to be online Wednesday. Here is how to get prepared.
Swamps and marshes may be up to 50 times more effective than forests at storing carbon dioxide emissions, Australian researchers say.
China is beefing up security in public areas ahead of the chaotic Spring Festival travel season.
Caracas-Washington relations have been icier than usual lately, but Venezuela can always count on a voice of support from Syria.
Reporters were barred from Saturday's information session in Newark to keep attendees' identities safe.
