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The Pittsburgh native set an Olympic record with a time of 1:53.61.

Beijing may soon receive its first official visit from North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, if recent high-level visits are any indication.

For-profit colleges, which are squandering their resources at the expense of students' outcomes, are bilking the government and the public, a two-year investigation led by Sen. Tom Harkin (D-Iowa), chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions, concluded.

A South African child, Sibusiso Mokoena, who was born with his brain outside of his dead has died, according to the Associated Press.

Phelps earned his 19th medal Tuesday night, July 31, in the 200 meter butterfly and less than two hours later scored his 19th medal, gold in the 4x200 freestyle relay.

The jobless rate in the U.S. has stubbornly remained above 8 percent for more than three years, and the labor market likely saw little improvement in July, economists say in anticipation of the July nonfarm payrolls report due Friday.

Marti Malloy may have missed out on a gold in the 2012 Olympics, but still she still made history on Monday when became only the second U.S. female Olympian to ever earn a medal in Judo.

It?s time for the liberal mainstream media to get their story straight. Is Mitt Romney an arrogant, ruthless business tycoon or is he a wimpy, weenie mouse as this week?s Newsweek cover alleges?

The U.S. women's gymnastics team, which some have dubbed the "Fab Five," won their first gold medal since 2006 and only their second ever on Tuesday at the 2012 Olympic Games in London.

Congress prepared its own sanctions against Tehran as well, and both the House and Senate will vote on the Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act on Wednesday.

Cocaine use is down in the United States and production is down in Colombia, but is America really winning the war on drugs?

Egyptian President Mohammed Morsy today sent a letter for Israeli President Shimon Peres pledging his support to the Mid-East peace process and to the '79 treaty with Israel.

How easy is it to pick on a 16-year-old girl for cheating?

Japan's Ministry of Defense warns about the growing influence of the Chinese military on Beijing's regional diplomacy.

Shaking hands with Poland's free market champion is an important image for Romney. And despite being shunned by Solidarity, Romney still praised the movement for freeing Poland from the yoke of Communism.

Ebola remains a mysterious affliction; it has no cure, and no vaccine. It tends to flare up sporadically, but it can kill hundreds whenever it does crop up.

Last week Cuban President Raul Castro said he was willing to engage the U.S. in talks in an apparent bid to relax five decades of diplomatic impasse.

In a convincing win, Yannick Agnel triumphed in the men's 200 meter freestyle to win the gold medal for France.

The Olympic U.S. Women's soccer team has become embroiled in controversy over comments by goalkeeper Hope Solo.

The wheat production downgrade, made after corn and soybean prices reached fresh, all-time highs, is a blow for global wheat suppliers, especially those in Canada and the Black Sea, which includes Russia, Kazakhstan and Ukraine, Barclays PLC said on Monday.

Real Madrid are still looking to refine their squad ahead of the upcoming season