Michelle Mark

Costa Rica's immigration director announced Saturday that 56 people trying to get to the U.S. will be sent home.

Japan is attempting to revive the coral reef that forms the island of Okinotorishima, which it contends is needed for the country's military.

Here are four short prayers you can recite on Christmas Day, in between family events and festivities.

Raids targeting immigrants from Latin America are to be launched in January, sources told the Washington Post.

A black security guard was trying to take a gun from his son and did not point it at a sheriff's deputy, family members said.

The Republican, whose run for the presidency has been lagging, initially told reporters that "personnel changes" were possible.

A program to use money from seized assets to finance law enforcement agencies was suspended in the omnibus spending bill.

Council members voted Monday to give police officers the option of issuing a fine for pot possession, rather than charging violators with a misdemeanor.

Federal health officials said Monday that gay men can donate blood only if they have not had sex with other men within 12 months — sparking criticism.

Spanish stocks fell on Monday, following a general election that left the incumbent party with no majority and no obvious coalition path.

The worldwide competition wraps up Saturday in the Beauty Crown Grand Theatre in Sanya, China.

What started as a simple children's book idea barely a decade ago has since grown into a cultural phenomenon.

The move comes as part of the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act, which funds treatment for 9/11 first responders.

Some common tips to keep in mind while redeeming your frequent flyer miles in time for the holiday rush are to try booking off-peak flights and consider spending the miles on upgrades.

The presidential candidate said a brokered convention, which some Republican officials are reportedly considering, would "destroy" the party.

The Society for the German Language selected its Word of the Year as "Flüchtlinge," meaning "refugees," with "Je suis Charlie" coming in second place.

Buffett attended a fundraiser for Clinton Wednesday night that reportedly hosted 12 Wall Street executives.

E. coli and norovirus outbreaks have smeared the restaurant chain’s reputation for offering high-quality, ethically sourced ingredients.

The airline's last flight from Washington Dulles to Dubai will take off Jan. 25.

The U.S. House of Representatives voted 407-19 Tuesday to approve restrictions to a program that lets some travelers enter the U.S. without visas.

In his latest speech, the president continued using his administration's term for the terror group.

In a rare speech from the Oval Office, President Barack Obama laid out his plan to defeat terrorism.

Among the pharmaceutical companies to be examined Wednesday for dramatic price hikes are Valeant and Turing.

Sunday afternoon's launch marks the first shipment to the International Space Station from the United States in months.

More than 2,400 American lives were claimed on Dec. 7, 1941, when the Imperial Japanese Navy struck Pearl Harbor, bringing the U.S. into World War II.

Politicians, activists and black leaders have been calling for a federal investigation into the Chicago's police department, following the release of graphic footage showing a white police officer fatally shooting 17-year-old Laquan McDonald 16 times.

Although shooting suspect Tashfeen Malik entered the U.S. with a K-1 visa, lawyers and immigration experts say the screening process is already rigorous.

Law enforcement shut down Atlantic Avenue Friday and brought in a bomb squad to investigate what appeared to be a suitcase near a parked vehicle.

Officers from the St. Bernard Parish Prison allegedly violated 19-year-old inmate Nimeli Henry's civil rights by ignoring her medical needs, leading to her death.