Tom O'Connor

Ryan Lock, 20, was fighting alongside the Kurdish YPG when he chose to kill himself rather than be taken prisoner by the Islamic State group.

President Donald Trump nominated Neil Gorsuch, a federal appeals judge in Denver, to the Supreme Court to replace late Antonin Scalia. Here's what you need to know about him.

Robots may be the future of elderly care, relieving the U.K. of a social crisis, according to academics.

NATO's latest mass military movements are part of agreements made last year to counter Russia, but a new U.S. administration may side with Moscow.

European Council President Donald Tusk said Donald Trump's administration was one of the most serious existential threats to Europe.

The dollar is set for its worst start of the year since 2008 as Trump's controversial decisions and international volatility sweep the markets.

Many foreign governments and their representatives have been vocal in their response to Trump's controversial restrictions.

Palestinian senior officials said the U.N. chief's remarks toward Jerusalem's holy sites were an insult to the organization's credibility.

The Tokyo Electric Power Company hoped to follow up using underwater robots to removed the nuclear fuel debris.

The Trump administration plans to tackle outsourcing by overhauling the H-1B, L-1, E-2 and B1 visa programs.

Filing your income taxes can be done easily and from the comfort of your own home.

NASA's new technique separates living organisms from non-living sources through identifying amino acids.

The Muslim Brotherhood is an influential, international Islamist organization with supporters and critics across the globe.

President Donald Trump's inclusion of Iran on a list of countries restricted for U.S. access comes as Iran welcomes more foreigners.

French President Francois Hollande suggested President Donald Trump's foreign policy was not aligned with European values and, that the new U.S. administration would pose "challenges."

Distrust in government, media and the political process in general has reportedly eroded the U.S.' democracy.

Trump has estimated his "impenetrable, physical, tall, powerful, beautiful, southern border wall" will cost around $10 billion.

Syria's Islamist opposition are coming together to counter both jihadist assaults and government victories as U.S. policy shifts.

A series of pro-Russian political victories have expanded Moscow's global sphere of influence and given President Vladimir Putin unprecedented clout over world events.

President Donald Trump's "America first" policies extend to strengthening the military, but a number of other major powers are bolstering their armies too.

President Donald Trump was expected to say no to refugees and immigrants from seven countries, five of which the U.S. is bombing.

Kim Jong Un attended the funeral of North Korea's late aviation chief Kang Ki Sop, whose modest airline has left critics and customers divided.

President Donald Trump has already begun taking steps toward bringing jobs back to the U.S., but a full-blown trade war would likely do more harm than good.

Thousands more unauthorized settlements and potential U.S. recognition of Jerusalem as the Israeli capital could provoke a new uprising in Palestine.

Researchers are attempting to fight one drug with another by employing horse tranquilizer ketamine's memory loss symptoms to treat alcoholism.

Samsung blamed two separate battery failures for the Note 7's malfunction as the company managed to overcome last year's profit losses.

The Pentagon dismissed Russia's claims of cooperation in Syria, but President Donald Trump has backed Moscow's efforts against ISIS.

Black police officers felt different than their Hispanic and white colleagues on a number of major institutional issues.

Alternative for Germany regional leader Bjoern Hoecke will not resign, but his controversial comments have been called a "burden" by other influential far-right party leaders.