The attorney general’s office in Hawaii is telling Arizona’s secretary of state that if he wants confirmation of President Obama’s birth records, he’ll have to prove he legitimately needs it. Special Assistant Joshua Wisch said late Friday that Arizona Secretary of...

ORLANDO — Prosecutors in the Trayvon Martin case dumped a mountain of evidence on the public this week. In many criminal cases, that would bring clarity, start answering the basic questions. But no one — not pundits, attorneys or the public — can safely say we’re even close to...

London (CNN) — Thousands of members of the British Armed Forces took part in a parade and flypast at Windsor Castle Saturday as part of celebrations to mark Queen Elizabeth II’s 60 years on the throne. World War II era Spitfires and Lancaster bombers, helicopters and Tornado...

In talks Saturday, President Barack Obama and leaders of Germany, France, Canada, Italy, Britain, Russia, and Japan were looking to build consensus even though a decisive plan of action seemed out of reach right now. Article source: http://www.boston.com/business/markets/2012/05/19/leaders-put-

The death toll in Syria is rising following another suicide bombing apparently targeting the country’s military.   Syrian state television says nine people are now dead and more than 100 injured after a suicide attacker detonated a car bomb in Syria’s eastern city of Deir el-Zour...

On Friday morning, Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook’s founder, CEO, and majority shareholder, rang the Nasdaq opening bell and made history with one of the largest IPOs in years. It was exactly the kind of mania that made the dotcom era a profoundly silly time – irrational exuberance all the...

Rome (CNN) — At least one girl has died and half a dozen are injured following an explosion outside a school in the southern Italian city of Brindisi, Italian officials said Saturday. Officials have given conflicting accounts of the number killed and injured. Daniela Buccoliero, an...

9:08 a.m. CDT, May 19, 2012 No major demonstrations are planned today in Chicago, a day after a peaceful rally at Daley Plaza and scattered marches through the Loop. There could be some traffic challenges on the...

A potential rocket engine problem may be to blame for the unexpected abort of a private SpaceX rocket launch before dawn on Saturday, officials said. SpaceX was slated to blast off its unmanned Dragon capsule and Falcon 9 rocket at 4:55 a.m. EDT (0855 GMT) from here at the Cape...

A U.S. official confirmed Saturday morning that blind Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng and his family are en route to the United States so he can pursue studies at an American university. The announcement is a closing chapter to a dramatic past few weeks in which Chen escaped house arrest...