MINSK, Belarus (AP) — City authorities in the Belarusian capital of Minsk are carelessly trapping stray cats in locked basements, dooming them to starvation, animal activists say.

(Reuters) - The slayings of former U.S. Navy SEAL Chris Kyle and another man trying to help a troubled U.S. military veteran, now charged with killing them at a Texas gun range, has renewed focus on the psychological wounds of war. Eddie Lee Routh, 25, of Lancaster, Texas, an active duty Marine from 2006 to 2010 who served in the Iraq war, faces murder charges that could lead to the death penalty in Saturday's shootings at a gun range 50 milessouthwest of Fort Worth. ...

YUCAIPA, Calif. (AP) — The bus full of tired tourists returning to Tijuana, Mexico, was slowly winding down a mountain road from the ski resort town of Big Bear when it suddenly picked up speed. The driver shouted to call 911 — the brakes had failed.

Sen. Robert Menendez said Monday that allegations that he engaged with prostitutes in the Dominican Republic are false "smears" and "totally unsubstantiated."

South Korea's U.N. ambassador said Monday a North Korean nuclear test "seems to be imminent."

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — New U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and his South Korean counterpart have agreed to make sure North Korea is punished if it carries out its threat to conduct a nuclear test. Amid signs that such a test is coming, South Korea's president also speculated that Pyongyang may detonate multiple atomic devices simultaneously.

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie will make his first appearance on the “Late Show with David Letterman” Monday evening and the chat covered Letterman’s tendency to poke fun at the tough-talking governor’s weight. Christie tried to give as good as he got from Letterman, taking...

Records show Eddie Ray Routh had been taken to a mental hospital twice in the past five months.

President Barack Obama has signed into law a bill raising the government's borrowing limit, averting a default and delaying the next clash over the nation's debt until later this year.

The United States expressed doubt about Iran's claim that it safely returned a monkey from space.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Sen. John McCain, a sharp critic of Chuck Hagel's nomination as defense secretary, said Monday he will not support a filibuster of President Barack Obama's pick, even though he declined to say whether he intends to vote for confirmation.

When most people hear the term "match-fixing," images of entire teams and refereeing crews conspiring to ensure a pre-determined win or loss in high-profile games are the first thing to come to mind.

Authorities kill the gunman holding a 5-year-old boy inside an underground bunker.

The station has seven interlocking units, which can be hydraulically elevated to avoid being crushed by heavy snow.

Obama may soon ask Congress for the power to get more info about accounts held by foreigners.

A brewery is Alaska is being fueled by its own beer – in a manner of speaking. The Alaskan Brewing Co. (ABC) plans to use spent grain from the brewing process to help power the majority of the brewery’s functions and reduce energy costs by 70 percent. "We had to be a little more innovative [...]

In these early days of his second term, President Obama isn’t just promoting legislation on guns and immigration. The president and his surrogates are promoting “common-sense proposals” to keep guns out of the hands of criminals and the mentally ill, and a revamped, “common-sense” immigration system.