The Supreme Court has yet to review any same-sex marriage cases this term, but that will soon change. The nation’s highest court announced Friday that it will review an appeals court decision upholding bans on gay marriage in four states
2014 was the hottest year since temperature record keeping began in 1880, scientists from NASA and the NOAA announced Friday
Combating the threat of terrorism topped the agenda of Friday’s joint press conference with President Obama and British Prime Minister David Cameron
Medicare chief Marilyn Tavenner says she's stepping down at the end of February. Tavenner survived the rocky rollout of the president's health care law, but was embarrassed last fall when she testified to Congress exaggerated enrollment figures
The NCAA reached a deal to restore 112 victories from 1998 through 2011, which were vacated following the Jerry Sandusky scandal, in which the longtime Penn State assistant football coach was convicted on 45 counts of sex abuse earlier that year
Lassana Bathily, 24, tells how he hid customers at the Hyper Casher supermarket in a cold storage room as gunman Amedy Coulibaly mounted an assault on the store, killing four and taking several hostages
Guinea's health minister says all schools that were closed following the spread of Ebola are to reopen on Monday, and that the action is being taken "because the situation has improved." Schools will remain closed in Sierra Leone where the outbreak is most severe
A Florida woman is outraged after finding that North Miami Beach Police had been using images of black men for target practice—including her brother's mug shot. Jack Young, who oversees the shooting range, said targets are selected by whoever is renting the range
Former GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney is set to address an audience of Republican insiders Friday as he weighs a third White House campaign, but he's already being greeted by many skeptical faces from his party’s leadership
Officials across Europe were on high alert for terror threats Friday after a chaotic night in Belgium on Thursday that saw a deadly shootout in Verviers, counterterrorism raids across the country, and the arrest of 13 suspected militants
Deadheads, prepare: The four surviving original members of The Grateful Dead will play three reunion shows this summer with Phish guitarist Trey Anastasio. The 50th-anniversary shows will take place at Soldier Field in Chicago
An Indian woman who was allegedly raped by an Uber driver is considering the possibility of taking the tech firm to court in the U.S., according to reports. The 26-year-old alleged victim has enlisted the services of American lawyer Douglas Wigdor
One photographer's year-long look at the unending cycle of death and uncertainty in a country mostly neglected by the international community
