Boston Marathon bomb 'victim' admits to scam
A woman who falsely claimed she was injured in the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing pleaded guilty to all charges on Friday, admitting that she purposely lied to receive nearly $40,000 in cash from public agencies and private donors.
U.S. airstrike in Libya kills ISIS lead
The U.S. military on Friday killed the senior ISIS leader in Libya, the Pentagon said. Abu Nabil, an Iraqi national and longtime al Qaeda operative, was taken out in an airstrike authorized and initiated prior to the terrorist attacks in Paris on Friday night, said Pentagon Press Secretary Peter Cook.
Paris attacks: At least 153 killed in gunfire and blasts, French officials say
On a night when thousands of Paris residents and tourists were reveling and fans were enjoying a soccer match between France and world champion Germany, horror struck in an unprecedented manner. Terrorists -- some with AK-47s, some reportedly with bombs strapped to them -- attacked sites throughout the French capital and at the stadium where the soccer match was underway.
International sports federation votes to suspend Russia over doping scandal
The International Association of Athletics Federations voted Friday to provisionally suspend Russia as a member amid a doping scandal, the IAAF reported on its website.
Jailed trafficker meets victim who put him away
At eight years old, when many boys dream of being superheroes or famous pro athletes, "Gustavo" had a very different profession in mind.
Obama: ISIS not growing, but not 'decapitated'
President Barack Obama said that the U.S. strategy against ISIS has "contained them," but not yet succeeded in its effort to "decapitate" ISIS leadership.
7.0 quake strikes off shores of Japan
An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.0 struck northwest of Japan's Ryukyu Islands on Friday, but there was no immediate tsunami danger to the U.S. West Coast, British Columbia and Alaska, the National Tsunami Warning Center said.
ISIS threatens Russia in new video
ISIS on Thursday purportedly released a video and audio statement threatening to attack Russia "very soon."
Gen. John Allen: U.S. 'very attentive' to ISIS spread beyond Syria, Iraq
The United States is paying close attention to ISIS' growing global influence, the top U.S. official spearheading the fight against ISIS said Thursday, and considers its spread a key issue in the fight against the terrorist group.
What we know (and mostly don't) about the science behind Theranos
Theranos, a medical testing company that uses proprietary technology to take and test patients' blood and other bodily fluids, is also a Silicon Valley sweetheart led by a young, charismatic founder who is also one of America's youngest female billionaires.
