UC Santa Barbara students attend a candlelight vigil following Friday's series of drive-by shootings that left 7 people dead in the Isla Vista section of Santa Barbara May 24, 2014.
Authorities intercepted a threatening letter addressed to US President Barack Obama that was similar to ones sent to New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg.
The US topped the 2013 world competitiveness ranking, while the Chinese mainland saw its competitiveness ranking rise by two notches to 21st.
A Disneyland employee has been arrested on suspicion of possessing a destructive device following a small explosion in a trash can at the California theme park.
US Vice-President Joe Biden reaffirmed Wednesday that the United States believes the year 2013 will mark the beginning of a new stage in relations with Brazil.
Two letters addressed to New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg and his gun control group contained material believed to be the deadly poison ricin, and referenced the debate on gun laws.
A land reform deal between the Colombian government and the FARC rebel group was fundamental to the future peace process.
Plants buried inside the Teardrop Glacier in the Canadian Arctic 400 years ago still have the ability to regrow, according to a new study.
New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg sits on a bicycle as he poses for photographers during a launch event for a new public bike rental program in New York, May 27, 2013.
A US F-15 jet crashed off Japan's Okinawa prefecture Tuesday morning, according to Japan's Kyodo News.
Angelina Jolie's aunt has died of breast cancer after the Oscar-winning actress announced that she had undergone a preventive double mastectomy.
US President Barack Obama payed tribute on Monday to fallen men and women of the US armed services during a Memorial Day ceremony in which he reminded Americans that the country was still at war.
President Xi Jinping and Uruguayan President Jose Mujica on Monday pledged to strengthen "comprehensive cooperation" to facilitate their domestic agendas and Sino-Latin American relations.