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.
Seattle's interim police chief has apologized for appearing in a 1986 video that showed him and other officers mocking the homeless.
The US Federal Reserve on Wednesday announced that it will keep the short-term interest rate near zero and continue its assets purchase program to bolster economic growth and job creation.
Julius and Theodore Goldberg of Brooklyn play beside artist Orly Genger's art installation called "Red, Yellow and Blue" (2013) in Madison Square Park, New York May 1, 2013.
Amanda Knox may return to Italy for a murder retrial.
A 5-year-old boy accidentally shot his 2-year-old sister to death in rural southern Kentucky with a rifle he had received as a gift last year.
Police in the US city of Boston announced on Wednesday that three additional suspects were taken into custody for the April 15 Boston Marathon bombing, which killed three people and injured about 200 others.
The US Commerce Department on Tuesday announced its preliminary affirmative determination in the anti-dumping duty (AD) investigation against imports of hardwood and decorative plywood from China, signaling that it may pose punitive duties on the products.
Mexico is ending the widespread access it gave to security agencies in the United States in the name of fighting drug trafficking and organized crime.
US stocks continued to rise on Tuesday, with the Standard & Poor's 500-stock Index setting new all-time high and main stock indices ending the month higher.
US President Barack Obama on Tuesday defended the performance of law enforcement authorities including the FBI and praised the Russian side's cooperation following the Boston bombings.
The Secretary General of the United Nations World Tourism Organization hailed the new Chinese Tourism law.
US President Barack Obama and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Monday discussed the protracted conflict in Syria and agreed to have a summit in Russia in September.