Obesity 'master-switch' in genes may be turned off: studyScientists have identified a genetic master-switch that makes some people more prone to obesity than others, and research out suggests it can be turned off, possibly leading to weight loss.
Dozens of Clinton emails deemed classified: State DeptDozens of emails sent or received by Hillary Clinton during her time as secretary of state, from the 3,500 already made public, have been classified as "confidential."
18 August 2015
Impeaching Rousseff could imperil Brazilian democracyBrazilians clamoring for President Dilma Rousseff's overthrow should think twice, analysts say, warning that the trauma of impeachment could undermine 20 years of building democracy.
18 August 2015
Canada's Harper a no-show at Montreal's gay pride paradeHuge crowds attended Sunday's gay pride parade in Montreal, including several candidates in the upcoming general elections, though Prime Minister Stephen Harper was conspicuously absent.
17 August 2015
Brazilians rage against president, corruptionHundreds of thousands of protesters demanded Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff's resignation, blaming her and the leftist Workers' Party for runaway corruption,
Trump to report to jury duty in NY on MondayEven trash-talking billionaire candidate Donald Trump, who has upended the US Republican presidential campaign with one controversial comment after another, cannot escape jury duty.
15 August 2015
Drake speaks out on Toronto violence after shootingHip-hop star Drake condemned rising violence in Toronto after two people died in a shooting linked to his festival, breaking more than a week of silence.
15 August 2015
50 Cent out with song about dark past50 Cent, who recently filed for bankruptcy after losing a suit over a sex tape, came out Friday with a new song about his dark past as he looks to reboot his career.
15 August 2015
Fifteen US states try to block Obama clean power planFifteen US states have petitioned a federal court to block new rules by President Barack Obama's administration to encourage clean power and cut harmful carbon emissions from power plants.
15 August 2015
Kerry in Havana for banner day in US-Cuba relationsUS Secretary of State John Kerry will visit Cuba Friday to raise the American flag over the newly reopened US embassy, a symbolic capstone on Washington's historic rapprochement with Havana.
14 August 2015
White House reveals Obama's summer reading listAs US President Barack Obama lounged with his family on a Massachusetts beach, the White House released a list of six books that he took on vacation.
Rio set for 'great' Olympics: IOCRio will stage a great Olympics, as long as it sorts out "millions" of details first, the head of an IOC fact-finding mission said.
13 August 2015
Long-awaited Justin Bieber album out in NovemberPop star Justin Bieber will release his latest album in November, after a three-year gap in which he has been better known for his personal troubles than his tunes.