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.
20 August 2015
Putin says 'glad' to give US boxing star Russian passportRussian President Vladimir Putin said he would be glad to grant a request for Russian citizenship from US boxer Roy Jones Jr as the multiple world champion visited Russian-annexed Crimea.
20 August 2015
US calls on Russia to release jailed Estonian officerThe United States called on Russia to release an Estonian intelligence officer who was sentenced to 15 years in prison for spying and weapons possession, calling the charges "baseless."
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."
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 complains to Moscow about Iran general's visitUS Secretary of State John Kerry called his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov on Thursday to express concern about a visit to Moscow by the commander of Iran's covert forces.
14 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.
'Leading everywhere': Donald Trump barrels aheadThe Donald Trump bullet train charged full speed ahead, as the unfiltered US presidential hopeful slammed China, Barack Obama's administration and Republican rival Jeb Bush.
12 August 2015
If US drops Iran deal, dollar could suffer: KerryIf the United States cancels the Iran nuclear deal, the blow to its credibility may be such as to hasten the end of the dollar's reign as the world's reserve currency.