For decades before the rig explosion, the oil industry, farming and lax oversight have contributed to a dead zone in the gulf.

Salmonella outbreaks that sickened more than 400 in the U.S. and Britain have been traced to mice sold as food for exotic pets.

The visit, five years after the assassination of a former Lebanese prime minister, showed that Syria’s influence over Lebanon was rising again.

The government also revised growth in the first quarter to 3.7 percent, higher than the previous estimate.

Representative Charles B. Rangel’s trial before the House ethics committee is a potential embarrassment for Democrats during election season.

Three U.S. service members were killed in blasts in Afghanistan, bringing the toll for July to at least 63 and making it the deadliest month for American forces in the nearly 9-year-war.

The deal ends a laborious bidding process that saw the label’s co-founders, Harvey and Bob Weinstein, fall short in their attempt to regain control.

A program admits students if they study humanities instead of the traditional pre-medical school curriculum.

Deprived of jobs and government services, people in Baghlan Province are turning to the Taliban for speedy justice and work.

Lawmakers reduced the sentences of hundreds of Kurdish youths, some of them guilty only of attending protests.

The seeds of the N.F.L. quarterback’s problems, including accusations of sexual assault, were sown long ago.

The secrecy around Chelsea Clinton’s wedding has led to frenetic attempts to puncture the family’s new reticence.

Even before a report on the nation’s output in the second quarter comes out on Friday, economists are tempering their outlook.

The world’s population will top 7 billion next year, while the ratio of working age adults to the elderly will decline precipitously in developed countries.

The two Dallas billionaires, large donors to conservative causes, were charged with an extensive securities fraud.

A report faults commanders for failing to recognize or disregarding high-risk behavior among soldiers.

President Obama’s appearance on “The View” was an example of how politicians co-opt entertainment shows to make news.

Newspapers and TV shows grapple with the secrets of an upcoming celebrity marriage.

Fox said the talk show host was leaving immediately, despite having four years remaining on her contract.

With the next Winter Olympics more than three years away, Shaun White has returned his attention to skateboarding, where he will compete in the Vert and Vert Best Trick events Friday at the X Games.