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It's been a particularly bloody time in Afghanistan, especially in the capital, Kabul. There are a lot of theories explaining the surge in violence but few clear answers.

Illinois lawmakers are considering whether to continue allowing same-day voter registration. Last month’s election was the first time Illinois gave people…

The move was announced Monday, in a short news release in which Bill Cosby cited "the best interests of the university and its students."

Restricting your calories for short periods of time may be one way to counter seasonal overeating. A few studies make a cautious but encouraging case for the health benefits of regular "minifasts."

President Obama devoted the day to policing issues highlighted by the Ferguson saga on Monday, meeting with his cabinet, local officials and community activists at the White House.

Since 1965, Charlie Brown's scrawny tree has been compared to many real-life Christmas trees. If you have one in your past – or in your den – we want to see it.

The teenager's dad was beating his mom. So the kid fell into a funk. His grades plummeted, he joined a gang, he got into fights. Then he discovered surfing therapy.

An experiment in Chicago randomly assigned train and bus riders to either talk to the stranger next to them or commute quietly. The result? Even for introverts, silence leaves you sadder.

Sets from George Lucas' films had become buried by sand dunes, but a partnership between Tunisian tourism officials and online donors has helped them emerge again.

Witnesses said armed militants opened fire on workers at a quarry in the northeast part of the country. At least 36 died. The country's police chief resigned, and the interior minister was fired.