Police in northern Greece say they have recovered more than 600 marble headstones and other fragments from Jewish graves destroyed during the Nazi occupation in World War II — a

Lawmakers want to know why security was “grossly inadequate” at the U.S. diplomatic mission in Libya when militants stormed the facility on Sept. 11, killing the ambassador and three other

The Long Island Expressway reopened just before 6 a.m. on Thursday after a fiery crash involving a tractor-trailer and dozens of other vehicles. One person was killed and 33 people

Four men charged with plotting to kill Americans by aiding terrorists in Afghanistan have pleaded not guilty to a conspiracy count in a U.S. court. A federal judge in Riverside,

Anthony Wurman went more than a month without power after Sandy and was displaced from his TriBeCa home on Washington Street until this week. Now, he’s upset after getting a

Victims of Sandy could be entitled to billions of dollars in unclaimed funds held by the New York State Comptroller’s office, according to an I-Team analysis. The money is managed

Iran is becoming increasingly creative in dodging Western sanctions, managing to sell a rising volume of fuel oil to generate revenue equal to up to a third of its crude

Any solution to the conflict in Syria must ensure President Bashar al-Assad’s forces and his opponents do not simply swap roles and fight on forever, Russian President Vladimir Putin said

It’s a health care change that President Barack Obama and Republicans both embrace: Expand a current, little-known law so more retirees the government considers well-off are required to pay higher

The suspense surrounding the sentencing of the brother of Ponzi king Bernard Madoff will largely be absent because a plea agreement makes a 10-year prison term all but certain. But

Senate Republicans on Wednesday proposed a $24 billion emergency aid package for Superstorm Sandy victims, less than half of what Democrats hope to pass by Christmas. The GOP alternative bill

Bolivian authorities ordered the arrest of a judge in a widening scandal triggered by an American businessman’s report of being fleeced and extorted by corrupt prosecutors. Authorities ordered the arrest

U.S. tax authorities warned on Wednesday that as many as 100 million taxpayers – far more than previously estimated – could face refund delays if law makers’ ” fiscal cliff”

The top U.S. drug regulator on Wednesday urged state officials to help close regulatory loopholes involving the safety of compounded drugs, such as the tainted steroid injections at the center

The first major winter storm of the season, which started Tuesday in the Rocky mountains, could dump more than a foot of snow in some areas of the central Plains

The multi-billion-dollar videogame industry came under scrutiny on Wednesday after Hollywood canceled, postponed or played down a slew of movies and TV shows with violent content in the wake of

President Barack Obama’s possible pick of Republican Chuck Hagel to run the Pentagon is raising serious concerns among some of his former Senate colleagues. They question his pronouncements on Iraq,

Many U.S. gun owners fear a ban on assault weapons like one used in the Connecticut elementary school massacre would be the first step to taking away their guns, even

Daniel Inouye, the longest serving member of the United States Senate, passed away on Monday. He died of respiratory complications, having been hospitalized for a week and a half at