Police say a gunman shot and killed a soldier Wednesday outside Parliament in an attack that has transfixed Canada. Authorities haven't directly linked the incident with terrorism, but it may be the latest in a series of "lone wolf" attacks inspired by radical Islam
A man who was quickly apprehended after assaulting police dogs and climbing over the White House fence on Wednesday was charged on multiple counts
First-time enrollees are soaring as more young adults enter the workforce. That's good, writes MONEY's Dan Kadlec, but won't solve our savings crisis by itself
Kansas City trounced San Francisco on Wednesday for the team's first win in a World Series game since beating St. Louis in 1985. The Royals haven't won the series yet, but they did something more important: they showed why they belonged there
Christian Bale didn’t even have to audition to win the role of late Apple CEO Steve Jobs in an upcoming biopic, according to screenwriter Aaron Sorkin, who is adapting Walter Isaacson’s 2011 biography for the big screen. Of Bale, Sorkin said: "he is gonna crush it"
Large companies and national advocacy groups are putting big dollars behind committees with benign-sounding names that support or oppose ballot initiatives on issues as varied as minimum wage increases in Alaska and recreational marijuana in Florida
The University of North Carolina report details how a lack of oversight allowed the creation of so-called "paper classes" that student athletes were encouraged to take and in which they received high grades with "little regard" for the quality of their work
This year, like every year, there's a lot of mixed messages on what to do if you've procrastinated on booking tickets for one of the busiest travel seasons. From checking smaller airlines to avoiding fares on Wednesday and Sunday, here's a go-to information guide
The virus is considered a bioterrorism agent — a “select agent and toxin” that has the “potential to pose a severe threat to public health and safety." But massive fines, jail time and a risk of deadly exposure may be enough of a deterrent
The U.S.-led air campaign designed to degrade and destroy the Islamic State of Iraq and Greater Syria has killed hundreds of militants throughout Syria — but it's just a fraction of the group's ground strength. Dozens of civilians have also died
A friend of murdered Filipina Jennifer Laude testified that the American suspect, who went out with the two on the night of the crime, didn’t know they were transgender. The witness made her statement during a Philippine Senate hearing on Wednesday
Mexican Attorney General Jesus Murillo said he suspects that Iguala Mayor Jose Luis Abarca and wife Maria de los Angeles Pineda are “probable masterminds" in the disappearance of 43 students after demonstrations on Sept. 26
