A Sudanese doctor recounts his harrowing escape from a Darfur city under rebel bombardment

Three months after paramilitary fighters overran the Sudanese city of el-Fasher, a doctor is providing a rare first-person account of the attack ...

No REAL ID yet? You can still fly, but it may cost $45 without another form of accepted ID

Air travelers in the U.S. without a REAL ID or another acceptable form of identification are subject to a new fee starting Sunday ...

Powerful storm threatens East Coast including parts unaccustomed to heavy snow

A powerful storm threatening howling winds, flooding and heavy snow is bearing down on the East Coast NASHVILLE -- A powerful storm bore down on the East Coast on Saturday, with forecasters warning of ...

ICE claim that a man shattered his skull running into wall triggers tension at a Minnesota hospital

Nurses in Minneapolis doubted federal immigration officers' claims about a Mexican immigrant's severe injuries ...

Gone are the days of the $1 buffet in Las Vegas. Now $175 buffets offer luxury dining

Eighty years ago, the first Las Vegas buffet opened with the $1 western-themed Buckaroo Buffet that offered cold cuts and cheese. Today, visitors can drop $175 on lux ...

Democrats Menefee and Edwards compete for a House seat that will narrow GOP's slim majority

Democrats Christian Menefee and Amanda Edwards are competing Saturday for a vacant U.S. House seat from Houston, a special election that will narrow the GOP's already slim House m ...

Iraqi calligrapher's handwritten Quran ends 6 years of artistry and craft

Iraqi calligrapher Ali Zaman gazes with pride at his masterpiece — a colossal, handwritten manuscript of the Quran that has taken six years of craft and devotion to ...

After Mexico bans vapes, cartels tighten their grip on a booming market

Organized crime in Mexico is tightening its grip on the vape market, a $1.5 billion industry MEXICO CITY -- When a drug cartel came calling at a store selling vapes in northern Mexico, the owners knew ...