PARIS (AP) — A 13-year-old French boy stole his father's hunting rifle and took it to school with the intention of shooting his teachers, but his family and police intervened before anyone...

TEMUCUICUI, Chile (AP) — Small groups of Mapuche Indians have so rattled Chile by seizing forests, burning buses and attacking police to demand land...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Nine members of two high school girls' soccer teams have been suspended for their roles in a fight that sparked a brawl in the bleachers.

The suspensions...

CHICAGO (AP) — A federal judge says Chicago Public Schools must arrange for the immediate transfer of students who want to leave a South Side high school after an honor student's brutal...

AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — A Jordanian citizen died after being beaten by police, the second time this week, a police spokesman said Sunday, casting a rare spotlight on the nation's U.S.-trained...

Obama seeks equal partnership in Asia; welcomes China's growing economic muscle

TOKYO (AP) — President Barack Obama pressed on with his mission to repair America's global standing,...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Police say Flor Medrano did the right thing when her ex-boyfriend threatened her: She went to a police station and reported him. Still, it wasn't enough to save her...

MOSCOW (AP) — When a police officer posted a video on YouTube complaining of rampant abuse in Russian law enforcement, it seemed like a lonely voice...

WASHINGTON (AP) — One of the D.C. sniper's ex-wives said Thursday that she has fully healed from the abusive marriage she endured with him, and is helping her children cope...