The weapon, found in his luggage, has been turned over to the state fire marshal for safe disposal.

The US women's football team has accused its federation of using a "ruse" by saying they earn more than the men's national side.

A community group in California is helping poor people get justice.

How the death of one man 10 years ago sparked an unending campaign of terror in Nigeria and beyond.

Genome sequencing projects around the world are revealing promising new health insights.

Customers in the US and Canada were hit by one of the largest data breaches in banking history.

Robert Louis Vesmarais is the sole inhabitant of Cerro Gordo, where he's been searching for silver.

Joe Biden is leading the polls challenge to President Trump, but will he win the Democratic nomination?

The president asked Sweden's PM to free the rapper, who is now due to go on trial in the country.

After a children's hospital in Aleppo was bombed, donations from around the world funded a new one.

Witnesses say the aircraft crashed into a residential area in the early hours, igniting a blaze.

The Senate fell short of the two-thirds needed to overturn a presidential veto.

A woman who had accused a ruling party lawmaker of rape was seriously injured and a key witness died.

The São Paulo attorney general's office say the case is being closed due to a lack of evidence.

Grindr's Chinese owner said US authorities no longer object to a public listing of the gay dating app.

A study finds high blood sugar levels and BMI in pregnant diabetics are "key risk factors" for stillbirths.

Andy Murray says he may return to playing singles at the Cincinnati Masters next month as he steps up his recovery from hip surgery.

A jury rules against the singer after a week-long trial over the production of her 2013 song.

A small electric current stimulates the vagus nerve and helps rebalance the body, scientists say.

Sterling continues to drop against the dollar and euro amid the government's toughened stance on Brexit.

Nicola Adams becomes a world champion for the first time because Arely Mucino is injured and unable to defend her WBO flyweight belt.