By Hilary Russ and Caroline Valetkevitch Workers at dozens of U.S. Starbucks locations held strikes on Sunday to

Tori Kelly collapsed at a restaurant in Downtown Los Angeles last month due to a sudden increase in her heart rate

Iowa’s Democratic Party says it will hold a caucus on Jan. 15 but won’t release the results until early March

The Justice Department's internal watchdog says in a report that the top federal prosecutor in Massachusetts, who has announced her resignation, tried to influence the outcome of a race for Boston’s district attorney and violated multiple policies

Building new sports facilities is at the heart of a disputed plan to makeover one of Tokyo's most beloved park areas

A gauge of pending sales of existing US homes fell to its lowest level on record in October,

China’s exports fell 7.5% from a year earlier in May and imports were down 4.5%, adding to signs an economic recovery is slowing

Joseph Zieler was sentenced to death for the May 1990 rape and murder of 11-year-old Robin Cornell and her babysitter Lisa Story

Government test data shows new passenger vehicles in the U.S. are extremely safe, but roadway deaths are steadily rising

Authorities say a woman was critically injured when a shark bit her on the leg while she was swimming at a New York City beach

Nearly 170 people have died in two of India’s most populous states in recent days amid a sweltering heat wave, as hospitals are overwhelmed with patients and routine power outages add to the challenges

By David Shepardson WASHINGTON The House of Representatives Oversight Committee said on Tuesday it is investigating the U.S.