China successfully launched three astronauts into space on Thursday, bringing the country one step closer to completing its new space station.

A pig that became an unlikely national icon in China after surviving 36 days under rubble from a powerful 2008 earthquake has died at the age of 14, sparking an outpouring of emotion on Thursday. "Zhu Jianqiang", or "Strong Pig", shot to fame after being...

Sen. Ron Wyden said indexing the gas tax to inflation could increase gas prices for average Americans next year.

Greenpeace apologized after a protester parachuted onto the Allianz Arena field before a European Championship soccer match, injuring two. The environmental organization said the pilot did not intend to enter the stadium.

A law requires inmates to choose electrocution or firing squad if lethal injection drugs aren't available. There has not been an execution in 10 years because of drugs.