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PANGKALAN BUN, Indonesia (AP) — Family members of those aboard AirAsia Flight 8501 collapsed in agony Tuesday as images of debris and a bloated body flashed across Indonesian television screens,...

(NEW YORK) — It has been more than 48 hours since AirAsia Flight QZ8501 disappeared over the Java Sea, and while the search continues for the missing, there are lucky ones. Twenty-three people w...

(NEW YORK) —  New York's Mayor Bill de Blasio was greeted with boos and catcalls at a graduation ceremony for new police officers Monday where he told the cadets they can be "part...

SURABAYA, Indonesia (AP) — The plane sought permission to climb above threatening clouds. Air traffic control couldn't say yes immediately — there was no room. Six other airliners wer...

MONROVIA, Liberia (AP) — Dozens of new Ebola cases have erupted in Liberia, near the border with Sierra Leone, Liberian health officials warned Monday, marking a setback amid recent improvements...

HOUSTON (AP) — A spokesman for George H.W. Bush says that the former president will remain in a Houston hospital for now but that news of a “possible discharge” could come soon.Famil...

BARI, Italy (AP) — The death toll in the Greek ferry fire has risen to eight and rescue workers are investigating if more people are still missing, Italian authorities said Monday. The evacuatio...

LANDOVER, Md. (AP) — DeMarco Murray passed Emmitt Smith with a change-of-direction that left a safety flat-footed. Dez Bryant moved ahead of Terrell Owens by getting the left tiptoe down in the ...

(ROME) — In his annual Christmas message, Pope Francis urged the world to do more to dialogue for peace and help those afflicted by violence, exploitation, homelessness, and disease. From his ba...

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — U.S. senator John McCain is in Kabul for Christmas day. The former presidential candidate met with Afghan president Ashraf Ghani and his chief executive officer Abdulla...