IRVINE, Calif.—Nathan Adrian led all the way to win the 100-meter freestyle at the U.S. national championships, with Michael Phelps finishing next-to-last in a star-studded field....
It’s long been known that faulty BRCA genes greatly raise the risk for breast cancer. Now scientists say a more recently identified, less common gene can...
TOKYO—Is it the Persian Gulf or the Arabian Gulf? Mount McKinley or Denali? Mumbai or Bombay? Some geographic names don’t just tell us where we live...
MANILA — Pork barrel scam mastermind Janet Lim Napoles allegedly asked her employees to have their picture taken as farmers receiving livelihood kits from the bogus...
MEXICO CITY—Mexico’s Congress approved a comprehensive energy reform that will break more than seven decades of state monopoly and dramatically expand the role of foreign and...
MIAMI—It was arguably the signature moment of Alonzo Mourning’s career. He blocked a shot in the final minutes of Game 6 of the 2006 NBA Finals,...
WASHINGTON—President Barack Obama said Wednesday that the administration is reviewing what authority he has to act without Congress to stop American companies from reincorporating overseas...
TOKYO—Asian stocks were mostly slightly lower in Thursday morning trading, as markets watched for action of the central banks in the U.S., Japan and Europe and...
LOUISVILLE, Ky.—A fan wearing a Chicago Cubs hat caught in the crush around the third tee at Valhalla Golf Club raised both hands above his head...
HONOLULU—Hawaii residents prepared for what could be the first hurricane to hit the state in more than 20 years as weather officials said Wednesday that an...