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A top general said Tuesday that cultural, social and behavioral concerns may be bigger hurdles than tough physical fitness requirements for women. More>>
A Turkish woman who participated in anti-government protests in Turkey two weeks ago is now back in North Carolina talking about her experience.
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The Supreme Court ruled Thursday that companies cannot patent parts of naturally-occurring human genes, a decision with the potential to profoundly affect the emerging and lucrative medical and biotechnology industries. More>>
The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits dropped 12,000 to a seasonally adjusted 334,000 last week, a hopeful sign that steady job gains will continue. More>>
The director of the National Security Agency said Wednesday that once-secret surveillance programs disrupted dozens of terrorist attacks. More>>
Ariel CastroA man accused of holding three women captive in his Cleveland home for about a decade pleaded not guilty Wednesday to hundreds of charges, including rape and kidnapping. More>>
Apple revamps look of iPhone, iPad software More>>
Standard & Poor's Ratings Services is boosting its outlook for U.S. government debt, citing stable government spending levels and predicting economic improvements. More>>
Charlotte Mayor Anthony Foxx could see his prospects to become the new U.S. transportation secretary improving. More>>
The leaks have reopened the post-Sept. 11 debate about privacy concerns versus heightened measure to protect against terrorist attacks. More>>
For more than a decade now, Americans have made peace with the uneasy knowledge that someone - government, business or both - might be watching. More>>
A two-star general who commands U.S. Army forces in Japan has been suspended from his duties for allegedly failing to report or properly investigate an allegation of sexual assault, the Army said Friday. More>>
With a warm handshake, President Barack Obama and Chinese President Xi Jinping opened a two-day summit at a California desert estate Friday. More>>
Authorities say a gunman carrying an assault-style rifle killed at least six people in Santa Monica before police killed him during a gunfight in the Santa Monica College library. More>>
Student loan interest rates are on track to double next month after the Senate failed to come to an agreement last night on Capitol Hill. More>>
A street worker watches in shock as an elderly woman throws a bag with three kittens into a creek. More>>
U.S. intelligence agencies have a direct tap into the servers of the United States' largest internet companies where agents can troll for suspicious activity, sources confirmed to NBC News on Thursday. More>>
Could the government be checking your phone records? Maybe. The NSA has been secretly collecting the telephone records of millions of US customers of Verizon, under a top secret court order. More>>
Miss China won the Miss World competition in 2012The Miss World contest is dropping the bikini competition because of protests in Indonesia. More>>
The national organ transplant network has complied with a judge's unusual order and placed a dying 10-year-old girl on the adult waiting list for a donated lung. More>>
The government has been secretly collecting the telephone records of millions of U.S. customers of Verizon under a top secret court order, according to the chairwoman of the Senate Intelligence Committee. More>>
The Obama administration on Thursday defended the National Security Agency's need to collect telephone records of U.S. citizens, calling such information "a critical tool in protecting the nation from terrorist threats." More>>
The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits fell 11,000 last week to a seasonally adjusted 346,000, a level consistent with steady job growth. More>>
A baby boy believed to be just days old was found in a sewer pipe in a bathroom in China last weekend. More>>
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