Krishnadev Calamur

A New York jury took a little more than three hours today to convict Ross Ulbricht, the San Francisco man linked to the shadowy online marketplace Silk Road, of seven drug and conspiracy counts.

Prosecutors said the website, which had been labeled the eBay of the drugs trade, allowed ...

Argentine President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner has committed an apparent diplomatic gaffe in a visit to China where she used her Twitter feed to mock how the Chinese speak.

Kirchner appeared to suggest that the Chinese have trouble distinguishing between their "Rs" and "Ls" – using the words "rice," ...

Updated at 12:18 p.m. ET

Tom Wheeler, the chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, has outlined his vision of the Internet, saying his agency should use its authority "to implement and enforce open Internet protections."

In an op-ed piece in Wired magazine, Wheeler writes:

"Using this authority [

Controversial French comedian Dieudonne has gone on trial today on charges of "defending terrorism," which stem from comments he made on Facebook after the deadly attack on the satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo.

His alleged crime was writing "Je me sens Charlie Coulibaly" ("I feel like Charlie Coulibaly") on Facebook, ...

The House voted 239-186 today to repeal the Affordable Care Act, the latest effort by the Republican-controlled chamber to scrap the law.

The measure also would direct panels to come up with a replacement for the healthcare law — though it doesn't provide a timeline on any new ...

Updated at 12:43 p.m. ET

A video purportedly from the self-declared Islamic State militant group appears to show Jordanian pilot Lt. Muath al-Kaseasbeh, who has been held by the group since his capture in December, being burned alive.

As recently as Jan. 29, Jordan said it was willing ...

Recent reports about the death of former Cuban leader Fidel Castro appear to be exaggerated. Cuban state media released images of the 88-year-old Castro who has not been seen in public for more than a year, an absence that has led to speculation he is ailing or worse.

At least eight civilians have been killed in the past 24 hours and 22 wounded in fighting between pro-Russian rebels and Ukrainian troops in the separatist stronghold of Donetsk.

The civilian toll has risen during the past three weeks as the fighting between the two sides escalates. The U.N. says ...

Peter Greste went out for a run at his Egyptian prison Sunday when the warden called him over.

He "told me that, you know, it's time to pack your stuff," Greste, an Australian who spent more than a year in an Egyptian prison, told his employer, Al-Jazeera. "I said, 'What ...

It's the Monday morning after the Super Bowl. What better time for Monday morning quarterbacking? And what better play to go over than the one that sealed the New England Patriots' victory Sunday night over the Seattle Seahawks?

You've probably seen the play by now — the one in ...

Dominique Strauss-Kahn, the former head of the International Monetary Fund, whose career unraveled amid allegations he raped a maid in a New York hotel, went on trial today in France in a separate case of allegedly procuring prostitutes for orgies at a luxury hotel.

Strauss-Kahn is charged with "procuring ...

Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow this morning, which, according to tradition, portends another six weeks of winter.

On an overcast morning, Phil the groundhog gazed at the sky, looked for his shadow and at about 7:25 a.m. ET told his handler Bill Deeley his prediction: "Forecasts abound on ...

The Northeast is bracing for more snow: The National Weather Service is warning of "a potent winter storm" from the Ohio Valley to New England, with Boston expected to get up to 12 inches of snow.

"Bitterly cold weather will settle in behind this system from the Upper ...

"Return to Glory" – That's the celebratory headline The Boston Globe is using to describe Sunday night's remarkable fourth-quarter comeback by the New England Patriots who defeated the Seattle Seahawks 28-24 to win Super Bowl XLIX.

The story on the other coast, as you might expect, is more ...

Secretary of State John Kerry was in Saudi Arabia this week with President Obama meeting that country's new king. So, when the massive snowstorm hit the Northeast this week, the sidewalk outside his Boston home wasn't cleared. The city, as The Boston Globe puts it, took notice.

Kerry ...

At least 49 people are dead and dozens injured after a blast ripped through a mosque in southern Pakistan where worshippers had gathered for Friday prayers.

Jundullah, a Sunni militant group with links to the Pakistani Taliban, claimed responsibility for the attack on the mosque in Shikarpur, Sindh province.

The ...

Updated at 11:58 a.m.

Former Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney isn't running for president in 2016, he told supporters in a statement.

"After putting considerable thought into making another run for president, I've decided it is best to give other leaders in the Party the opportunity to become ...

Saudi authorities have once again canceled the scheduled flogging of blogger Raif Badawi who is being punished for insulting Islam, according to Amnesty International, the human rights group that has been closely following the case.

Separately, Ensaf Haidar, Badawi's wife, told Agence France-Presse, she was unclear why ...

Dartmouth College is banning hard liquor on campus and will introduce a mandatory four-year sexual violence prevention and education program for students. The steps are part of Dartmouth President Philip Hanlon's plans to reform social life at the Ivy League college.

"Colleges and universities across the country face the ...

Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., lashed out at anti-war demonstrators protesting the presence of former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger at a Senate hearing, calling them "low-life scum."

Kissinger, 91, and other former secretaries of state in both Republican and Democratic administrations, were at the Senate Armed Services Committee, which McCain ...