Mark Memmott

Artist Ai Weiwei, who earlier this year was jailed by Chinese authorities for nearly three months, said today that the government there has sent him a $2.4 million tax bill.

"His supporters," the BBC says, say the bill and accusations that he owes back taxes "are part of ...

Passengers in at least four jets that landed in Hartford during Saturday's snowstorm weren't able to get out of the planes for a long, long time. Then they had to sleep at the airport.

On this 125th anniversary of the Statue of Liberty's dedication, live cameras have been turned on. The views include a live stream from the lady's torch.

National Geographic calculates that the most typical person is a 28-year-old Chinese man. Meanwhile, check out interactive tools that estimate how many people were alive the day you were born.

The Ponzi schemer's wife says they tried to take their lives on Christmas Eve, 2008. She's glad she survived after taking a handful of pills. "I'm not sure how I felt about him waking...

Manhattan's Community Board 1 endorses the protesters' right to be in Zuccotti Park. But it also wants drum circles limited to two hours a day. The drummers may not agree.

The alcohol in the singer's system was five times the legal drunk-driving limit, authorities say. Winehouse, 27, was found dead on July 23.

With his jobs package stalled in Congress, the president is going to announce some executive actions on mortgages and student loans that his advisers say could give the economy a lift...

Game 1 of the World Series went to the St. Louis Cardinals last night. The National League champions beat the American League's Texas Rangers 3-2. For those who like to know about the...

The killing of the ousted Libyan leader is the climax of a months-long struggle to topple the dictator's regime. Photos and videos supposedly showing his body are beginning to surface.

After a harrowing night and day spent hunting escaped bears, lions, tigers and other dangerous animals, authorities in Muskingum County, Ohio, believe they have killed, captured or otherwise accounted for all 56 animals.

Around 50 or so lions, tigers, bears, wolves and other potentially dangerous animals that escaped from a Zanesville, Ohio, preserve have been killed.

The St. Louis Cardinals and Texas Rangers are set to start play tonight. Both teams can make compelling cases for why they should be favored. "I don't know how to pick this one," says NPR's Tom Goldman.

The fiery 15-car pileup Sunday that killed two-time Indianapolis 500 winner Dan Wheldon was the type of disaster that drivers had been concerned about before the race at the Las Vegas...

Research in Motion founder Mike Lazaridis concedes he can't say for certain when service will be completely back to normal.

Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab was arrested for trying to blow up a Detroit-bound passenger jet on Christmas Day 2009. In court today, he insisted that while he is guilty under U.S. law, he is not guilty under Islamic law.

Millions of users in Europe, the Middle East, Africa and India have been without text services for three days. Now there's word that some users in North America are having problems.

The $447 billion plan is likely to be rejected later today when the Senate holds a key procedural vote. Democrats have a "Plan B," though. They're looking at breaking up the measure i...

Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Liberian peace activist Leymah Roberta Gbowee and Yemeni protest leader Tawakkul Karman are being honored.

Cautious consumers, the housing sector's lingering problems and the drag from the government sector are combining to slow an already weak economy even further, the central bank chairman says.