A Muslim militant known as "Demolition Man" for his expertise with explosives has told interrogators he used common household items to build the massive bomb ... more

Japan's Imperial Household Agency says Emperor Akihito has been hospitalized for tests. An agency official says that the 78-year-old Akihito was admitted to University of ... more

A man from Uzbekistan who pleaded guilty Friday to plotting to kill President Barack Obama with an automatic rifle claimed he was acting at the ... more

Satellite image provider DigitalGlobe Inc. released photos Friday that appear to show Syrian army tanks and other armored vehicles in the city of Homs.

A Marine based out of Camp Pendleton was awarded the Silver Star on Friday for courageous service during a bloody, six-hour firefight in the war ... more

Gabrielle Giffords, the recently retired congresswoman from Arizona who was shot in an assassination attempt 13 months ago, returned to Washington Friday for double honors. ... more