A growing number of states are passing laws that allow taxpayer-supported scholarship funds, but they have been twisted to benefit private schools at the expense of the neediest children.

The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development cut its growth forecast for the 17-nation zone and said Europe risked creating a cycle of decline.

Success of the SpaceX rocket would mark a key step in efforts to turn over some missions to the private sector.

The leader of the United Nations nuclear monitoring arm said Tuesday that he expects to sign a deal soon on an investigation into potential military uses of Tehran’s nuclear program.

President Vladimir V. Putin’s choices for his Kremlin administration will be the political heavyweights who have accompanied him for more than a decade.

Craig Becker stepped down from the board in December after serving under a recess appointment by President Obama since March 2010.

Using the story of a struggling family, a Crossroads GPS commercial seeks to appeal to swing voters who had supported President Obama, and may still like him, but are disappointed.

Opera News magazine said it would stop reviewing the Metropolitan Opera, a policy prompted by the Met’s dissatisfaction over negative critiques.

In drought-racked Niger, the difficult search for water frequently falls to children as young as 10, and they often arrive late to school, or not at all.

AquaBounty Technologies, which wants to produce genetically engineered salmon, is reliant on its largest shareholder, Kakha Bendukidze.

A passenger train rammed into a parked freight train and caught fire before dawn Tuesday in southern India, killing at least 25 people and injuring dozens more.

“Super PACs” and issue-advocacy groups supporting Mitt Romney have narrowed President Obama’s once-commanding advantage.

At least eight people were injured when an argument escalated to gunfire in Oklahoma City, just blocks from Chesapeake Energy Arena, after the NBA playoff game between the Thunder and the Los Angeles Lakers, city police said Tuesday.

Police say at least three victims were wounded in downtown Oklahoma City following the Thunder's 106-90 win over the Lakers.

For months the Orlando Magic have been trudging through the aftermath of a preseason trade request by Dwight Howard that sapped the life out of the franchise as internal team issues quickly affected the...

Russell Westbrook scored 28 points, Kevin Durant added 25 points and 10 rebounds and the Oklahoma City Thunder surged ahead in the second half to beat Los Angeles 106-90 in Game 5 on Monday night and eliminate the Lakers from the playoffs.

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have traded tight end Kellen Winslow to Seattle and signed veteran Dallas Clark to a one-year deal.

Giancarlo Stanton hit a grand slam off Jamie Moyer in a five-run fourth inning, Mark Buehrle was dominant after a shaky first and the Miami Marlins stayed hot by beating the Colorado Rockies 7-4 on Monday night.

Tiger Woods insists he is close to contending on a weekly basis, even if recent results suggest otherwise.

Following Boston's Monday night win that got the team to .500 for the first time this year, David Ortiz took umbrage with the assertion that there is no leadership in the Red Sox's clubhouse.