Retired Pope Benedict XVI admitted on Monday that he did attend a meeting in Munich in 1980 where an abusive priest was discussed, saying an earlier denial was the result of an editing mistake.

Stocks fell Monday as investors awaited more corporate earnings results and a key policy decision from the Federal Reserve.

A man found hiding in the wheel section of a cargo plane at Amsterdam’s Schiphol airport on Sunday survived an 11-hour flight from South Africa, officials said.

The actor who plays Harry Potter in Broadway's "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child" has been fired after a female costar made a complaint about his conduct, according to the show's producers.

Defense Secretary Austin briefed Biden on U.S. military options for responding to Russia, including moving U.S. troops to countries bordering Ukraine.

A homicide investigation is underway after six people were found dead at a home in Milwaukee, according to local officials.

A lone gunman wounded several people at a lecture theater in the southwestern German city of Heidelberg on Monday, police said.

A cruise ship that was supposed to dock in Miami has instead sailed to the Bahamas, after a U.S. judge granted an order to seize the vessel as part of a lawsuit over $4 million in unpaid fuel.

The case, naming Harvard and the University of North Carolina, is the most serious threat in decades to affirmative action at public and private colleges and universities.

Rhythm guitarist Don Wilson, co-founder of surf music staple the Ventures, has died at age 88, his family said Saturday.

A New York City subway rider was hospitalized with a leg injury after being pushed onto the tracks Sunday, the latest episode amid heightened concerns about crime in the nation’s largest transit system.

An Australian man pleaded guilty on Monday to abducting Cleo Smith, 4, from her family’s camping tent last year.

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Peter King recaps an epic weekend of playoff football as the Bengals, 49ers, Rams and Chiefs advance to the Conference Championship games.

Firefighters gained greater control on Sunday of a wildfire that closed northern California’s scenic coastal highway and threatened a famous bridge, officials said.