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The Global Terrorism Index for 2014 found that Boko Haram and ISIS were jointly responsible for 51 percent of deaths from terrorism.

Washingtonians are expected to gather in the tens of thousands for the city's annual Funk Parade.

Many travelers using United Airlines faced delays Tuesday, but they weren't connected to Hurricane Isaac. Instead, the airline's computer network crashed, leaving large parts of its system paralyzed for several hours Tuesday afternoon.

Teams have lost by even larger margins in the past. The Baltimore Orioles, for example, would probably like to just forget a 30-7 defeat in 2007.

The class-action lawsuit alleges the state of Michigan has failed to live up to its constitution by not teaching some children to read.

Water tests by the state environmental agency did not find dangerous levels of a corrosive chemical, after a leak from an asphalt plant led to a citywide drinking water ban beginning Dec. 14.

The prime minister says Canada will stop its airstrikes within two weeks, and will step up training for local security forces fighting ISIS militants.

Boston's pitchers held the Astros to just five hits, and Red Sox third baseman Rafael Devers continued his surprising postseason with a three-run home run as the Red Sox won the ALCS.

U.S. border officials say human smugglers put migrants in harm's way by launching rafts into the river's cold, fast-moving waters.

After a day of steady rain on Churchill Downs, 5-2 favorite Justify managed to pull ahead in the muck. He's the first horse not to start a racing career as a 2-year-old to win the Derby since 1882.