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After Criticizing Generals In The Campaign, Trump Names Them To Top Jobs

President-elect Donald Trump has already picked two former generals, Michael Flynn and James Mattis, for top positions and is considering at least one more, David Petraeus.

A hamlet between the towns of Tsihombe and Ambovombe, in the most drought-stricken area in southern Madagascar. Most families in the region have resorted to eating wild fruits and tree leaves.

Drought-Stricken Southern Madagascar Teeters On The Edge Of Famine

Fighting extreme poverty and failing crops caused by a three-year drought, United Nations food agencies are struggling to keep the region's population from succumbing to starvation.

Comet Ping Pong, a pizzeria in Washington, D.C., has been made the center of a bizarre online conspiracy theory — with real-world consequences.

Man Fires Rifle Inside D.C. Pizzeria, Cites Fictitious Conspiracy Theories

An entirely baseless rumor about Comet Ping Pong has spread online. On Sunday, police say a man claiming he was there to "investigate" pointed a gun at an employee, who fled before the man fired.

Workers drill into the ground at C&H Hog Farms in Newton County. In the foreground is one of two waste storage ponds at the site.

Hog Farm Drilling Study Presentation Leaves More Questions Than Answers

A consultant hired by the Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality presented findings at the agency’s headquarters Thursday of subsurface tests made...

Jim Summers, right, speaks about his family and the Gatlinburg fire. He is accompanied by Vanderbilt doctor Blair Summitt, middle, and cousin Marsha Crownover.

Painstakingly, Gatlinburg Fire Victims Begin To Be Identified

Update: 12/5/16 at 7:45 a.m. On Sunday, another death was attributed to the fire, bringing the death toll to 14. Smoky Mountain National Park officials...

Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi announced Sunday night he would resign, after voters rejected the referendum on constitutional reforms. Opposition parties had framed the vote as a referendum on Renzi himself.

Message From Italy's Failed Referendum: More European Uncertainty Ahead

The big winners in the referendum are Italy's two major euroskeptic parties — the anti-immigration Northern League and the maverick 5-Star Movement, which waged vitriolic campaigns.

Judge Clifton Newman addresses the jury last week in the murder trial of former North Charleston, S.C., police Officer Michael Slager.

Judge Declares Mistrial In Murder Case Against Former S.C. Police Officer

After nearly two days of questions and clarifications, the jury was unable to agree on a unanimous verdict for or against Michael Slager, who shot and killed Walter Scott after a traffic stop.

A scrapped automobile serves as a playground for the children of Gankhuyag, a former herder who lives in a ger or tent on the outskirts of Ulaanbaatar, the capital. The family moved here a few years ago when Gankhuyag started work as a porter.

Once Booming, Mongolia's Economy Veers From Riches To Rags

The sparsely populated nation of nomadic herders rode China's booming economy by supplying it with coal. But as China's economy slows and commodity prices drop, Mongolia's economy is crashing.

The mummified remains, shown in a 2014 exhibition in Museo Egizio Turin.

Researchers Confident Mysterious Pair Of Mummified Knees Belonged To Queen Nefertari

Italian archaeologists found a pair of mummified knees in Nefertari's tomb in 1904. For the first time, tests indicate that the knees belonged to the great queen herself.

The Nest thermostat is an Internet-connected device. Security technologist Bruce Schneier says that while Internet-enabled devices have immense promise, they are vulnerable to hacking.

Despite Its Promise, The Internet Of Things Remains Vulnerable

There is currently no government regulation around the Internet of things, and Security technologist Bruce Schneier fears it will take a disaster for that to change.

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