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The cold and snow that walloped Washington didn't stop Ashton Carter from reporting for work at the Pentagon Tuesday. Carter was sworn in as the 25th U.S. Secretary of Defense on Tuesday.

A Mexican broadcaster has fired one of the country's most prestigious journalists and set off a firestorm over freedom of expression and the press.

The newest attraction in Massachusetts was dedicated today at an event headlined by President Barack Obama. A who’s who of political heavyweights praised…

The operation in tribal North Waziristan involved airstrikes and ground forces, the Pakistan military says.

Massachusetts Lt. Gov. Karyn Polito is working to build strong ties between the Baker administration and municipal government leaders. She is doing it one…

Echoing the British royal family's announcement, a Japanese zoo said its newborn macaque also would be called Charlotte, after the name got the most votes in an online poll. Complaints were made.

International negotiators appear close to a deal limiting Iran's nuclear program. NPR's Peter Kenyon reports from Vienna.

Seventy years ago this week, in the New Mexico desert, U.S. Army scientists detonated the first atom bomb. NYU physics professor Benjamin Bederson was among those who worked on the Manhattan Project.

The tech giant will replace the telecoms giant after the close of trading March 18. The change, effective March 19, was prompted by stock splits announced by Apple and Visa.

A teacher who instills a love of books and writing has beaten out 5,000 educators around the world for a global honor.