Mozilla co-founder Brendan Eich is stepping down as CEO following protests over his support of a gay marriage ban in California. The Mountain View, Calif.-based non-profit maker of the Firefox browser infuriated many employees and users last week by ...

PERTH, AUSTRALIA—Investigators are conducting a forensic examination of the final recorded conversation between ground control and the cockpit of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 before it went missing three weeks ago, the Malaysian government said ...

PERTH, AUSTRALIA—Investigators are conducting a forensic examination of the final recorded conversation between ground control and the cockpit of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 before it went missing three weeks ago, the Malaysian government said ...

It might be hot among the tech savvy, but in a bid to appeal to a wider audience, Google Glass is undergoing a makeover courtesy of one of eyewear's hottest companies. But will the surfer chic of Oakley and the celebrity cool of Ray-Ban be enough to take the ...

It might be hot among the tech savvy, but in a bid to appeal to a wider audience, Google Glass is undergoing a makeover courtesy of one of eyewear's hottest companies. But will the surfer chic of Oakley and the celebrity cool of Ray-Ban be enough to take the ...

After mainly Russian-speaking Crimeans voted to separate from Ukraine and join Russia, events are moving swiftly. But, like Stephen Leacock's man who flung himself on a horse and galloped off in all directions, Crimea's ultimate destination is still unknown.

DETROIT — General Motors is recalling nearly 1.2 million SUVs for defective side air bags. GM also announced smaller recalls Monday of commercial vans and Cadillac sedans amounting to about 364,000 vehicles for separate problems. · Recall probe ...

MAJDAL ANJAR, LEBANON—Along with some 20 other Syrian children, 13-year-old Anas braves rain, mud and cold to attend class in a tent pitched along Lebanon's border with Syria, the home of a Syrian refugee family that serves as a classroom for four ...

PRETORIA, SOUTH AFRICA—A well-known athlete, who is white, is charged with murder after shooting and killing his girlfriend, a model and reality show star who also happens to be white. This is the case of double-amputee sprinter Oscar Pistorius, whose ...

ANGOLA, LA.—A man who spent nearly 26 years on death row in Louisiana walked free of prison Tuesday, hours after a judge approved the state's motion to vacate the man's murder conviction in the 1983 killing of a jeweller. Glenn Ford, 64, had been on ...

PRETORIA, SOUTH AFRICA—Oscar Pistorius broke down sobbing in court as a medical examiner described the gunshot wounds his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp suffered when he killed her in his home on Valentine's Day last year. The Paralympian gold ...

In what is being called the “biggest crisis” in Europe of the 21st century, Western governments and their diplomats collectively held their breath Monday, waiting to see if U.S. President Barack Obama has the teeth to take on the Kremlin over Crimea. Herman ...

A new study has found an association between pregnant women who take acetaminophen, the most commonly used medication for pain and fever, and a higher risk of ADHD in their children. While the new findings are bound to raise concerns among ...

CARACAS, VENEZUELA—Opposition protesters erected barricades across major thoroughfares on Monday, bringing traffic to a halt in parts of the Venezuelan capital in a continuation of the unrest that has roiled the country for nearly two weeks.

LAS VEGAS, NEV.—Oscar-nominated Canadian actress Ellen Page has come out as gay, declaring that hiding her sexuality has caused her years of suffering. Page went public Friday night in Las Vegas during an emotional speech to the Time to Thrive ...

KAMPALA, UGANDA—Uganda's president plans to sign a bill into law that prescribes life imprisonment for “aggravated” homosexual acts, officials say. President Yoweri Museveni announced his decision to governing party lawmakers, government ...

Canadian poet Anne Carson's long form poem, Red Doc, has been shortlisted for a new U.K. fiction prize, the Folio, which aims to compete with the illustrious Man Booker. “It's been almost 20 years since a major prize was launched in this country and we felt ...