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Former NBA star turned activist Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is denouncing what he called "voter suppression" tactics he says influenced the results of last Tuesday's presidential election.

Eight thousand people angry about President-elect Donald Trump's policies on immigration, the environment, LGBT rights and other issues marched in the streets of downtown Los Angeles on Saturday, the fourth day of anti-Trump demonstrations.

Australia will transfer hundreds of refugees currently held in offshore detention centers to the United States in a landmark deal announced Sunday.

The first 7.8-magnitude killed at least two people and triggered a tsunami.

Do you feel your head as a sandwich—as layers of bone, skin and hair? Probably not. The brain integrates ourselves into a functioning, unconscious whole. We feel the cladding only when something goes wrong, something as simple and universal as an infestation of lice. Then the contours of the head become very apparent and our goal—eradication and oblivion—becomes imperative.

A rare blue diamond has hit the auction market and could fetch $25 million.

Thinking about treating your family to a little virtual reality this holiday? Have no idea where to start? Don't worry. From Google's inexpensive Cardboard VR viewer to Sony's new PlayStation VR, this guide will help you figure out what makes sense for your family's interests, needs and budget.

If necessity is the mother of invention, no one knows it better than the estimated 200,000 to 300,000 Syrians living under siege in eastern Aleppo. For more than four years, they have been caught in a deadly conflict between rebels fighting President Bashar al-Assad's government, backed by its ally Russia. With ISIS in the surrounding countryside, they have no where to run and everything to lose.

What does New Zealand, home of "Lord of the Rings" and "The Hobbit," love better than a blockbusting trilogy?

Police have arrested a man they say fatally shot a police officer in central California on Sunday, said the Stanislaus County Sheriff's Department.

In our household, we're still talking about the critically acclaimed box office smash "Inside Out," Pixar's animated look at the emotions inside a child's brain. It came up most recently when we watched Serena Williams cruise to another victory at this year's Wimbledon, and my youngest daughter, age 7, remarked that her "Joy" (the character who controls happiness in the movie) must be going wild. During the match, Serena's "Angry" must have been at her brain's control panel, we all agreed.

Seoul prosecutors are set to question South Korean President Park Geun-hye early this week for her role in the political corruption scandal involving an informal adviser.

As some Americans express heightened concern about the reported rise of hate crimes and bigotry since Donald Trump's presidential win on Tuesday, it seems some have sought an escape from it all at the movies.

For centuries, the massive Assyrian city in Northern Iraq lay buried beneath the sands of time, forgotten by history.

Residents in war-ravaged eastern Aleppo received a dire warning early Sunday: Prepare for the city to be bombarded and evacuate in the next 24 hours.

Human Rights Watch is accusing Iraqi Kurdish forces of unlawfully targeting and destroying Arab homes in regions they have retaken from ISIS fighters.

The election is over. Half of America is upbeat; the other half is deflated. The country is more polarized than ever. As a rabbi, I can only offer some words of spiritual reflection.

"Saturday Night Live" kicked off its first show after Donald Trump was elected president with the perfect host: Dave Chappelle. As both African-American and Muslim, Chappelle stands at the intersection of two discriminated against minority groups. If Chappelle had also been Hispanic and a woman, he would've been every group Trump demonized in this campaign rolled into one. (Well, almost.)