A powerful storm system that started in the Midwest, leaving at least 12 people dead, moved Wednesday evening into the mid-Atlantic region, where it spawned at least two confirmed tornadoes.

North Korea will stop nuclear tests, long-range missile launches and enrichment activities at its Yongbyon nuclear plant in exchange for food, the U.S. State Department says.

A tornado with winds of up to 130 mph tore into the resort city of Branson, Missouri, overnight, injuring 33 and damaging theaters and other businesses.

William Bennett says even the candidate is bullish on his fundraising and growing organization and ready to pivot away from social issues to economy

Officials in the resort city of Branson, Missouri, were relieved an EF2 tornado, which damaged some of its marquee musical theaters, struck before the prime tourist season began.

A 13-year-old boy was killed by sniper fire Wednesday as government forces continue tormenting civilians across Syria, opposition activists said.

Four-dollar-a-gallon gasoline is no worry for T. Boone Pickens, the billionaire energy investor from Texas. He drives from his home to his office in a car that runs on fuel costing less than a dollar a gallon

The death toll from the severe weather sweeping the central U.S. has risen to seven. More storms are hitting the region.

Microsoft unveiled Windows 8 for public testing on Wednesday in the hope that it will help the brand win back some of the ground it has been losing to Apple and Google.

On Thursday, Google's much-discussed new privacy policy goes into effect.