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President Obama's decision to change U.S. policy on Cuba comes after a half century of icy relations.

Russian President Vladimir Putin promised to ease the country's economic woes by diversifying its heavy reliance on oil and gas.

An analysis by Pew Charitable Trusts shows that immigrants are increasingly moving from "gateways" such as New York and Texas into states in Middle America.

If you're a charity that wants to help the developing world, you really, really, really don't want to win a "Rusty Radiator."

President Obama says the U.S. and Cuba will normalize relations, which were severed in 1961. Here are images that highlight the decades of tense relations.

The Justice Department's move is a reversal from how the Bush administration interpreted Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act.

Cuba is one of the least connected countries on Earth, with 5 percent of residents online. But it could become the Caribbean's largest market if the Castros open the nation up to the Internet.

Walter Keane made his name with wistful paintings of big-eyed children — paintings actually done by his wife. Tim Burton directs and Amy Adams stars in Big Eyes, a new movie about the Keanes.

The Education Department's unveiling today of a controversial proposal has fueled a debate over what this kind of system can — or should — measure.

Part of the deal for the return of American Alan Gross from Cuba involved the release of a Cuban man who had served as a spy for the U.S. He's said to have provided info about Cuban spies in the U.S.