Heavy gunfire rang out at a military base in Burkina Faso's capital early Sunday, prompting fears that a coup attempt was underway.

The Roman Catholic Church beatified two priests and two lay people Saturday, all victims of right-wing death squads during El Salvador’s civil war.

The 22-year-old New York City police officer who was shot to death in Harlem, came from an immigrant family and grew up in a community with strained police relations, but joined the force to make a difference in the “chaotic city," he once wrote.

A group of migrants huddles beside a small, smoky fire inside an abandoned building in northern Serbia, the last moments of warmth before they set out into the driving snow toward the razor wire, cameras and sensors of Hungary's electrified border fence.

UPDATE: The East Coast Hockey League (ECHL) announced that Icemen player Jacob Panetta has been suspended indefinitely pending a hearing as a result of his actions in the game.

An IRS worker shortage, an enormous workload from administering pandemic-related programs and stalled legislation that would have given the agency billions of dollars for more expeditiously processing returns.

FHP investigators are looking for a white Chrysler PT Cruiser (2001-2004) with front end and hood damage that is also missing its passenger-side mirror. Troopers said the driver ran over a bicyclist and fled the scene.

A cruise ship that was supposed to dock in Miami sailed to the Bahamas instead after a U.S. judge granted an order to seize the vessel as part of a lawsuit over unpaid fuel.

Don Wilson, co-founder and rhythm guitarist of the instrumental guitar band The Ventures, has died.