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A hot air balloon caught fire early Saturday near the city of Lockhart, TX. At least 16 people are feared dead after the incident, according to officials.

October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Here's a list of seven of the best charities most deserving of your support.

John Boehner will resign from his position as Speaker of the House of Representatives, as well as give up his congressional seat, at the end of October.

We Americans pride ourselves in being world leaders. Well, we have some work to do in one dubious category.

Details on Pope Francis's first visit to America.

Pope Francis gave a historic address today when he spoke before a rare joint session of Congress on Capitol Hill Thursday morning. His speech (full text below) touched on numerous issues that have been heavily debated in Washington — climate change, the death penalty, religious freedom, immigration and more — but he focused often on the current refugee crisis in Europe.

Photographs from the Pope's various activities on his first day in America.

An 8.3 earthquake rocked Chile's central coast on Wednesday.

Donald Trump came out swinging against Kentucky Senator Rand Paul, suggesting his 1 percent performance in recent polls means he shouldn't be on the stage with the other candidates.

Donald Trump and Carly Fiorina discuss each other's records as business leaders.