October heat wave continues to bake California, breaking multiple temperature records - At least 37 million people are under heat alerts on Sunday as a dangerous multi-day October heat wave continues across nearly all of California.

France to close up to 500 schools on Monday over student protests - Lessons will be "totally or partly suspended" in some high schools after clashes between riot police and student protesters, France's education minister says.

- After three miscarriages, Alabama resident Gabrielle Goidel and her husband decided to start the process of IVF. But with the Alabama Supreme Court's rulin...

Dozens killed in violence in Sudan's West Darfur state - At least 24 people dead after an IDP camp was attacked following a dispute between Arab and African ethnic groups.