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Phogat defeated the reigning Olympic champion on her way to a spot in the final. But Indian officials said that despite drastic measures, such as cutting her hair, she was around 100 grams overweight.

The team behind the new animated film tapped Hamilton auteur Lin-Manuel Miranda and Samoan musician Opetaia Foa'i in hopes of creating a culturally sensitive musical story with breakout potential.

The planned spacewalk — a first for a private mission — will rely on simply opening the spacecraft’s hatch.

An uprising around a New York bar, Stonewall Inn, 50 years ago sparked a movement pushing for LGBTQ civil rights. The success of that movement saw a powerful backlash from the modern religious right.

Khuê Phạm's debut novel follows a young Berlin journalist whose parents emigrated from South Vietnam. A message from an estranged uncle in the U.S. prompts her to explore her family history.

Pyrotechnic amusements from sparklers to Roman candles have long been a staple of celebrations in the U.S. and beyond, helping to mark national holidays, sporting events and more.

The White Stripes are the latest musical act to take the former president to court over using their songs in his reelection campaign.

Vice President Joe Biden and Republican vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan will hold their only debate Thursday night in Danville, Kentucky. Biden will be under pressure to shift the momentum back to the Democratic ticket. Ryan will be trying to keep it going in Mitt Romney's direction.

How do you change something that is literally set in stone? That's the question the architects of the Martin Luther King Jr. memorial are asking themselves after a paraphrased quote carved into the monument sparked a barrage of criticism.

Now the White House chief of staff, Lew finessed the 2011 deal that set up the automatic spending cuts and tax hikes set for the new year — and did it in a way that put President Obama in the catbird seat for the current talks. Now he's a possible pick to be the next Treasury secretary.