Htin Kyaw, a confidante of Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi, has been sworn in as Burma's President. The ceremony ushers the longtime opposition party of Suu Kyi into government after 54 years of direct or indirect military rule
President Obama sat down with those on the front lines of the U.S. heroin and opioid epidemic for a frank discussion about the country's addiction crisis, calling the issue critical to his role in protecting the health of the American people
Donald Trump said he will no longer honor his pledge to support the eventual Republican presidential nominee. And his two Republican rivals, Texas Sen. Ted Cruz and Ohio Gov. John Kasich, also refused to say they would support Trump
Instagram is trying to reassure its millions of users that there’s no reason to panic. The social media brand promises nothing about the way its popular photo-sharing app works is changing, yet. The mobile app maker has been getting an earful
The biggest party in Brazil's ruling coalition has elected to swiftly detach itself from the government of President Dilma Rousseff in what amounts to a damning vote of no confidence against the scandal-plagued leader
One of the more compelling institutional cage-matches in the last few years, Apple vs. the FBI, ended in an anti-climax this week. As denouements go it wasn't particularly dramatic. It's hard to tell who even won, TIME's Lev Grossman writes
Brussels airport will most likely take several months to resume full operations following this month's terrorist attacks, its CEO said Tuesday. Arnaud Feist said the terminal will have to be rebuilt "from the air conditioning to the check-in desks"
An EgyptAir flight bound for Cairo was hijacked and diverted to Cyprus, where the passengers and crew were released and one suspected hijacker arrested following a standoff that unfolded over nearly seven hours on the tarmac
Donald Trump's campaign manager Corey Lewandowski has been charged by police with misdemeanor battery for allegedly grabbing a reporter in Florida earlier this month. Lewandowski and the Trump campaign have repeatedly denied the incident
Jaelyn Young plead guilty to one count of conspiring to provide material support to a terrorist organization. The former Mississippi State University student faces up to 20 years in prison, $250,000 in fines and lifetime probation
Former Canadian cabinet minister Jean Lapierre was killed in a plane crash, along with his wife, sister and two brothers, while en route to his father's funeral in eastern Quebec. The twin-engined plane went down in bad weather
Patty Duke, who won an Oscar as a teen for The Miracle Worker and maintained a long and successful career throughout her life, has died at the age of 69. She was also known for playing identical cousins on a popular sitcom, The Patty Duke Show
Celebrated baby photographer Anne Geddes shares her secrets
