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The people at the Oxford Dictionaries Word of the Year got creative. This year's new word is really an emoji entitled: "Face with Tears of Joy." The frequency of its use tripled in 2015.

China is infamous for innovative scams. The latest? Grave robbers ransacked a cemetery in Henan province in central China last week and held the ashes of the deceased hostage.

Unimpressed with their rarefied surroundings, the stray cats eventually wandered off without incident, leaving the stage to the dignitaries gathered in Turkey.

Crowdsourcing a story: All of us know more than any one of us, so here is the seed of a story idea that I hope you will help me cultivate into a full-flowering history post.

A decrease in PSA testing came after a controversial recommendation against routine screening. As a result, many fewer cases of the most common cancer to hit men are being diagnosed, research finds.

Grocers faced higher wholesale prices for frozen turkeys this year. But because of fierce competition, they still cut their retail prices. Consumers are finding bargains on other holiday foods, too.

House Speaker Paul Ryan calls for a "pause" on America's Syrian refugee program, to give Congress time to evaluate the national security risks.

The U.S. Department of Education and California's attorney general say the company overstated job-placement rates by up to 100 percent.

After years of struggling for donations, aid groups were seeing record responses. Then came Paris.

Sen. Lindsey Graham, a Republican candidate for president, also called for a "timeout" on America's Syrian refugee program "until we can ensure we have proper vetting."