The 3rd Infantry Division will be among the last military units to leave as the U.S. withdraws its troops, overseeing the transition from combat to departure in northern Iraq.

Violence in the capital of China's Xinjiang region killed 156 people and injured hundreds of others, officials said, following rioting by members of a Muslim ethnic group and a police crackdown.

Prescription drug abuse is  a fast-growing problem that exists across the country, but officials say the problem is particularly acute in the cities and rural areas of Eastern Kentucky. NBC News' Mark Potter reports.

President Barack Obama and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev struck a preliminary deal Monday to reduce their stockpiles of nuclear warheads to as few as 1,500 each.

Whether you were raised on heaping bowls of Boo Berry (1970s), Quisp (‘60s) or Sugar Jets (‘50s), you probably, unknowingly,  violated every rule we now know about  nutrition and safety.

According to “Bobby and Jackie: A Love Story,” the two connected six months after the assassination of JFK. The book also claims that the married senator and father of 11 was the former first lady's one "true love."

Kobe Bryant, Mariah Carey, Jennifer Hudson and Stevie Wonder are among the celebrities who will participate in the late pop star's memorial service on Tuesday, but longtime Jackson friend Elizabeth Taylor will not attend.