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Alan Thicke, the Dad on the Sitcom 'Growing Pains,' Dies at 69

The actor, songwriter and composer also hosted a successful talk show in his native Canada but proved to be no match going up against Johnny Carson in late night.

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Key Reuters photographs from 2016

From Syria's festering conflict to the Bastille Day attack in Nice, Reuters photographers have been on the scene to record the biggest news stories this year.

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President Obama Pardons Turkeys Tater and Tot for Final White House Thanksgiving

President Barack Obama pardoned the last Thanksgiving turkey of his presidential term, granting freedom to Tot and his “vice-turkey,” Tater.

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Ivanka Trump talks family, branding and China

In a 2012 interview, the businesswoman and daughter of America's next president talks about working in real estate, what's good and bad about being a Trump, and her daughter's Chinese lessons

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Because I was a Girl, I was told ...(2)

There will be no female president come January. But in the days leading up to the election, there was a distinct possibility that this 227-year-old gender barrier would be hurdled, and so we asked women to tell us about their own vividly recalled barriers. Almost 1,200 of you responded. Here are some of your stories.

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Because I was a Girl, I was told ...

There will be no female president come January. But in the days leading up to the election, there was a distinct possibility that this 227-year-old gender barrier would be hurdled, and so we asked women to tell us about their own vividly recalled barriers. Almost 1,200 of you responded. Here are some of your stories.

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Chinese actor Jackie Chan among winners of Academy's Honorary Award

​Chinese actor Jackie Chan, British film editor Anne V. Coates, American casting director Lynn Stalmaster and American documentary filmmaker Frederick Wiseman were presented with the Academy's Honorary Awards Saturday night to recognize their lifetime contributions to the film industry.

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Adele battled post-partum depression before and after son’s birth

Singer Adele said in a magazine interview released on Monday that she suffered from postnatal depression after the birth of her son and had undergone therapy when younger for what she called her “very dark side.”

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Providing for her family with handicrafts

A cold autumn wind blew across the Loess Plateau in Huachi county, Gansu province, but beads of sweat were rolling down the face of Qu Shuanling in her yaodong, a type of cave dwelling common in the area.

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Australian surfer "shocked" by dolphin landing on him, breaking his board

A surfer in Western Australia (WA) was left shocked when he was hit by a dolphin while trying to catch a wave.

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Veteran Mosquera becomes first Colombian men to win an 0lympic gold

Oscar Albeiro Figueroa Mosquera of Colombia won the men' s 62kg weightlifting gold medal at the Rio Olympic as he became the first male Olympic champion in his country.

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"I can't imagine he is my son": families of dead Bangladeshi militants struggle to explain turn toward jihadism

Islamic State has claimed responsibility for recent attacks but the government of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has rejected the claim

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Pokémon Go see the world in its splendor

IT is strange to live in a place where the skeletons of Alaskan king salmon, loosed from bald eagles’ talons, sometimes plummet to the sidewalk. It is strange to live in a place where brown bears are so populous that hikers tie bells to their dogs and wrists. Where ravens as big as house cats caw and the sun barely sets into the ocean beside a dormant volcano.

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U.S. sinful of plunging Iraqis into abyss of misery

"I wonder if it is enough for British and U.S. officials to say that they regret the invasion of Iraq as it was only a mistake. How about my family's life which was turned miserable by the war? How about my husband and sons who lost their lives in the chaos and bloody violence?"

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Leaker who reveals Apple's products before they come out tired of 'absurd rumours'

​French tech site editor says most 'pseudo-leakers' on Weibo are just sharing leaks they find elsewhere

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Asia No. 1 Hideki Matsuyama withdraws from Olympics over Zika fears

Seven players from the top 25 in world are not going to Rio next month