The company that made its name peddling drugstore paternity tests to uncertain parents now says that more than 1 in 10 adults in the U.S. has had reason to ask the question: Who’s your Daddy? Gary Garner finally confirmed he's the real father of Skyler, 14.

After years of studying, experts think they've figured out what was ailing Harry Potter all those years -- a  nummular headache.

Hard as it may be to believe if you live in the Northeast or upper Midwest, last January was not the warmest on record across the lower 48 states, federal recordkeepers announced Tuesday.

Much of Europe is still covered in snow and ice, but some areas are already seeing deadly flooding amid concerns that it will get worse before it gets better.

In a vineyard in Moravia, the Arctic chill striking Europe at least has some people jumping with joy.

Russia and Ukraine take extra precautions to protect homeless people during a brutal cold snap that has killed scores.

At least 11,000 villagers have been trapped by snow and blizzards in Serbia's mountains, authorities said Thursday, as the death toll from Eastern Europe's deep freeze rose to 114.

A new unpublished history of the Afghanistan war details hows American forces, hamstrung by inadequate resources, missed opportunities to stabilize Afghanistan during the early years of the conflict.

Thirty-seven years later, three people face trial on murder charges for what prosecutors say was an ambush triggered by a love triangle around a woman and three Marine buddies.

A U.S. base on Okinawa is the focus of a deepening dispute that is testing Japan's security alliance with the United States and dividing its new government in Tokyo.

A survivor of the suicide bombing on the USS Cole in Yemen 10 years ago has died at his Florida home.

The family of a U.S. soldier captured in eastern Afghanistan pleads for his release after the Taliban releases a video showing the airborne infantryman, who has been held more than five months.

Airline pilots and privacy rights activists are fretting over a provision of the FAA funding bill passed by Congress that would open up the U.S. skies to drones.

The state that was the birthplace for the set of standardized tests that public school students took for decades is considering doing away with the Iowa Test of Basic Skills.

Astronaut Janice Voss, a veteran of five spaceflights and a former science director for a NASA exoplanet-hunting spacecraft, has died after a battle with cancer. She was 55.

The son of New York City's police commissioner will not be charged in a case alleging sexual assault, prosecutors say.

The number of jobs waiting to be filled rose in December as employers tried to ramp up hiring in factories, retail and business services, the government said on Tuesday.

Sears is struggling. Big department stores like Macy’s and J.C. Penney are treading water, while major apparel sellers like Gap and Talbots are losing market share and shrinking store counts.

Former President George W. Bush used a meeting of the nation’s auto dealers to defend his actions of bailing out Detroit, insisting he had no other choice but to completely sink the American economy.

We all know that meetings can be dull and boring. A new study shows that they can also make you stupid.

One of America’s largest pension funds with an investment portfolio valued at around $145 billion wants to talk to the social-networking site about its corporate governance rules.

Wal-Mart is unveiling an icon that it says will help consumers make a snap decision about whether a food is healthy, without delving into the nitty-gritty of the nutrition label.

Toyota's profit slid another 13.

NBC News speaks with Afghans around the country about the possibility of the Taliban's return to power.

Much of Europe is still covered in snow and ice, but some areas are already seeing deadly flooding amid concerns that it will get worse before it gets better.

Hard as it may be to believe if you live in the Northeast or upper Midwest, last January was not the warmest on record across the lower 48 states, federal recordkeepers announced Tuesday.

Pakistanis reel in one of the biggest fish in the sea: a whale shark.

Nepal has opened vulture "restaurants" to save the birds from extinction — and at the same time help impoverished villages become self-sufficient.

Nearly 130 dolphins have beached themselves on Cape Cod in the last three weeks, with 92 dying in what's become "the single largest stranding" in at least two decades in the Northeast.

The stars of SeaWorld were the main attraction in federal court as a judge weighed PETA's claim that they are being treated like slaves.

Freshman Michael Kidd-Gilchrist had 13 points and 13 rebounds and top-ranked Kentucky easily passed its toughest Southeastern Conference test to date with a 78-58 victory over No. 8 Florida on Tuesday night.

Thousands of fans roared as New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning hoisted the team's Super Bowl trophy awarded to the National Football League champions, from a glittering blue-and-white float Tuesday during a victory parade through New York City, which Mayor Michael Bloomberg quipped should now be nicknamed the "Big Blue Apple."

Kevin Durant hit a go-ahead bank shot with 14.2 seconds remaining, and the NBA-leading Oklahoma City Thunder overcame career performances by Monta Ellis and David Lee to beat the Golden State Warriors 119-116 on Tuesday night.

Paul Pierce knew what was on the line with every shot.

One stingy defensive stretch was enough to carry the Miami Heat past LeBron James' former team once again.

Evansville finally figured out how to close out a game Tuesday night -- with timely shooting and near perfect defense.