U.S. & World

Karen Wandel was stunned at what happened when her family failed to claim her father’s body after his death. Supplying unclaimed bodies for medical research is widely considered unethical, and most major medical schools have halted the practice — and yet it continues.

As details in Monday’s shooting at Abundant Life Christian School in Madison continue to emerge, Wisconsin authorities are expected to provide an update into the investigation Tuesday afternoon.

The New York City architect arrested last year in connection with a string of cold case bodies found on Long Island’s Gilgo Beach has been charged with another woman’s murder, bringing the body count against him thus far to seven, according to a superseding indictment unsealed Tuesday. Rex Heuermann is accused of murdering Valerie Mack,...

Georgia’s Ministry of Internal Affairs said the 11 Indian nationals and one Georgian were all employees at a restaurant in Gudauri, a popular ski resort near the Russian border.

The price of chocolate’s key ingredient has skyrocketed this year, prompting analysts to issue fresh warnings about extreme price volatility.

Walmart store associates are now using body cameras in some locations as retailers look to deter theft and make employees safer.

China said it was expanding its visa-free transit policy, allowing eligible foreign travelers to stay in parts of the country as long as 10 days as officials try to attract more overseas visitors.

Asia-Pacific is home to many of the busiest flight routes in the world, even though capacity on many routes has not yet reached 2019 levels.

Ukraine’s security service on Tuesday claimed responsibility for killing the head of Russia’s chemical, radiological and biological weapons unit, Lt. Gen. Igor Kirillov.

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is facing the biggest test of his political career following the resignation of Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland, long one of his most powerful and loyal ministers.

Hannah Kobayashi, the Hawaii woman who was reported missing last month then found to have crossed the U.S.-Mexico border into Tijuana, broke her silence Monday in a statement.

The USGS says a magnitude 7.3 earthquake has struck just off the coast of Vanuatu in the South Pacific Ocean.

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., said this weekend that the Department of Homeland Security should send special drone-detection technology made by Robin Radar Systems to New York and New Jersey following a series of mysterious sightings.

Authorities in Madison, Wisconsin, on Monday identified the teenage student who opened fire at a private Christian school, killing two people and injuring several others.