The Boy Scouts of America threw open its ranks Thursday to gay Scouts but not gay Scout leaders - a fiercely contested compromise that some warned could fracture the organization and lead to mass defections…

Oklahoma's tornado didn't just affect humans. An unknown number of pets were lost or made homeless in the disaster. Volunteers are helping to reunite them with their owners.

Prime Minister John Key talks to Newstalk ZB's Leighton Smith about Auckland's Unitary plan

Jurors have deadlocked on a verdict of life or death for Jodi Arias in the 2008 killing of her one-time boyfriend. The judge declared a mistrial in the penalty phase.