Sam Smith settled a copyright dispute over the weekend with Petty over the similarities between the Grammy-nominated "Stay With Me" and Petty's Full Moon Fever hit, "I Won't Back Down" from 1989.
The number of U.S. convicted criminals exonerated reached an unprecedented high in 2014. The National Registry of Exonerations revealed on Tuesday that last year saw 125 criminals exonerated.
President Barack Obama and new Saudi Arabia King Salman will discuss recent concerns over Yemen and the Islamic State. The two leaders will have their first formal meeting in Riyadh on Tuesday.
The big blizzard of 2015 began wreaking its havoc early Monday before any flakes hit the ground. Air travelers faced thousands of canceled flights across the Northeast by early afternoon. Over 6,000 flights have been canceled for Monday and Tuesday on the East Coast as airlines braced for Winter Storm Juno.
"X-Men: Apocalypse" director Bryan Singer announced via Twitter new additions to the movie's cast on Friday. Three new actors will be playing the roles of the young Jean Grey, Cyclops and Storm.
Actress Emma Watson spoke to global leaders at the World Economic Forum in Davos on Friday regarding plans to spread the United Nations' new gender equality initiative worldwide. The "Harry Potter" star appeared in her role as UN Women Goodwill Ambassador and shared plans for the yearlong initiative, IMPACT 10X10X10, which addresses deficiencies in women's empowerment and gender equality and presented alongside a panel including UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and UN Women Executive Director Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka.
A new study by the Department of Veterans Affairs and Army says Iraq and Afghanistan vets are at a higher risk of suicide than veterans from the Vietnam or Gulf Wars.
On Tuesday, Mexican prosecutors announced that an Austrian forensics lab has been unable to find anymore DNA to identify the burned remains that may belong to 43 missing college students.
New Kids on the Block announced Tuesday on "Good Morning America" plans to go one tour with fellow 90s musicians, TLC and Nelly. The tour is called "The Main Event."
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced plans to submit a proposal for a minimum wage increase on Sunday, Jan. 18. He aims to raise New York City's minimum wage to $11.50 an hour and $10.50 an hour for the rest of the state by 2016.
The civil trial regarding the worst offshore oil spill in U.S. history continued Tuesday morning in New Orleans. The energy company, BP, is fighting a $13.7 billion fine from the government as penalty for violating the federal Clean Water Act from the Gulf of Mexico oil spill on April 20, 2010.
Burbank police are investigating the death of fitness model and reality show star Greg Plitt Jr. after he was struck and killed by a passenger train on Jan. 17 at around 4 p.m.
