President Obama is taking heat on Twitter for saluting U.S. Marines with a cup of coffee in his hand. But this actually isn't the first awkward Presidential salute, and it probably won't be the last.

Northern California homeowners are returning home to piles of ashes after the massive King Fire burned through their neighborhoods.

U.S. intelligence officials say the airstrikes in Syria are just beginning and that it could take years before Islamic State fighters are defeated.

Protestors clashed with police in Ferguson, MIssouri Tuesday after fire destroyed a memorial for slain teenager Michael Brown. Some believe the fire was set on purpose.

A Florida grandfather calmly tells the dispatcher that he had killed his daughter and her six children and planned to shoot himself when police arrive in a chilling 911 call.

Authorities have filed a charge of abduction with intent to defile against Jesse Matthews, the man police say they believe was the last person seen with missing University of Virginia student Hannah Graham.

This warthog family of three at Zoo Atlanta enjoys a dig in the mud during a hot day.

Some of the best iPhone apps get even better on the new iPhones. Contributor Jennifer Jolly shows a few of her favorites.

Actress Katharine McPhee is starring in 'Scorpion,' CBS's new series about a band of nerds. But off camera, as she told USA TODAY's Jefferson Graham, she's scared of technology.