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CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Al Gentry simply ran out of time. For nearly 25 years he searched for his brother's killer and followed the trail to a Georgia widow with a dubious past.

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) -- "Glee" actor Cory Monteith, who had struggled for years with substance abuse and once said he was lucky to be alive, died of an overdose of heroin and alcohol, the British Columbia cor...

More people stealing animals to sell for profit

Earlier this month, five researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, put out a paper discussing the possible development of mind-reading "neural dust," which could be implanted directly into the human brain to...

New York Genitals Fight for Office. Go ahead and shoot me. It's hopeless. My War on Stupid is facing defeat on every front. I open up the New York Times and there's a page one story about Anthony Weiner, who is now ahead...

JOHANNESBURG (AP) -- Nelson Mandela has made "dramatic progress," and may be going home "anytime soon," said his daughter Zindzi on the eve of his 95th birthday.

Now it's official: Queen Elizabeth II has provided her royal stamp of approval for a law permitting same-sex couples to get married in England and Wales.

To create a world in which few people think twice about female doctors, senators, Supreme Court justices, CEOs or news anchors, women had to get past an obstacle course of barriers to equality. Few were more forbidding t...

IDYLLWILD, Calif. (AP) -- A fast-growing wildfire in the mountains west of Palm Springs destroyed three houses and three mobile homes, and was threatening dozens more residences, officials said Tuesday.

BANGKOK (AP) -- A passenger train derailed on old tracks in the mountains of northern Thailand early Wednesday, slightly injuring at least 30 passengers, mostly foreign tourists. It was the second derailment on the popul...

PATNA, India (AP) -- At least 20 children have died and more are sick after eating free meals at a primary school in eastern India, an official said Wednesday.

Early reviews for Woody Allen's Blue Jasmine indicate that the constantly working director is back with another worthwhile film after last year's mild dud To Rome with Love, and that's thanks a lot to a standout performa...

British indie-pop band Autoheart send an artistic message on Russia's infamous "gay propaganda" laws in the new music video for their single "Moscow." The retro-styled clip for the song concludes with a steamy kiss betwe...

States are putting together their new health-care exchanges under the Affordable Care Act, better known as "Obamacare," and all 50 must be up and running by October 1. Where does your state stand? The Obama administratio...

Intel reported Q2 results today in-line with their earlier estimates for the quarter. They reported revenue of $12.8B on a forecast between $12.4B and $13.4B and were on-forecast with gross margins of 58%. Intel also low...

With temperatures soaring across the U.S., the danger of dehydration is at its seasonal peak. Young children are particularly at risk.

A federal appeals court is allowing Guantánamo guards to search the genitals of detainees going to meet their lawyers - at least temporarily.

WASHINGTON

(Reuters) - Former Goldman Sachs Group Inc Director Rajat Gupta was ordered to pay a $13.9 million penalty and banned from serving as an officer or director of a public company for having illegally passed corporate secre...

Authorities are still investigating what led to a St. Louis woman's death after her decomposing body was discovered slumped in the back seat of an unmarked police car.

Recently a client informed me that some of his workers are independent contractors. I asked the client whether he's sure these workers are properly classified as independent contractors. "Yes," the client said. "They sig...

At least 54 people burned or hacked to death in clashes between rival ethnic groups in West African nation, says doctor.