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This brilliant front page from British newspaper The Independent takes a visual reveal how few rape cases result in convictions in the UK. You can read the full story here > Please follow Law & Order on Twitter and Faceb...

A Pennsylvania superintendent wasted no time when news of Adam Lanza hit the airwaves, Superintendent Mike Strutt was on the phone with Butler County School Board President Don ­Pringle that same day, reports Eli Saslow...

Using more than 1,000 photos taken over a period of three years, a woman from Sydney, Australia has documented her transformation from man to woman in a one-minute video clip. Ashley Caccamo, 24, began her gender transfo...

Why are some companies hated? The answer often depends on who is asking. Corporations can anger their customers, fail their shareholders, and mistreat their employees. 24/7 Wall St. analyzed each of these angles to pick ...

In a play that we don't think has ever been done in the NBA, a kid standing well behind the arc sinks a ridiculous no-look flip shot with time winding down in regulation. Take a look at this kid's amazing shot and the pr...

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A Texas dad terrified his child's elementary school when he decided to conduct a "rogue" security drill to see how the school would respond in the event of an emergency, according to the school district. Ron Miller, 44, ...

The New England Patriots will be fielding a healthy roster as the reigning AFC champions begin defense of their conference title this weekend.The Patriots had just five players on their final injury report for Sunday's D...

What do Miss America contestants do to look beautiful and fit? More importantly, what do they do about wedgies? Below are some tricks several of this year's contestants swear by. Watch 'Pageant Confidential: The Road to ...

-- A man who jumped into a tiger den at the Bronx Zoo and was mauled by a 400-pound animal told police, "Everyone makes choices," a court complaint says. David Villalobos, 25, of Mahopac, was arraigned Friday in a Bronx ...

Guest post written by Vlad Sejnoha Vlad Sejnoha is chief technology officer for Nuance Communications. Vlad Sejnoha For many people, 2012 was the year when it became "normal" to use your voice to control your phone, car,...

Seattle Seahawks running back Marshawn Lynch is listed as probable for Sunday's NFC Divisional Playoff game against the Atlanta Falcons.Lynch, who is dealing with a foot injury, was a limited participant in Friday's prac...

Shinzo Abe, the prime minister, details how £138bn will be pumped into economy in bid to create 600,000 jobs The Japanese cabinet has approved a fresh stimulus package of more than 20 trillion yen (£138bn/$224bn), aimi...

A vet describes how a kitten had a lucky escape after swallowing a TV aerial.

Amazing visuals show a mammoth dust storm passing over Western Australia after a large storm near Onslow.

Samsung has been promising us a phone running Microsoft's latest Windows Phone 8 software for several months now, but we weren't able to actually see one in action until the Consumer Electronics Show this week. The ATIV ...

NEW YORK -- It was a joyful drive, nearly 300 miles from my home in Northern Virginia to this throbbing city. It was an instructive drive, too. I tend to be too invested in causes of the moment, such as fuel economy and ...

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The widespread use of Photoshop in fashion is often criticized for promoting unrealistic expectations of beauty and body image. One high-end retoucher did a revealing Reddit Ask Me Anything about what he wishes he could ...

Taco Bell is testing a new value menu that could put it in more direct competition with the Dollar Menu at McDonald's.

What irritates me is the extent to which Noonan is still out of touch with reality when it comes to the Republican brand. As long as Republicans can't see that people making $400,000 a year are actually rich, they will h...

Four McDonald's employees in suburban Chicago claim their manager sexually assaulted them and wouldn't let them take bathroom breaks unless they had sex with him, Courthouse News reports. Alfonso Rojas, manager of a McDo...