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Better-targeted policies like the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) deserve the support of politicians and public figures who want to do something about poverty. It's been empirically proven to boost employment and incomes...

With a new Star Wars film expected to be released starting in 2015 and beyond, we're sure you're going to want to buy yourself a lightsaber, that is, if you already don't own one already. You could head down to your loca...

In the last five years, the market for legal highs has exploded. It's never been easier, or cheaper, to buy drugs online - but no one knows what's in them, or how dangerous they are For most of the last decade, an averag...

North Korea has not responded to South Korea's calls for talks on resuming operations at the jointly-run Kaesong Industrial Complex, officials say.

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A 1913 Liberty Head nickel was hidden in a Virginia closet for 41 years after its owners were mistakenly told it was a fake. It was thought to be worth up to $2.5 million. It sold for $3.17 million. The nickel is one of ...

When the bombings went off at the finish line of the Boston Marathon, Heather Abbott was right there on Boylston Street, in the middle of a fun, annual day trip of watching the Red Sox and hanging out with friends. Abbot...

The 29-year-old pleads guilty as prosecutors say she had two of her other children help her burn the girl's body.

This summer, Americans fell in love with 12-year-old Nathan Sorrell, the chubby jogger who starred in Nike's "Find your greatness" Olympics commercial. The ad was powerful in its simplicity, only showing uncut footage of...

Hillary Clinton is the very early favorite in New Hampshire's 2016 Democratic presidential primary, two polls released this week find. If that state, which traditionally holds the nation's first primary, went to the ball...

Miley Cyrus has successfully made the transition from Disney child star to... tabloid catnip. In addition to her ever-elusive relationship status, the 20-year-old seems to make eye-catching headlines for her decidedly ba...

When it was revealed that Dan (Penn Badgley) was the elusive Gossip Girl in in the December finale of the longtime CW series, viewers were shocked ... Badgley included. "I was very surprised. We were all surprised ... I ...

Arsenal reach their 13th FA Women's Cup final as Ellen White and Kim Little clinch a 2-1 win against Liverpool.

Investigators in white hazmat suits are searching a landfill for a laptop tied to the accused Boston Marathon bombers, one of a potential lead that emerged as a result of interviews with men from Kazakhstan who knew the ...

The advent of big data is affecting Ford Motor Co. in some significant ways, from how it analyzes its supply chain to the features it puts into its cars.

By Douglas MainLiveScienceWhat's cooler than being cool? Brine-cold.When salt-rich water leaks out of sea ice, it sinks into the sea and can occasionally create an eerie finger of ice called a brinicle. New research expl...

As the Boston Marathon bombings investigation continues, more information from authorities has emerged that clarifies some earlier reports from officials or provides more details on the suspected bombers, brothers Dzhokh...

"Wow! I totally just watched the awesome cell phone video you shot at that concert!"

Today, 38-year-old Chelsea Handler is the host of late-night talk show "Chelsea Lately," a New York Times best-selling author, stand-up comedian, movie actress and TV producer. Here she is looking better than ever at las...

A Boeing ID number will help determine if the landing gear is from one of the planes that were flown into the World Trade Center.

After a six-year effort, Washington state has joined California, Hawaii, Maryland, New York, Rhode Island, Vermont and Utah in passing gender-neutral constitutional mandates--i.e., any official documents must be gender-b...

Smartphones have finally outpaced feature phones (dumbphones) in unit of worldwide sales this past quarter, so says a new report by the International Data Corp. Smartphone vendors shipped 216.2 million units in the first...