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The final piece of One World Trade Center was lifted into place earlier this month - making it the tallest building in the Western Hemisphere at a symbolic 1,776 feet. One of the coolest things from this historical event...

Purple bacteria are among Earth's oldest organisms, and among its most efficient in turning sunlight into usable chemical energy. Now, a key to their light-harvesting prowess has been explained through a detailed structu...

O.J. Simpson won a small victory today when a judge granted him one unshackled hand to take notes and drink water during a weeklong hearing, in which the former football hero is expected to testify in a bid for freedom.

A teenager is suspected in the shooting of 19 people at a New Orleans Mother's Day parade on Sunday, police say.

We have just begun. Widening inequality, a shrinking middle class, global warming, the corruption of our democracy by big money -- all of these, and more, must be addressed. To make progress on these -- and to prevent ou...

Dr. Kermit Gosnell, who was convicted of killing three babies born alive at his Philadelphia clinic, was spared a possible death sentence Tuesday in a deal with prosecutors.

This just out: The Treasury Department's Inspector General report argues that the IRS developed "inappropriate criteria" in focusing on conservative groups. Here are the key findings: The IRS used inappropriate criteria ...

The United States keeps 2.26 million people behind bars, by far the world's highest incarceration rate. So many prisoners are expensive, costing taxpayers $68 billion annually. So many prisoners are also exceeding availa...

Authorities continue to search for a 9-year-old autistic girl who went missing from her family's Clearlake, Calif., vacation home on Mother's Day.

Google's chief executive said he has paralyzed vocal cords, a rare health problem that causes a hoarse voice and constricted breathing. The company said a year ago that he had a voice problem.

Google has brought the arcade right to your image search window with its newest celebratory Easter egg game. It's the 37th birthday of the classic Atari game Breakout, and if you type "Atari Breakout" as a Google image s...

Jan Chipchase has one of the coolest jobs in the world. As the executive creative director of Global Insights at frog, a global design and innovation consultancy, he travels around the globe on behalf of big-name clients...

Exclusive: "We Will Slaughter All of Them." The Rebel Behind The Syrian Atrocity Video

3-man crew returns safely from International Space Station

The presentations are outlining how the teams propose to renovate and expand the convention center, add an 800-room hotel, and redevelop its parking lots with a mix of green spaces and residential, cultural and retail bu...

Last week, in the midst of commencement season, small L.A. video production company The Glossary released a five-minute cinematic interpretation of David Foster Wallace's philosophically resonant 2005 commencement addres...

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) finds many dangerous items every week, including a lot of loaded guns and a surprising number of swords hidden in canes. Last week's haul, detailed in the TSA Blog's Week ...

On Sunday, the low temperature was 22 degrees in Aberdeen, South Dakota -- that's ten degrees below freezing. The next day, according to the National Weather Service, the high hit 92.

One thing is certain, ask a dozen people the best way to brew the perfect cup of coffee and you'll get a dozen answers. Last week, we asked you which you thought was the best , and then we examined the five best coffee m...

The Genetic Calculus of Angelina Jolie's Double Mastectomy

Meeting a new person and then flirting with them can be a tense, sweaty experience. Chances are you're going to say some words they've heard before, which is boring; you're going in with one strike against you. Why not g...

J.J. Abrams is so breezily in control of the cool technical wonders of this 3D space adventure that it doesn't quite deliver in a viscerl way. But Into Darkness is still a smart and near-elegant blast, even if you forget...