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Two Belgian surgeons have discovered a new ligament in the human knee, a part they are calling the anterolateral ligament, or ALL. The previously unknown piece of tissue, recently described in the journal of Anatomy, was...

It’s a new day at the Federal Communications Commission, the U.S. agency that regulates the nation’s broadcast airwaves, broadband networks, and cable, telecommunications, and Internet companies. On Monday, new FCC c...

When a store opens at 6 a.m. on Thanksgiving morning to kick off a 41-hour shopping marathon, it sniffs of desperation. That’s just one indication retailers are now engrossed in a desperately competitive holiday period...

Despite billions in revenue each quarter and owning the dominant desktop platform in the world, people still find it easy to criticize Microsoft. A lot of that has to do with its distant third place in the smartphone rac...

Retired Goldman Sachs Partner Charles T. Harris III (a.k.a. "Chuck") is selling his breathtaking Wyoming ranch for $6.5 million, the Wall Street Journal reports. The 8,179 square foot house, built in Western style, is ne...

Let's stop sobbing for the supposed struggling retiree. They are fewer in number than we've been led to believe, and on average elders have emerged from the Great Recession in far better shape than any other generation, ...

A seasoned executive with a substantial corporate track record, Costolo was exactly what Twitter needed three years ago when he took the helm of the troubled start-up.SAN FRANCISCO — Dick Costolo doesn't fit the profil...

Hybrid laptop-tablet Windows 8 machines have been spilling onto the shelves at an exponential rate of late. But none have been positioned like the affordable Asus Transformer Book T100. This 10.1-inch two-in-one device h...

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GENEVA -- Senior U.S., Russian and U.N. diplomats met in Geneva on Tuesday at the start of a series of meetings aimed at building momentum for a second Syria peace conference despite bitter rifts within Syrian opposition...

Differences between two countries over panel's composition persist, with Egypt fearing reduction of its water supply.

New classified intelligence reports suggest Syria might try to keep some of its chemical weapons.

One person is killed in explosion outside the Communist Party's provincial headquarters in the north.

The oldest female contestant in the 2013 ING New York City Marathon died just hours after completing her 25th consecutive appearance at the race, her daughter says.

Washington says it is still checking 700-page declaration of Syria's chemical weapons sites.

The head of European Cybercrime Centre, Troels Oerting, explains the difficulties of tracking down online pedophiles.

CLEVELAND (AP) -- The first of three women kidnapped and held for a decade in Ariel Castro's Cleveland home was chained and raped by her captor, who struck her with a barbell to force a miscarriage when she became pregna...

BAIKONUR, Kazakhstan -- For the first time in history, the Olympic torch will be taken on a spacewalk. The 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics torch will be sent to the International...

We'll admit, with all the effusive sportsmanship and uplifting storylines, we almost forgot what Red Sox fans were capable of. Then we saw this video. Oh ya, Red Sox fans can be total assholes...

Nadal's in London playing in the ATP World Tour Finals, where this multiple-exposure picture was taken. We now can see the shift from "okay, toss it up gently" to "NOW MURDER THAT THING!" moment to moment. Photo by Micha...

(Reuters) - Dish Network said on Wednesday it will close all 300 or so retail locations of the Blockbuster video rental chain by January, closing a chapter on a brand that failed to compete in the digital world.

Editta Sherman, 'Duchess of Carnegie Hall' who fought eviction from artist studio, dies at 101