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Harrison Ford is most readily associated with the "Star Wars" and "Indiana Jones" franchise, but it turns out neither is the movie that fans frequently ask him to quote. Ford revealed as much during an April 13 Reddit AM...

On Sunday, Pope Francis delighted the crowd at St. Peter's Square when he hopped off his popemobile to take a few selfies with those gathered following a packed Palm Sunday service: According to the AP, a crowd of some 1...

Many of the "quotes" frequently attributed to Thomas Jefferson — the third president of the U.S. — are total nonsense.  The good people at Monticello have pored through T.J.'s writings to try to demonstrate that a l...

Soon, China will begin limiting how many tourists can visit the Forbidden City in Beijing.  The former Imperial Palace sees about 7 million visitors each year, and officials think that's just too many people. Worried ...

CHALLIS, Idaho (AP) -- A 4.9-magnitude earthquake shook central Idaho, flinging items off walls and scaring residents but otherwise producing no reported damage or injuries in the sparsely populated mountain area.

Ukraine launches an operation to remove pro-Russians who seized police HQ in city of Sloviansk, interior minister says.

Macedonia's president seeks second term in election, the country's 5th since independence

The clinic parking lot is jammed on a Monday morning at 10:30. Inside the bustling waiting room, patients talk to staff and wait their turn at the medicine window. A young blond woman fights off sleep, slumping against a...

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) -- The latest in a string of successful court challenges to college "free speech zones" is unfolding in Virginia. The Virginia Community College System has agreed to suspend its student demonstrations ...

Banks, governments and households still have huge debts. A vast savings glut has been invested in funds linked to junk bonds. There's no easy way out

"Avatar" and "Titanic" director James Cameron held an incredibly honest an informative Reddit AMA (Ask Me Anything) Saturday. Currently working on the next three "Avatar" sequels simultaneously, Cameron gave fans an upda...

Parents of a Georgia teenager who suffered a severe brain injury in a 2009 car crash say General Motors knew of a defect in her car but took steps to conceal it.

Three dead, one critically wounded in shooting at Jewish Community Center in Kansas City.

Venus -- the 256-foot super-yacht, commissioned by Steve Jobs -- has been sighted in Ensenada, Baja California. A coastal city in Mexico, on the Baja California Peninsula, Ensenada is a popular cruise ship destination. P...

Despite the horrific nature of Hribel's alleged crimes, I believe that charging him as an adult is a perversion of our justice system and a dangerous sign that our legal system is itself losing sight of reality and truth...

The Bureau of Land Management announced Saturday that it has concluded its mission to remove illegal cattle from a rural Nevada range after a tense week-long standoff with a rancher.

Forest fire destroys at least 150 homes, sparks evacuations in Chilean city of Valparaiso

CHIMBOTE, Peru (AP) -- One by one, the senior officials from the capital took the microphone and apologized to an auditorium packed with angry people who had long been living in fear. The officials admitted they had fail...

Federal land managers confirmed Saturday that they released all 400 or so head of cattle rounded up on public land in southern Nevada from a rancher who has refused to recognize their authority.

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Japan slaughters 112,000 chickens after first confirmed case of bird flu in three years.

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