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The National Hurricane Center says there is a high likelihood that Tropical Storm Cristobal will form near the Bahamas over the next day or two, but its whereabouts after that is a mystery vexing even the most experience...

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Thousands of protesters rallied Saturday on a New York street where Eric Garner, an unarmed black man, died after a white police officer put him in a chokehold, sparking national outrage just weeks before Michael Brown w...

Let's all just be glad that Earth keeps rotating. In his new book, What If?: Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Situations, xkcd author Randall Munroe illustrates some of life's most bizarre questions and ...

A 22-year-old Aurora University student from Chicago was charged with sexually abusing another student on campus early Saturday, officials said.

China's Defense Ministry has denied U.S. accusations that a Chinese fighter jet conducted a "dangerous intercept" of a U.S. Navy surveillance aircraft. 

Matthew Chance and Will Ripley look at key questions ahead of the summit between the presidents of Russia and Ukraine.

Eight people accused of being involved in series of attacks in Beijing and restive Xinjiang region put to death.

As violence continues to wrack Iraq, another ethnic slaughter may be in the making by Sunni extremists from ISIS.

Sometimes those quick and easy life hacks are just a web of lies. While you're browsing your Pinterest boards for outdoor DIY hacks and projects, you probably run into one or two ideas that seem too good to be true. Whil...

Court documents released Friday in the so-called "John Doe investigation" into political support for Wisconsin GOP Gov. Scott Walker show prosecutors subpoenaed phone-company records and that the probe went deeper than p...

Iran unveils new short range marine missiles, drones

The White House is sending three officials to Michael Brown's funeral Monday, including one who attended high school with the mother of the teen gunned down by a police officer.

When Stephen McGarva and wife Pamela decided to move to Puerto Rico because of her job, he jumped at the chance to ­explore the sun-soaked islands. On their first week...

Thirty-five Nigerian policemen are missing following an insurgent attack Saturday on a police training school in one of the most volatile parts of the African nation, police said.

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The decision on whether to go after ISIS in Syria is a momentous one for Obama.

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Scientists at the University of Michigan announced this week the creation of a "transparent luminescent solar concentrator" that could turn windows and even cellphone screens into solar-power generators. This technology ...

For years now, the tiny 5-watt charger that has shipped with the iPhone has gone more or less unchanged. But according to a new report out of China, this fall, Apple will ship a new, squatter charger with the release…