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Did the earth move for - oh, OK. It just did. A lot A magnitude 6.0 earthquake shook northern Californians out of bed today at 3.20am, shutting down power and wrecking homes in the state's wine country....

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...

Simone Biles might be even better than last year.          

Supporters of Ferguson, Missouri, Police Officer Darren Wilson say they have faced threats over their views, but vowed not to be silenced.

Authorities monitoring the Bardarbunga volcano say there is the threat of "significant emission of ash into the atmosphere".

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.

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

Foreign minister says Gulf state is repelled by armed group's views, their violent methods and their ambitions.

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...

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.

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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...

Health chiefs say the Ebola risk to the UK remains "very low" amid reports a British national who caught the virus in Sierra Leone could be transferred to Britain.

Calls to strip British jihadists of their citizenship come amid reports spy chiefs have identified 'Jihadi John'.

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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