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Nancy Redd hosted a segment on HuffPost Live that explored the link between teenage bullying, low self-esteem, and plastic surgery. She spoke with Laura Summers, a woman who began her $70,000 plastic surgery journey beca...

 In China, it’s now young women who are training to be the “must have” mercenaries — or bodyguards — to the country’s wealthiest.  There are now at least 300 billion...

The global trade in python skins is often illegal and is threatening the survival of some species, says a new report.

Arkansas restaurant worker Zachary Holly was charged Wednesday with the rape and murder of his next-door neighbor, 6-year-old Jersey Bridgeman in Bentonville, Ark, according to local media.

A wind-driven art installation exposes San Francisco's salty air.

I just posted my list of the top ten contenders for the Academy Award for Best Picture. On that list is The Dark Knight Rises, Christopher Nolan's final entry in his Batman saga. As my review of the film makes clear, I t...

When you’re codependent, much of your life is spent trying to control your environment--people included.  This means that often, when you give a gift, you’re trying to fulfill your expectation of a â€...

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - A Dutch court ruled on Wednesday that some of Samsung Electronics' Galaxy smartphones and tablets infringe an Apple patent in the latest round of the two firms' worldwide battle. The court ordered S...

Hunt is on for missing Spitfires in Burma

Members of a submarine crew sent to examine artificial reefs off the coast of Miami had the surprise of their lives earlier this year when they instead stumbled across a World War II relic. Researchers in a deep-water su...

With the holidays upon us, it's a good time for online stores to make sure their product descriptions are in shape. Here are a few tips and examples to help you spruce up your ecommerce copy.

With its promise to deliver order, or at least orderly reports, from the chaos of heterogeneous systems, and provide results including live data updates, to mobile devices, arcplan has opportunity for continued growth.

UEFA has exchanged "initial thoughts" with Europe's top clubs about revamping its two major competitions.

Ashley Giles leaves his role as Warwickshire director of cricket to take over as England one-day international and T20 head coach.

Pentagon investigators looking into e-mail exchanges between Gen. John R. Allen and a Tampa socialite have narrowed their focus to 60 to 70 e-mails.

Well, kids, there comes a time in every tech journalist's life when they have to take sides in the great debates of our time. Giants or A's? Diet Coke or Coke Zero? Star Wars or Star Trek? Holy Grail or Life of Brian? Ma...

Four US servicewomen file a suit through the American Civil Liberties Union against a ban on women being deployed in most combat roles.

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A violent, hours-long car chase and gunfight between the Sinaloa drug cartel and Mexican soldiers over the weekend claimed the life of a young Mexican beauty queen who police said was riding with the drug runners.

Bayern Munich took a commanding 10-point lead in the Bundesliga with a 2-0 win at 10-man Freiburg Wednesday.

It doesn't take an algorithm to deduce that those who would donate to a campaign might also be those who would consider working for it.