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Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is still suffering breathing problems following his return from Cuba where he was treated for cancer, officials say.

As one of the world's biggest news organizations, the Associated Press is a bellwether for changes in society. Now, that bellwether is saying that gay men and women in lawful marriages should be described by the same ter...

An entrepreneur wants to launch two interplanetary buddies on the ultimate joyride: A mission to Mars. But the timeline is tight -- as in 5 years time "tight." ->

In mid-January Coca-Cola Company began running its Coming Together Ad, in what looked like a first time acknowledgement that sugary drinks contribute to obesity.

At the same time as Pope Benedict XVI leaves office on February 28, his Twitter presence as @Pontifex will also come to an end, according to Vatican Radio.

More than half a million new customers joined South Africa's biggest bank in less than a year thanks to SAP Mobile Platform, helping unbanked populations meet their banking needs. Almost half of South Africa's 51 million...

A judge is expected to rule whether South African Paralympic sprinter Oscar Pistorius, accused of murdering his girlfriend, can be released on bail.

CARACAS

Killer mouths "I never meant to hurt your mama" as the victim's daughter watches him die in a Texas death chamber.

A windy storm brought most travel to a crawl in parts of Kansas and Missouri, where emergencies were declared.

VIENNA

Police have charged a Woodbridge man with murder, accusing him of fatally shooting a retired federal agent who was out walking his dog.

The End of History carries about 10,000 pieces of midcentury glassware and ceramics, organized by color and form.

How'd you like to get paid to play video games? Or watch TV? Or just eat? You hear about these mythical jobs now and then, and maybe even run into somebody who has one of them. These people seem to be living in a magical...

President Obama promised that the Affordable Care Act aka Obama Care would eradicate the national scandal of tens of millions of Americans, largely poor, without health insurance. A supportive media bombarded a sympathet...

People who speak out against the government as well as members of minority groups are often barred from leaving or re-entering.

A Seattle inventor plans to test his "tsunami survival capsule" with a plunge over Niagara Falls, according to the Mirror UK. Julian Sharpe, 50, expects the landing will feel like "being rear-ended at 20 miles per hour,"...

On Saturday, gun rights advocates will be organizing at least 121 rallies across the country in a "day of resistance" to President Obama's gun violence prevention proposals. But some tea party activists are questioning t...

In the past decade, "free" has emerged as the Goliath-slaying scourge of industry. As Chris Anderson wrote about in his book Free: The Future of a Radical Price - and as David Bryce, Jeffrey Dyer and Nile Hatch support i...

The Pentagon says it has grounded its entire fleet of F-35 fighter jets after discovering a cracked engine blade.

Most people probably know boba milk tea as the hermetically sealed Taiwanese sweet drink that can be customized with tapioca, fruit, pudding and other additions. But there's a lot more to the drink than many might realiz...

The version of the Violence Against Women Act that House Republicans unveiled Friday is not the same bill the Senate passed 78 to 22 last week. Gone are protections for LGBT victims, and a provision to help Native Americ...