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The secret election to pick a new pope has yet to begin. But whoever is picked may already be mulling over his choice of name -- and what it means.

A pastor exposing the president's scandals was arrested illegally. Korea under the dictator's daughter's ruling is dictatorial.

Queen Elizabeth II Hospitalized After Apparent Infection

The GOP Prefers Pancakes: Why All the Goofy Polls?

Henry Blodget has an interesting piece at Business Insider about challenges Google is facing in it's quest to create a self-driving car based on conversations with "someone close to the company". He lists 3 challanges...

Cardinal Keith O'Brien admits his sexual conduct has at times "fallen beneath the standards expected of me" after the claims that prompted his resignation.

NEW YORK (Reuters) - They hover over Hollywood film sets and professional sports events. They track wildfires in Colorado, survey Kansas farm crops and vineyards in California. They inspect miles of industrial pipeline a...

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - The Roman Catholic Church marked its first Sunday in nearly eight years without a papal blessing, as cardinals gathered to elect a new leader of the 1.2 billion-member faith in one of the most tr...

CARACAS (Reuters) - Ailing Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has been undergoing "tougher" new treatment for cancer, including chemotherapy at the military hospital where he has been for the past two weeks, his vice presi...

Ghostbusters, cross-dressers, and deep-sea divers were just a few of the characters that could be seen racing through the streets on the Near West Side Saturday afternoon. All were vying to win the "Chiditarod," a race f...

Gareth Bale scored his seventh goal in nine games as Tottenham won the north London derby against Arsenal Sunday.

Four months after President Obama won a second term, the only issue truly uniting Republicans is a commitment to shrinking government through spending cuts, low taxes and less regulation.

The explosion happened as people were leaving evening prayers at a mosque in a Shiite area of Karachi.

Warner Brothers and a financing partner spent about $190 million, and $80 million in marketing costs, for a film that made $28 million.

Rafael Nadal finished his preparation for Indian Wells in perfect fashion by crushing David Ferrer in the final of the Mexican Open Sunday.

On Friday, China’s State Council released a statement calling for higher down payments for second homes in cities and demanding both the collection of taxes on secondary sales and the enforcement of existing prope...

Medical history made with first 'functional cure' of unnamed two-year-old born with the virus but now needing no medication Doctors in the US have made medical history by effectively curing a child born with HIV, the fir...

The National Weather Service issued a winter storm watch for northern Illinois and northwest Indiana for Monday night and Tuesday. About an inch of snow is expected in the daytime Monday, then another six inches is expec...

Calling it a "good-faith effort" to help the Egyptian people, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry released $250 million in economic aid Sunday, with a pledge of more if President Mohamed Morsy implements economic and poli...

A premature New York baby has been delivered alive after his parents were killed in a car crash on their way to hospital, police say.

Justice Secretary Chris Grayling says he is "absolutely certain" the Conservatives will go into the next election with a "plan" that could involve a change in human rights law.

The sun came up in my town in New Jersey today. I must admit, I was somewhat concerned, considering the rhetoric we endured around the sequestration these past few weeks. I wasn’t sure if one of the consequences o...