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The Vatican prepared the Sistine Chapel today for the election of a new pope by installing electronic jamming devices, floorboards to protect the historic chapel's marble floors and the stove that will eventually send up...

Some Drug Treatments Akin to Torture, U.N. Report Says

It is not okay for the federal government to launch a drone strike to Americans at cafés on U.S. soil. That, according to Attorney General Eric Holder, would be unconstitutional.

New York City reporters have spoken with the ex-con wanted in the hit-and-run deaths of a Brooklyn couple and their baby, but the NYPD still has no leads on the man, who has been on the lam since a high-speed collision e...

Charismatic president Hugo Chavez, 58, died of respiratory complications caused by pelvic cancer on Tuesday evening in Venezuela.

A Rare Bout of Agreement: House Approves Funding in Effort to Avoid Shutdown

When it comes to the smartphone sector, Berenberg Bank analyst Adnaan Ahmad has an equal opportunity approach. He advises selling basically everything.

A row breaks out in Kenya over whether spoiled ballots should be included in the presidential vote count, with Uhuru Kenyatta's alliance accusing the UK of meddling.

Worldwide Interwebs is back with another schadenfreude-riffic FAIL compilation, this time featuring skateboards. Sadly, not everyone is meant to be on four wheels. Read More... More on Fails

Moving for tax purposes? Getting a post office box won't cut it. You need to actually move. Even actors like Gerard Depardieu must abide by these rules. The formerly French actor registered as a resident of Saransk, Russ...

Lorraine Bayless' relatives say the media have misrepresented her death and that they will take no legal action.

Asian stocks continue a global rally after New York's main Dow Jones share index hits a record high.

The announcement of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez's death Tuesday provoked a wide array of reactions from influential figures around the world. Here are some statements made by world leaders to the Chavez's death: Her...

The Daily Show host Jon Stewart has announced that he will take a break from the Comedy Central mock-news show to direct his first movie. Titled Rosewater, the film tells the true story of a journalist imprisoned in Iran...

For the second time in two years, Senate Republicans filibustered the confirmation of Caitlin J. Halligan to become a federal appeals court judge in the District of Columbia.

For those of you who are considering a career in the jewelry industry or would like to advance your skills, the Gemological Institute of America is offering a number of scholarships for its educational programs for the f...

Wales football manager Chris Coleman is praised by police after helping to reunite a "vulnerable" elderly woman with her family after she could not remember where she lived.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Increased use of English in videos by Islamic extremists and a rising flow of recruits from Europe to fight in Syria and on other battlegrounds is disturbing U.S. officials who fear some could retu...

I recently spoke with Jill Zarin, who was previously on The Real Housewives of New York City. She appears regularly on a variety of national talk shows to address topics as diverse as politics, style and advice.�...

Juventus end Celtic's Champions League campaign by completing a comfortable aggregate victory in Turin.

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Here is Sen. Jeff Merkley (D–OR), describing the mood of the Senate right now: Many of my colleagues are absolutely beside themselves with frustration, and that frustration is rapidly turning to fury. So what's th...