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The U.S. is fully capable of defending itself against a North Korean ballistic missile attack, the White House said Thursday, after Pyongyang threatened a pre-emptive nuclear strike on the United States.

Yoselyn Ortega, who is accused of fatally stabbing two children on the Upper West Side last October, is still undergoing a psychological evaluation to determine whether she is fit to stand trial.

Top Lawmakers: Mobile Phone Unlocking Should Be Legal

Viewpoint: Why Insults Hurt--And Why They Shouldn't

Melinda Gates says this is a day to recognize the vital role of women in society and the economy around the world

Julio Acevedo, who is expected to be charged with leaving the scene of the accident that killed a couple and, the next day, their newborn son who was delivered after the accident, waived extradition in Pennsylvania and w...

(Reuters) - In giving up on its magazine business, Time Warner Inc is set to hand its shareholders an operation that has shrinking sales and profits - and will be looking for a new chief executive.

ABC News' Ron Claiborne was there when the wind and the rain moved in.

North Korea Makes More Threats After U.N. Sanctions

U.S. Charges bin Laden's Son-in-Law with 9/11 Crimes

More employers are getting tough on tobacco users, making them pay if they don’t participate in a smoking cessation program, even barring them from employment in some cases, according to a new report by Towers Wat...

CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela's Hugo Chavez will be embalmed and put on display "for eternity" at a military museum after a state funeral and an extended period of lying in state, acting President Nicolas Maduro said on ...

With a lot of fear mongering and concerns the economy is stagnating or may even fall into a deeper recession than in 2008, JPMorgan’s Anthony Chan is unusually bullish.  He believes stock markets at record high...

In mid-February, NBC's Saturday Night Live aired a video short promoting a fictional film titled "Djesus Uncrossed." The sketch was a loving, over-the-top spoof of several Quentin Tarantino works, including his 2012 Osca...

The Vatican has announced that the conclave to elect the next pope will begin Tuesday.

Two unidentified sailors from the USS Monitor are set to be buried at Friday in Arlington National Cemetery on the 151th anniversary of ironclad's famous battle with the Confederate ironclad CSS Virginia. The descendants...

In the course of the struggle, one of Emad's cameras after another was broken. He is now wielding camera No. 6. THIS IS a story of heroism, the heroic struggle of simple villagers for their lands and their country. Long ...

Quick Take Samsung buys a small stake in Sharp in order to secure a steady supply of display panels. Apple, which sources around a third of its display panels from Sharp, will face increased competition from Samsung for ...

Articles about retiring abroad (including one I’ve written for Next Avenue) often recommend you spend a little time living in a foreign country to see what you'd think about becoming a resident there. So how...

Guest post written by Naomi Fine

Ahdaf Soueif isn't in one place for long. She has spent the last month touring India and Australia, and is back in her native Egypt for a few days before heading to London.

Top-shelf formaldehyde, good moisturizer and cool temperatures help preserve a body.