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The Big Brother imagery conjured up by Senator Rand Paul of Kentucky during a filibuster this week has animated a diverse swath of political interests.

Cat Haven, the big cat sanctuary closed after a lion killed a volunteer intern at the facility this week, will reopen to the public on Sunday, officials said.

A policeman sacrifices his life for the sake of others in southeast Afghanistan. A bomb also rocked Kabul as U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel was visiting.

Georgia Town Wants to Make Gun Ownership Mandatory

Bill Ackman is no stranger to the spotlight, and a few months after the hedge fund manager unveiled a massive short bet against Herbalife a feature on the Pershing Square Capital founder in Vanity Fair's April issue deta...

Supporters of the controversial bill say it will help the state avoid a tragedy similar to the Sandy Hook school shooting.

A previously unknown painting by 17th Century master Van Dyck has been identified after being spotted online.

Explosion outside Afghan defense ministry kills at least 9 as US defense chief visits capital

A repeat drunken driver convicted in a crash that killed two teenagers has sued his drinking buddy and two Santa Fe restaurants that served him alcohol.

Why are some leaders' corpses put on permanent display?

Diane Sawyer reveals the top stories that have people buzzing this week.

Tech luminaries and legal experts remembered Aaron Swartz as a technology and political activist at the South By Southwest conference Friday and called for changes in the legal system that prosecuted him.

This is the second article (but the first lecture) in a series held at CU Boulder and it's all about hydrofracking.

Late last month, longtime Field & Stream writer David E. Petzal took to his Gun Nut blog on the outdoor magazine's website to skewer what he called the "Joe Biden School of Defense." Citing Biden's widely circulated comm...

Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla and CEO of SpaceX, held court on space travel, solar power and electric cars at South By Southwest Saturday.

A presidential election to replace late Venezuelan leader Hugo Chavez will be held on 14 April, the country's electoral commission says.

President Barack Obama announced Monday that he will nominate Dr. Ernest Moniz to head the U.S. Department of Energy as Secretary. This was a wise move. There are not many who are better qualified, few with as much exper...

In the townships, vigilante beatings and killings are the norm," wrote Time writer Alex Perry. "South Africa's private security industry employs 411,000 people, more than double the number of police officers. South Afric...

David Yee, the chief technology officer at Editorially, was a bit ahead of his time – by about two weeks. Last month Yee tweeted (hat tip to The Guardian) that "there's a young man wearing Google Glasses at this r...

Dale Allen brought the Goddess to the United Nations on Wednesday as part of the Commission on the Status of Women. In this article she discusses how to guide women the their strength as leaders and lead men to strength ...

Over the weekend, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) in China said that inflation there hit a 10-month high.

Hagel optimistic US will work things out with Afghan leaders to allow commandos to stay