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Montana man pleads guilty to waterboarding 4 children, gets probation

Habemus Papam: Pope Francis, the First Pontiff from South America

Kurdish militants released eight Turks they had been holding hostage in the latest sign that peace talks between Turkey and Kurdish rebels were gaining momentum.

The storms of recent years have toppled thousands of trees, leaving as many stumps behind, as money for removing them has dried up.

¡Felicitaciones Al Papa Francisco! A new Pope has been selected and for the first time in history he is from South America, more specifically Argentina. Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio of Buenos Aires was selected Wedn...

@giorodriguez  Is the new pope a "win" for Latinos and moderates?  Or is there something bigger afoot?

"Talking about weight can be a very touchy subject for women," according to Shape magazine editor-in-chief, Tara Kraft (and, well, millions of other moms out there), but someone has to do it. Who better than one of the 1...

Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio managed to overcome pontifical opposition and was elected pope with a filibuster-proof supermajority. Vice President Biden will lead the U.S.'s delegation to Pope Francis' first mass and wi...

Four men associated with a growing ultraconservative Islamic movement were accused of plotting to kill the leader of a far-right political party.

PONTIAC, Mich. — A 75-year-old woman charged with first-degree murder sobbed on the witness stand Wednesday as she told jurors how she repeatedly shot her teenage grandson after he kicked her in the abdomen and de...

Viewpoint: Does "Stress" Hide Deeper Social Problems?

Iditarod Dog Sled Race 2013

The bodies of Michael Boysen's grandparents were found Saturday in their suburban Seattle home, a day after he was released from prison.LINCOLN CITY, Ore. -- Police stormed into a motel room in this seaside town Tuesday ...

Netflix users in the U.S. this week will for the first time see video recommendations from their Facebook friends. As the video above explains, the changes will be manifest in two new rows on Netflix's homepage and app. ...

(Reuters) - SandRidge Energy Inc and activist hedge fund TPG-Axon Capital struck a deal on Wednesday that could lead to the removal of the oil and gas company's chief executive, Tom Ward, SandRidge said.

We got our first good look at the upcoming comic book film adaptation Kick A** 2 today, when the red band trailer showed up online.

Watching the cheering crowds and the usual fawning secular media reporting on a new pope without the slightest bit of knowledge, I am, quite simply, poped out. A non-European! A Jesuit! Doesn't he look warm and friendly!...

BriGette McCoy described how she was raped on her first military assignment, two weeks before her 19th birthday. She described how, later that year, she was raped by another soldier in her unit.

Prosecutors in a closely watched trial beginning today in Steubenville, Ohio, opened their case against two star high school football players by describing a night of partying that turned ugly when the teens allegedly se...

Students overhearing a one-sided conversation had more trouble solving puzzles than those within earshot of two people talking in the same room.

It's long been known that one of the oldest and most widely used standards for encrypting web sites has some serious weaknesses. But one group of researchers has found a method that downgrades that security scheme from v...

Carlsberg Beer is beer. As such, it's a social substance. Beer brands have forever been claiming that they are the beer for good friends and social situations. Lowenbrau with their old jingle, "Here's to good friends,...