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A seasoned skydiver in Northern California was attempting a complex stunt after jumping from about 8,000 feet when both of his  parachutes failed and he went into a three-minute spin, hitting the ground at 30 mph but ...

Police and SWAT teams in upstate New York have shot and killed a lone gunman suspected of killing four local residents Wednesday before fleeing from cops into an abandoned building.

The giant alien planet HR 8799c is the size of seven Jupiters, but orbits is in a Pluto-like orbit, scientists say.

A clear, hot July day in 2010 seemed like the perfect opportunity for a day trip to Donna Cooper. With her daughter Gina and visiting friend Jenny, Cooper set out for Scotty's Castle, a tourist museum in Death Valley. Th...

Apple's global marketing chief Phil Schiller took a shot at rivals Android and Samsung, saying that Google's mobile operating system software is "fragmented," that most users are running older versions of Android and tha...

Students Say Their Teacher Made Them Take Lie Detector Test

Earlier today, the U.S Tax Court decided Garcia v. Commissioner, the second in a recent line of high-profile cases with potentially far-reaching implications for foreign athletes who perform within the United States.

A mother convicted of killing her 4-year-old son and sentenced to death in Arizona has had her conviction thrown out after spending 22 years on death row.

The London-born drummer, who died at home on Tuesday, was described as a "major ingredient" to Iron Maiden's sound.

DENVER (Reuters) - Both chambers of the majority Democratic Colorado legislature approved a package of four gun-control measures on Wednesday, capping months of debate in a state that has experienced two of the deadliest...

And you thought you were having a tough tax season...

The New Mexico company, Valley Meat, drew complaints over a two-year period from federal inspectors and state regulators over its disposal of remains when it processed cattle for beef.

On Thursday, the Senate Judiciary Committee approved the so-called assault weapons ban on a party-line vote, paving the way for the full chamber to vote on the measure as early as next week. But not before Sen. Ted Cruz,...

Scientists at CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research, say they need more data to understand how the particle works and what it means for the universe.

A social media producer for Reuters faces federal prosecution after allegedly helping the hacker collective Anonymous break into the computer systems of the Los Angeles Times and its corporate parent, Tribune Co.

Archaeologists in London believe they may have uncovered the lost burial site of more than 50,000 victims of the plague.

Speculators and safe-haven investors have ploughed hundreds of millions of pounds in to gold since the financial crisis began They were tumultuous days: Northern Rock had just been nationalised, the UK was lurching into ...

Government prosecutors asked U.S. District Judge Naomi Reice Buchwald to sentence former Primary Global Research consultant/expert, Tai Nguyen, to more than 4 years in prison.  Nguyen also had his own one-man research...

The pop star takes to social media to launch a lengthy attack on the press and assures fans he's "a good person with a big heart".

To demonstrate loyalty in the face of the Ming defeat, some 17th-century Chinese artists chose to signal their resistance through paintings, which are now on display in “The Artful Recluse” at Asia Society.

In Paul Ryan's budget roadmap, he lays out a "goal" of reducing the top tax rate from 39.6 percent to 25 percent. That's a big tax cut for the rich! Is it possible to do this while (a) keeping total tax revenue the same ...

Proposed nuclear reactor in Somerset could be delayed by two years if competition directorate launches full-scale investigation Britain's planned nuclear reactor programme could be delayed for years, and the nation's lon...