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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.

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...

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,...

Following in the footsteps of industry peers at Goldman Sachs and MF Global, the executives who oversaw JPMorgan Chase’s London Whale trading debacle will be grilled by lawmakers on Capitol Hill Friday.

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.

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...

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 ...

Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s private foundation has announced the winners of its competition for mayors to develop innovative ideas “to solve major challenges and improve city life.”  Hundreds of citie...

Ever since President Barack Obama took office, we went from a nation afraid of Islamofascists (remember those guys?), to a nation afraid of taxes.

JPMorgan Chase ignored risk controls, manipulated documents and withheld information from regulators as it racked up trading losses last year, Senate investigators found.

Yesterday's selection of Pope Francis got me wondering: How does the new Holy Father compare against indie rock godfather and former Pixies frontman Black Francis?   Pope Francis Black Francis Namesake St. Francis of ...

For a long time, gold standard advocates in the United States have had differing viewpoints about whether a new gold standard system might take place with existing institutions, such as the Federal Reserve, or whether it...

The Federal Reserve cleared 2013 capital plans for most of America's big banks, but it told two high-profile firms they will have to resubmit plans by the end of the third quarter to clear up some issues with their proce...