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Two men accused of plotting to murder singer Joss Stone were carrying a sword and notes of their intentions, a court hears.

Try to figure out which pope said what about same-sex marriage, relations with other faiths and more.

A study showed that participants consumed more calories and were an average of two pounds heavier after one week of sleeping only about five hours a day.

Microscopic living space is nothing new for big-city residents. In New York, a studio apartment can often run 300 square feet and smaller, and in San Francisco, you can legally nest in something as small as a cozy 220 sq...

Two people were killed and three people hospitalized when a small plane crashed into three homes in South Bend, Ind., on Sunday.

David Hasselhoff puts his name behind a campaign to save a section of the historic wall - and in Germany, the Hoff carries weight.

Officials say the plane may have developed a mechanical problem before crashing into three homes in South Bend, Indiana.

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Prosecutors in Texas say they will not charge a couple whose adopted Russian son's death was ruled an accident but has sparked outrage in Russia.

As the parade of newly discovered security flaws in Oracle's Java software have been used in one attack after another over the past year, everyone from security researchers to Apple to the Department of Homeland Security...

Adopting a fascist salute to celebrate a goal in any country would border on the provocative -- but to do it in a land where the scars of Germany's wartime occupation still run deep would appear to be professional suicid...

In case you missed it, there was a recent dust-up between opinionators at the Los Angeles Times and the Arizona Republic over which city has the worst reputation for importing water and which has the poorest outlook in t...

Eurozone finance ministers hold emergency talks as vote on aid package in Cyprus parliament is delayed for second day Cyprus took the unprecedented step on Monday of closing its banks until Thursday as officials scramble...

A New Jersey teenager is suing two local school districts for not doing more to stop the relentless bullying he allegedly endured from fourth grade until high school, the Hunterdon County Democrat reports. Brian Cige, an...

This story comes courtesy of Food GPS. By Joshua Lurie The fillings and bread vary, but the effect is often the same. A great breakfast sandwich provides a comforting base for the day and contributes plenty of calories t...

It has been 10 years since the start of the Iraq war and on this anniversary the BBC has learned that two key pieces of intelligence, which could have prevented the conflict, were either dismissed or used selectively.

By Roberta Rampton and Rachelle Younglai WASHINGTON, March 18 (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Monday nominated Tom Perez, head of the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division, as labor secretary - a job that woul...

Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley has run out of patience with the nation's top housing official. On Monday, after more than a year spent arguing that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac should permit mortgage princip...

Two inmates who are back in custody after a brazen daytime helicopter escape from a Canadian jail and their two alleged accomplices could face attempted murder charges for firing on authorities, Quebec police said today.

Protests from industry as David Cameron, Nick Clegg and Ed Miliband agree to create powerful regulator in late-night talks A shellshocked newspaper industry was struggling to come to terms with a sudden all-party agreeme...

Glenn Close is a talent to be reckoned with. Over the course of her career, Close has garnered six Oscar nominations, three Emmys, three Tony Awards and two Golden Globes. We will forever remember Close as the brilliantl...