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Brenda Heist, the Pennsylvania mother who disappeared 11 years ago and reappeared in Florida last week, turned herself in on an outstanding warrant, authorities said.

With several states deregulating marijuana in the past year, a California veterinarian is sparking debate over whether America's sick pets could benefit from some bud. Doug Kramer, the pet doctor behind the Vet Guru anim...

The suspect -- who has bite marks on his hands -- is a clean-shaven male in his 20s, about six-feet tall. Women told police he had dark, spiky hair and moles along the side of his face.

PHOENIX (AP) -- Alone in the single-seat cockpit and high above the American Southwest, pilot Bertrand Piccard could hear only his plane's gear box and the quiet whine of four electric motors. No noisy jet engines.

BAMAKO, Mali (AP) -- A suicide bomber on a scooter attacked a Malian army patrol in the troubled northern city of Gao on Saturday as other militants in a car sprayed the troops with gunfire sparking a clash that left thr...

LONDON -- LONDON - British media say that a senior Conservative Party politician has been arrested for questioning on suspicion of rape and sexual assault. The reports identify the politician as Deputy House of Commons S...

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) -- Texas Rangers left fielder David Murphy is out with a stomach virus.

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Oscar voters will no longer be required to see certain nominated films in a theater to cast their ballots.

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NEW YORK -- Faced with hefty operating costs, the foundation building the 9/11 museum at the World Trade Center has decided to charge an admission fee of $20 to $25 when the site opens next year. The exact cost of the ma...

The cameras failed to capture the killing of Casanova Atwater at Arthur Mays Villas, long known by residents as ‘Chocolate City.’

Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas did the seemingly impossible. He turned from court mute to a hit man on President Obama. In an interview at Duquesne University Law School in April, Thomas snidely rapped Obama for b...

Kerry will elicit some more words from the Arabs. Some more promises from Netanyahu. There may even be a festive opening of a new round of negotiations, a great victory for President Obama and Kerry. But nothing will cha...

On June 14, Iranians will flock to the polls to elect a new president to succeed Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. While the field of candidates is large and varied, it appears that an anti-Ahmadinejad referendum is forming. Experts ...

A Northern California white supremacist convicted of killing a child molester has been sentenced to 26 years to life in prison, while his wife -- convicted of being an accessory -- will be released from jail in about two...

CAIRO (AP) -- Thousands of Egyptian Christians are marking Coptic Easter at the same church that was the site of sectarian clashes weeks earlier.

Texas fertilizer plant that exploded carried only $1 million in liability coverage

BOSTON (AP) -- This offseason will be a lot like the last one for the Boston Celtics. Except they're another year older. Kevin Garnett and Paul Pierce could be heading for retirement, or they could be trade bait to kicks...

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) -- A Utah snake collector who says his rare boa constrictors are getting a bad rap has won at least a temporary reprieve from an order to remove more than two dozen of the exotic pets from his home.

HOUSTON -- The leadership of the National Rifle Association is telling its members that the fight against gun control legislation is far from over, with battles yet to come in Congress and next year's midterm elections. ...

Riot Games is holding a huge tournament in Shanghai this month. Last fall, Blizzard Entertainment used that same Chinese city to stage the Battle.net World Championship (BWC). There's a reason eSports events are happenin...

LAGUNA BEACH, Calif. (RNS) Class began at dusk in a dimly lit studio facing Pacific Coast Highway as the yoga teacher appeared, adjusting the shawl draped around his shoulders, and took his seat on a quilted meditation p...