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O.J. Simpson won a small victory today when a judge granted him one unshackled hand to take notes and drink water during a weeklong hearing, in which the former football hero is expected to testify in a bid for freedom.

Here's my favorite part of the IRS scandal yet. According to the Inspector General's report, the Cininnati office of the IRS developed an acronym for "Be On the Look Out." Yep, they turned it into BOLO. Apparently the sp...

We have just begun. Widening inequality, a shrinking middle class, global warming, the corruption of our democracy by big money -- all of these, and more, must be addressed. To make progress on these -- and to prevent ou...

Authorities continue to search for a 9-year-old autistic girl who went missing from her family's Clearlake, Calif., vacation home on Mother's Day.

Exclusive: "We Will Slaughter All of Them." The Rebel Behind The Syrian Atrocity Video

3-man crew returns safely from International Space Station

On Sunday, the low temperature was 22 degrees in Aberdeen, South Dakota -- that's ten degrees below freezing. The next day, according to the National Weather Service, the high hit 92.

The Genetic Calculus of Angelina Jolie's Double Mastectomy

J.J. Abrams is so breezily in control of the cool technical wonders of this 3D space adventure that it doesn't quite deliver in a viscerl way. But Into Darkness is still a smart and near-elegant blast, even if you forget...

Was the "Tonight Show" bit where a couple is convinced to sing at a gas station staged?

WASHINGTON (May 14, 2013)--Whether or not they realize it, Angry Birds™ aficionados are experimenting with physics every time they pull back the slingshot. Each bird launched, each tower hit and every piggy popped move...

Advancements in microtechnology and micromechanics along with the increased education and skills of watchmakers have transformed the Swiss watch industry. There's not a month that goes by without several watch companies ...

Stephen Hawking has not been known for political activism. His story unfolded in a different arena. It is a story of his enormous personal courage and significant achievement as a physicist and cosmologist. Hawking has t...

The Roman Catholic Church will open its first pavilion at the Venice Biennale this summer, featuring the Czech photographer Josef Koudelka and the artist Lawrence Carroll.

Ride-sharing startup RelayRides said Tuesday it's bought Wheelz to make use of Wheelz's smart-phone based technology to find and unlock cars.

Wigan has now joined QPR and Reading as the teams relegated from the EPL in 2013, which means the only high-profile table position left up for grabs this coming weekend is the final Champions League position. Manchester ...

A newly obtained watchdog report described how the "inappropriate" IRS program that flagged conservative groups for extra scrutiny led to massive delays, with some organizations stuck waiting years to find out about thei...

Prosecutors have identified approximately 3,500 witnesses in the Aurora movie theater shooting case, according to a new court document filed by attorneys for accused murderer James Holmes. Public defenders for Holmes tol...

The spending plan released by Gov. Jerry Brown disappointed Democratic lawmakers who had hoped that rising revenues would finance social programs.

James Franco wants you to know he reads William Faulkner. And there is a lot of James Franco in this trailer: James Franco riding a horse, James Franco trying on a Southern accent, James Franco looking intently at someon...

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Secretary of State John Kerry is headed to Kiruna, Sweden, tomorrow, 14 May, for a ministerial meeting of the Arctic Council, the only diplomatic forum focused exclusively on the Arctic region. Members represent the eigh...