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Kids these days! They sound like they could be the heroes and heroines of Victorian novels, or residents of New York City. The Social Security Administration has released its list of the most popular names given to babie...

In what has already been an eventful week for football fans across the world, David Beckham, 38, has announced his retirement from professional football, ending an illustrious career that has spanned 20 years and four co...

FORT BRAGG, N.C. -- An expert in Afghan culture testified Wednesday that pornography found on the computer of a U.S. Army general then deployed to the Muslim country would be highly offensive to local residents. Former D...

Kurt Braunohler's Cloud Project raised money through Kickstarter to write a joke in the sky.

The soccer star David Beckham, 38, said in a statement on Thursday that "now is the right time to finish my career."

Hundreds of illegal immigrants with criminal records were released earlier this year as the Obama administration prepared for budget cuts, according to newly released data that challenged claims the program involved "low...

Angelina Jolie's announcement that she recently had a preventive double mastectomy, after a genetic test indicated she had a high risk of developing breast cancer, has brought new attention to such testing. The actress i...

When Dorian Joyner Jr.'s dad told him that he would soon be joining him at Morehouse College, the freshman thought it meant that his father would be coming for a visit. In actuality, his father meant that he would soon b...

In side-by-side comparisons of observations of the same Mars region years apart, the active Martian atmosphere acts like an Etch A Sketch, rubbing out dust devils' tracks only for them to re-form years later.

Critics suggest Allure's decision to reveal actress' weight puts pressure on women.

A tornado rips through a town in the US state of Texas, causing six deaths and destroying or damaging dozens of homes.

Palestinians in Gaza who crave KFC meals must order from across the border in Egypt, and the food-delivery odyssey involves two taxis, a checkpoint and a smuggling tunnel.

Tea party activists descended on Washington today, promising to sue the Internal Revenue Service and claiming vindication in their long-held complaints about perceived government overreach.

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) -- The 28-year-old son of a Florida fertility doctor has been charged by federal authorities with tricking his girlfriend into taking a pill used to induce labor and cause an abortion, killing the embryo...

It's been a rough week for the owners of Amy's Baking Company, featured recently on a May 10 episode of Gordon Ramsay's "Kitchen Nightmares"; but they're not out of the woods just yet. Someone claiming to be an ex-employ...

WOONSOCKET, R.I. (AP) -- Lawmakers in Rhode Island are looking at a proposal to allow Woonsocket to raise taxes by $2.5 million to help the city reach a firmer financial footing.

PHOENIX (AP) -- E. Robert Kinney, a former chief executive of General Mills who earlier in his career was instrumental in popularizing fish sticks, has died. He was 96.

You know how the saying goes: If at first you don't succeed, try, try again. Then try 35 more times. House Republicans were set to vote an impressive 37th time on Thursday to repeal all or part of President Barack Obama'...

BOSTON (AP) -- Federal prosecutors in the upcoming racketeering trial of reputed gangster James "Whitey" Bulger want to do criminal background checks on potential jurors.

Sean Collier had many loves in life, from hiking to police work, the Patriots to country music. And, as friends attest, he was forever fond of a good beer.

When J.J. Abrams rebooted Star Trek in 2009 he had a tough job on his hands. The franchise had sputtered with films like Insurrection and Nemesis which, in 2002, grossed only $67 million on a budget of $60 million. Abram...

By Diane J. Omdahl, Next Avenue Contributor