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Have you ever wondered how folks who can't agree on much else can generally agree on a beautiful face? Have you ever wondered how social or religious groups that go out of their way to be different nevertheless display g...

Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Wayne Rooney score as England earn a draw after being outclassed by Brazil at the Maracana.

The League of Women Voters of Lexington is hosting a lecture about the progress of immigration reform in Congress and its likely effects on those who seek to establish themselves in the United States. Elizabeth Goss, a l...

BELCHERTOWN, Mass. (AP) -- Hikers and environmentalists are celebrating the completion of a 220-mile route known as the New England National Scenic Trail.

If things had gone differently last November when President Obama soundly secured a second term over Republican nominee Mitt Romney, had Romney come away the victor, the White House would have received a massive Bain-ifi...

The grandparents of April Jones say jail is "too good" for Mark Bridger, who will spend the rest of his life in prison for her murder.

Some 22 inmates escaped the main prison in Niger's capital, Niamey, after an attack by suspected Islamist militants on Saturday, officials say.

Three veteran storm chasers died doing what they loved: roaming the Great Plains in search of dangerous storms like the one in Oklahoma that ended their final pursuit. Tim Samaras, his son Paul and colleague Carl Young, ...

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) -- Damaging winds knocked down trees and utility wires in parts of northern New England on Sunday, flights were delayed in New York City and there were reports of a tornado in South Carolina as the E...

Calling protesters "looters" and "bums," Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday said that plans to demolish a public park would continue, despite public opposition.

FRANKFURT, Germany -- Investors have ignored poor economic news as stocks have risen, leaving markets now vulnerable to unsettling volatility and potential losses, an organization of the world's central banks said Sunday...

PITTSBURGH (AP) -- There's a dry erase board in the Pittsburgh Penguins' dressing room coach Dan Bylsma uses to remind his players about where they stand in their bid for a Stanley Cup.

The U.S. government wants to lock away Pvt. Bradley Manning for life because he released hundreds of thousands of classified documents that he believes revealed war crimes and other wrongdoing. But overlooked is how much...

My friends in the journalism world shuddered last week, when word came that the Chicago Sun-Times was eliminating its photo staff. "It was as they pushed a button and deleted a whole culture," observed John White, the pa...

The epicenter struck near Jenai township of Nantou County in central Taiwan.

Three storm chasers were among those killed by violent storms in the Oklahoma City area last week, family members said Sunday.

Angelina Jolie feels "wonderful" and is "grateful for all the support" she said today at her first public appearance since she announced her decision to undergo a double mastectomy. "I've been very happy just to see the ...

The day of reckoning for streaming music is almost here. According to the New York Times' Ben Sisario, Apple is frantically working to finalize deals with record companies so they can launch their streaming service at th...

LONDON -- British police say a homeless man has pleaded guilty to threatening to kill Prince Harry. The Metropolitan Police said Sunday that 30-year-old Ashraf Islam, of no fixed address, was charged May 25 with threaten...

BERLIN (AP) -- Authorities in parts of central Europe issued disaster warnings and scrambled to reinforce flood defenses Sunday as rivers swelled by days of heavy rain threatened to burst their banks.

Yesterday, the New York Times reported that China's mapping authority, Sinomaps Press, issued a new map of the country showing 80% of the South China Sea as internal Chinese water. What's at issue? Each year, more than h...

British-educated linguistics professor is installed as Mahmoud Abbas's new PM, but Hamas label the appointment 'illegal' Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas named British-educated political independent Rami Hamdallah as ...