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Bradshaw Funeral Home is offering an increasingly popular option: cremation by water instead of fire

The United States has concluded that Syria used chemical weapons against rebels, a U.S. official confirmed to ABC News.

Yahoo, one of the companies named as part of the NSA's PRISM data collection program, didn't go quietly, according to a New York Times scoop posted late Thursday

Three mechanics were on the plane when it crashed into a hangar prompting fears of a fuel leak.

Even by celestial standards, the span between a newly found suspected baby planet and its host star is astronomical.

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WASHINGTON (June 14, 2013)--Six exceptional individuals were honored last night at the National Geographic Society's 125th Anniversary Gala celebration for their efforts to lead exploration, advance scientific understand...

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) -- In the end, Iran's presidential election may be defined by who doesn't vote.

ROCKY HILL, Conn. (AP) -- The winning numbers in Thursday evening's drawing of the "Lucky For Life" game were:

The almost unprecedented hiring of Jason Kidd by the Brooklyn Nets to be their next head coach is a high-risk gamble that could pay off or be a colossal failure. Kidd, 40, had ended a 19-year playing career just days ear...

Today in show business news: Schwarzenegger will be robotic again, Guardians of the Galaxy gets more guardians, and Man of Steel is going to be big.

MEXICO CITY (AP) -- Authorities have detained a former Mexican governor who is being investigated for allegedly embezzling millions of dollars from state coffers in a case rife with reports of extravagant personal spendi...

Red Bull team principal Christian Horner and Scottish golfer Paul Lawrie are awarded OBEs in the Birthday Honours list.

CHICAGO (AP) -- Much as they would love to get big contributions from Jonathan Toews and Patrick Kane, the Chicago Blackhawks have shown they can win even when their biggest stars aren't lighting up the scoreboard.

BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) -- The Vermont Department of Labor plans to hold is first sessions to help laid-off IBM employees next week.

Ruben Navarrette says it's time for fathers to set the standards on their kids instead of the other way around.

Till this week, most Southeast Asian economies had one foremost recent worry: too much "hot"money coming in, boosting their currencies and making it oh-so-much harder to manage their glidepaths to prosperity. Well, guess...

You're in no danger of falling in, but a large group of possible cosmic vacuum cleaners have just been identified.

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) -- A Connecticut woman disfigured by a friend's pet chimpanzee in 2009 was denied permission Friday to sue the state for $150 million on her claim that officials knew the animal was dangerous but did...

Five head teachers have been knighted or made dames in this year's Queen's Birthday Honours.

Standard & Poor's Ratings Services downgraded Navistar International's long-term credit rating Friday, saying it had concluded that the risk of an unsuccessful turnaround is "greater than we had anticipated."

US gets drawn into regional proxy war with decision to start arming Syrian rebels