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We're halfway through one of the least-deadly years in recent Chicago homicide history, but here's a reminder that summer is just getting started: over 40 were shot and 7 killed in Chicago this weekend.

The TV celebrity cook is reportedly seen in tears following an alleged argument with her art collector husband Charles Saatchi.

Amy Roberson, Will Russel volunteered at same shelter with hopes of finding one another.

There are few writers working today who can boast of a cult following like that of Neil Gaiman's. From his Sandman comics to his bestselling novels to his works for children, Gaiman has dabbled in everything from bloggin...

Former Chicago Ald. Ambrosio Medrano and two others were convicted today by a federal jury of bribery for conspiring to win a contract with Los Angeles County.

Even before Barack Obama and Vladimir Putin could meet to discuss what to do about Syria, the Russian foreign ministry has made it clear that a no-fly zone is off the table.

A sonar anomaly that researchers suspect might possibly be the wreckage of Amelia Earhart's aircraft is a straight, unbroken feature uncannily consistent with the fuselage of a Lockheed Electra, new analysis of the sonar...

SWANSEA, Mass. (AP) -- Authorities say two people are dead after a shooting and roughly three-hour standoff in Swansea.

The history of Wulhan Iron & Steel highlights the rise of modern China -- and the implications of the country's future dealings with the U.S.

By Libby Kane

The Herschel infrared space telescope took its final bow on Monday, climaxing a successful four-year mission to observe the birth of stars and galaxies.

The story of blind Chinese dissident and human rights activist Chen Guangcheng, currently a visiting scholar at NYU, has taken an all-too-familiar turn: Chen has reportedly fallen in with a group of strident religious co...

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) -- Police say four people who were sitting on an outdoor patio at a restaurant in Annapolis, Md., were struck by a car that jumped the curb.

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) -- Rhode Island's governor is calling on the state to "honor our obligations" and pay back the 38 Studios bonds after a rating agency downgraded the bonds, noting uncertainty over whether the legisl...

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) -- A Mississippi woman has been charged in a second death related to giving buttocks-enhancing injections without being trained or licensed.

Siemens seems to be increasing its efforts at finding a suitable buyer for its wireless infrastructure joint venture with Nokia, Nokia Siemens Networks. The German company has reportedly approached a number of private eq...

South Pacific islanders Tahiti score a historic goal in their Confederations Cup debut, which ends in a respectable defeat by Nigeria.

Driving and reviewing a quarter-million dollar convertible requires a different mindset than driving and reviewing an economy car or even most luxury cars. The issue becomes value vs. worth. The vehicle's price on the op...

FedEx Corporation is a holding company with subsidiaries that provide a broad range of transportation, e-commerce and business services under the FedEx brand. It is scheduled to announce its Q4 and full year earnings on ...

If you own a piece of real estate and the bank takes it away from you, you think that you have lost something. That's just common sense. So you should be able to put a loss on your tax return. Bad enough that the IRS sho...

National Security Agency chief Gen. Keith Alexander will address the House intelligence committee on Tuesday in a rare public hearing that could shed new light on the scope of the federal government's classified phone an...

The summer of 2013 is expected to be anything but dull. Tensions among investors and market volatility are high as we weigh the effects of quantitative easing tapering amid a world with struggling economies.