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Until 2011, Razer (which, just like the Walt Disney Company, started with a mouse) was better known for its gaming peripherals than for the system on which these peripherals are used. But since then, the San Diego-based ...

With more than two decades of experience in academic leadership, Carol Becker demonstrates a clear commitment to a university that opens its doors and thinks creatively about its role in society. In this interview, she e...

WEATHERSFIELD, Vt. (AP) -- Vermont State Police say a woman has died in a motorcycle crash in Weathersfield.

Mass rallies are held in Turkey by the government and its opponents, with police again clearing Istanbul's Taksim Square of protesters.

A Chicago man is charged with the murder of an Italian immigrant whose final act was to confront the gunman in order to protect his wife, police say.

Flash floods and landslides unleashed by early monsoon rains have killed at least 560 people in northern India and left tens of thousands missing.

Shaker Aamer, last British resident held in camp, tells of harsh regime to break strikers' resistance Increasingly brutal tactics are being used in an attempt to break the hunger strike by detainees at Guantánamo Bay, a...

JOHANNESBURG (AP) -- South African presidency says ambulance carrying Nelson Mandela on June 8 had engine trouble.

Conservative-leaning towns like this one swept Scott Brown to victory in 2010 as his insurgent candidacy became the hot topic in pizza parlors and delis. But walk into Nanci's Barber Shop this week, and the chatter is no...

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) -- Palestinians relished a rare moment of pride and national unity Saturday after a 23-year-old wedding singer from a refugee camp in the Gaza Strip won "Arab Idol," a regional TV singing conte...

ISTANBUL (AP) -- Turkish police used water cannon to disperse thousands gathered in Istanbul's Taksim Square on Saturday to observe a memorial for four people killed during recent anti-government protests. The officers l...

Boston law enforcement have spent over three hours searching the home of New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez and they're leaving no stone -- or doll house -- unturned.

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- A "supermoon" rises this weekend.

A new court test of fair use on the Internet appears likely due to a lawsuit filed June 7 by photographer Kai Eiselein against BuzzFeed. Eiselein, who is demanding damages that could total over $3.6 million, claims that ...

CHICAGO (AP) -- The best names in the NHL are the ones that never make the roster. Or get used by Mom. Tazer. Little Ball of Hate. The Great One. Sid the Kid. Looch (who also goes by Gino). The Bulin Wall. Kells.

Competition electrified thousands of fans including President Mahmoud Abbas and stoked feelings of national pride.

Northern Irish singer Andrea Begley wins the final of this year's series of The Voice on BBC One, triumphing over bookmakers' favourite Leah McFall.

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Official says if Hong Kong fails to "act soon" on whistleblower case, bilateral relations will be complicated.

Andrea Begley has won the BBC singing competition The Voice, beating bookies' favourite Leah McFall, as well as fellow finalists Mike Ward and Matt Henry.

The myriad protests from Istanbul to São Paulo have one thing in common - growing dissent among the young, educated and better-off protesting against the very system that once enriched them. And therein lies the danger ...

SAN JOSE, Calif. -- House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) drew vocal backlash Saturday for her answers to questions about National Security Agency data surveillance and whistleblower Edward Snowden. Speaking at a...