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Fans of Russian military equipment might recall the U.S.S.R's old first-strike SS-18 Satan missile, a heavy intercontinental warhead aimed at Soviet enemies. Today, they can be used against Russian enemies hailing from o...

Famed daredevil and tightrope walker Nik Wallenda successfully crossed the Little Colorado River Gorge in Arizona tonight, without using either a tether or a safety harness.

The US Supreme Court sends back to a lower court a landmark case considering the role of a student's race in public university admissions policies.

Italy's former PM Silvio Berlusconi is sentenced to seven years in jail for having sex with an underage prostitute, and abusing the power of his office.

An unusual German startup, Auctionata, jumped head first into the art of big money auctioneering. The only difference is, the Berlin-based firm took their goods and gavel show to the world of webcast. Less than a year ol...

Snowden escapes US indictment for espionage, with the help of Russia and China. US hypocrisy is exposed, and more is to come, says TCBH! journalist Dave Lindorff

Mere hours before the fiery car crash that took his life, journalist Michael Hastings sent an email to friends and colleagues urging them to get legal counsel if they were approached by federal authorities.

An amphibian and a mammal-like reptile are discovered 250 million years after they huddled together.

Ten climbers shot dead at a mountain base camp in northern Pakistan were killed by a branch of the Taliban set up to target foreigners, the militants say.

Edward Snowden, the man who claims to have leaked a trove of classified information about U.S. spy programs, failed to board his flight from Moscow to Cuba today but is "in a safe place," according to WikiLeaks founder J...

While many witnessed an almost full moon Saturday night, the so-called "supermoon" reached the point in its orbit that is closest to Earth early Sunday, making the evening moonrise prime-time viewing for supermoon 2013. ...

Dear Working Mother,

Christie Brinkley, a gorgeous and successful 59-year-old former supermodel who still poses in swimwear, must have confidence through the roof, right? Well, that wasn't always the case. The blonde stunner revealed in an i...

DEL NORTE, Colo. (AP) -- Crews defending small homes, a ski area and a handful of roads against an erratic wildfire in Colorado's southwest mountains hoped Monday for a break -- any break -- in the weather that will allo...

MILAN (AP) -- Silvio Berlusconi, Italy's flamboyant former premier, was sentenced to seven years in prison and banned from politics for life Monday for paying an underage prostitute for sex during infamous "bunga bunga" ...

Happy Summer Solstice!

WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama is running out of time to make good on his lofty vow to confront climate change head-on, and Congress is in no mood to help. Moving ahead on his own, Obama will announce a set of acti...

The U.S. government should help to develop a market for student loan borrowers to refinance high-cost debt in order to allow younger households to benefit from the Federal Reserve's efforts to provide cheaper borrowing, ...

A group of women in Beverly Hills say smoking pot is the secret to their parenting success. Cheryl Shuman recently joined HuffPost Live to share her story. She said swapping prescription pills for pot helped turn her par...

Rusty the Red Panda and 10 Other Epic Zoo Escapes

Not every remark needs an olive branch, writes Anna Holmes