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The verdict in the George Zimmerman murder trial triggered waves of emotion, ranging from elation to despair, that rippled far beyond the confines of Sanford, Florida, where Zimmerman shot and killed Trayvon Martin, an u...

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Doping Scandal: Another Dark Day for Track & Field

The government is stepping up monitoring for a disease thought to pose a serious threat to native oak trees.

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- Officials from North and South Korea are meeting for the third time this month to discuss how to restart a stalled inter-Korean factory park which was a key symbol of cooperation between the co...

US Deputy Secretary of State William Burns is due to hold talks in Cairo later with leaders of Egypt's new military-backed government.

George Zimmerman is entitled to get his gun back and his lawyer tells ABC News that Zimmerman needs it now more than before.

According to The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal, American colleges are in crisis. This past Sunday, both papers prominently featured pieces decrying the modernization of higher ed. At the NYT, there's hand-wr...

Saudi Arabian Airlines is reportedly discriminating against Israeli citizens by refusing to let them fly from U.S. airports.

Here's the latest on the NSA and Edward Snowden: Edward Snowden has very sensitive "blueprints" detailing how the National Security Agency operates that would allow someone who read them to evade or even duplicate NSA su...

According to journalist Glenn Greenwald, NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden has the equivalent of "blueprints" for the NSA in his possession.

President Obama praised President George H.W. Bush's legacy of service at the White House today, saying "we are surely a kinder and gentler nation" because of the work of the 41st president. "I am one of millions of peop...

Vladimir Putin has dived to the bottom of the Baltic Sea aboard a submersible to see a shipwreck for his latest adventurous stunt.

Fashion design is a small but a growing presence in South Florida, and local designers' work will be on display during Swim Week.

It was a typical day in the life of mainstream U.S. journalism, a profession which purports to be "objective" -- meaning it should treat all parties to a dispute equally -- but, of course, isn't. Netanyahu also was allow...

Since legislation to expand background checks for gun purchases failed to pass the U.S. Senate earlier this year -- even after the Sandy Hook school massacre -- talk of gun control has been largely dormant. But advocates...

A new device measures brain waves to help detect ADHD.

The author, actress and mother will appear on the ABC talk show this fall

MADRID (AP) -- Spain's prime minister on Monday brushed off demands he should resign after text messages emerged showing him comforting a political party treasurer under investigation over a slush fund and secret Swiss b...

The Romanian tourism board is promoting itself as a destination for vampire tourism, even if it means tarnishing a national hero.

BOSTON (AP) -- Gov. Deval Patrick said he felt a sense of sadness and disappointment when he heard of the verdict in the Trayvon Martin case.

Governor Deval Patrick said Monday that he felt "disappointment" with the acquittal of George Zimmerman, the neighborhood watch volunteer who was found not guilty by a Florida jury Saturday in the shooting death of Trayv...