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CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Al Gentry simply ran out of time. For nearly 25 years he searched for his brother's killer and followed the trail to a Georgia widow with a dubious past.

The body of an actor who appeared in the James Bond film Casino Royale is found at cliffs in East Sussex.

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) -- "Glee" actor Cory Monteith, who had struggled for years with substance abuse and once said he was lucky to be alive, died of an overdose of heroin and alcohol, the British Columbia cor...

More people stealing animals to sell for profit

By Natalie Burg

Earlier this month, five researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, put out a paper discussing the possible development of mind-reading "neural dust," which could be implanted directly into the human brain to...

New York Genitals Fight for Office. Go ahead and shoot me. It's hopeless. My War on Stupid is facing defeat on every front. I open up the New York Times and there's a page one story about Anthony Weiner, who is now ahead...

JOHANNESBURG (AP) -- Nelson Mandela has made "dramatic progress," and may be going home "anytime soon," said his daughter Zindzi on the eve of his 95th birthday.

Now it's official: Queen Elizabeth II has provided her royal stamp of approval for a law permitting same-sex couples to get married in England and Wales.

The number of people suffering sunstroke, sunburn and heatwave-related injuries is stretching hospital emergency departments in Wales, say doctors.

IDYLLWILD, Calif. (AP) -- A fast-growing wildfire in the mountains west of Palm Springs destroyed three houses and three mobile homes, and was threatening dozens more residences, officials said Tuesday.

A Dutch couple kidnapped in Yemen last month pleaded for help in a video released on Monday.

BANGKOK (AP) -- A passenger train derailed on old tracks in the mountains of northern Thailand early Wednesday, slightly injuring at least 30 passengers, mostly foreign tourists. It was the second derailment on the popul...

The 53-year-old actor who starred in Casino Royale and EastEnders was last seen leaving rehearsals in London on July 10.

Early reviews for Woody Allen's Blue Jasmine indicate that the constantly working director is back with another worthwhile film after last year's mild dud To Rome with Love, and that's thanks a lot to a standout performa...

British indie-pop band Autoheart send an artistic message on Russia's infamous "gay propaganda" laws in the new music video for their single "Moscow." The retro-styled clip for the song concludes with a steamy kiss betwe...

Federal Reserve chairman raises possibility of ending $85bn-a-month bond-buying programme ahead of testimony on Capitol Hill Tom McCarthy

With the arrest of the feared Zeta crime boss Miguel Ángel Treviño Morales, Mexico's long and bloody drug war may have reached a crossroads.

States are putting together their new health-care exchanges under the Affordable Care Act, better known as "Obamacare," and all 50 must be up and running by October 1. Where does your state stand? The Obama administratio...

Intel reported Q2 results today in-line with their earlier estimates for the quarter. They reported revenue of $12.8B on a forecast between $12.4B and $13.4B and were on-forecast with gross margins of 58%. Intel also low...

Fifa president Sepp Blatter insists there is "still time" to switch the 2022 World Cup in Qatar to the winter.

With temperatures soaring across the U.S., the danger of dehydration is at its seasonal peak. Young children are particularly at risk.