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LOS ANGELES (AP) -- A 27-year-old Southern California man who admitted hacking into hundreds of social media and email accounts to get women to pose naked for him has been sentenced to five years in federal prison.   �...

BEIJING (AP) -- Five years after his detention, the U.S. is calling for the release of Chinese Nobel Peace Prize winner Liu Xiaobo and an end to his wife's undeclared house arrest.     

Whether it's commercial airplanes, coffee or computers, Seattle has long been a city known for being ahead of the curve. But now, a range of issues - including a jump in serious downtown crime and open pot smoking - are ...

China has expressed "regret" over South Korea's decision to expand its air defense zone to include an area claimed by both countries, the country's official Xinhua news agency has reported.

KIEV, Ukraine (AP) -- Riot police and anti-government protesters confronted one another throughout the night on the snow-slicked streets of Ukraine's capital and a top opposition party said heavily armed security forces ...

MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay (AP) -- Uruguay's plan to set up a legal, regulated marijuana market has reached its final legislative stage, with the Senate expected to approve the plan by late Tuesday and send it to President Jose...

LOS ANGELES -- Federal prosecutors on Monday charged 18 current and former members of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department with excessive use of force and obstruction of justice as part of a sprawling investigatio...

BANGKOK (AP) -- Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra said Tuesday she would not resign ahead of national elections set for Feb. 2, despite opposition demands she step down as the caretaker head of government.     

ROME -- Hundreds of people were still aboard the Costa Concordia when the commander fled in a lifeboat, an Italian Coast Guard official testified Monday, adding that rescuers received first word of the seriousness of the...

KIEV -- Ominous new action by Ukraine's security forces Monday, including a raid on an opposition party and threats of treason charges, appeared to scuttle an opening for talks between the government and demonstrators, a...

South Korean president calls NKorean leader Kim's purging of his uncle 'reign of terror'     

A week after the heist of a truck carrying radioactive material sent Mexican police scrambling, five suspects are behind bars.

A three-family home in Lynn was destroyed Tuesday when a fire broke out on the second floor, displacing 15 residents, fire officials said.     

A viral Internet rumor suggests that first lady Michelle Obama may have been angry with President Obama over a conversation he had with Denmark's prime minister, Helle Thorning-Schmidt.

Lululemon founder Wilson stepping down as chairman; co. names Toms Shoes exec as next CEO     

Fans of Fox News' Megyn Kelly saw the news anchor on a different evening show last night, as she graced the set of Jay Leno's "Tonight Show" to talk about congress, proposed changes to the minimum wage and her thoughts o...

Pollution levels in Shanghai reached startling heights last week. Shanghai officials have warned citizens about the recent off-the-charts pollution levels, and ordered a selection of vehicles off the roads in an effort t...

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SALT LAKE CITY (AP) -- After Mormon church leaders lifted the ban on blacks in the priesthood in 1978, church leaders offered little official explanation for the reasons behind the ban, saying only they received a revela...

Oregon tight end Pharaoh Brown has been suspended for the Ducks' upcoming bowl game because of his role in an on-campus snowball fight that got out of hand.