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Charges have been filed after the slaying of a pregnant 17-year-old girl who was fatally shot on Christmas evening in south suburban Dolton, authorities said tonight.     

Bikes generate power and regrets shredded as Times Square preps for New Year's Eve bash     

Demonstration comes as Israel reveals names of 26 prisoners to be freed as part of ongoing peace negotiations.

Directors of a state-financed theater in Moscow received a call from authorities threatening their jobs if they screened a documentary about the activist group.     

A Long Island landscaper will receive a lump-sum payment of $779,106 after stumbling on the lucky ticket last year. 

A growing chorus of international agencies is calling for South Sudan's warring factions to cease hostilities.

Israel announced Saturday that it will release 26 Palestinian prisoners over the next two days in a step aimed at "resuming the diplomatic process," Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said in a statement.

A measure that was signed into law on Thursday virtually bars Moscow from building monitor stations on American soil that critics feared could be used for snooping or worse.     

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) -- The African Union's commissioner for peace and security has announced that a contingent of Rwandan peacekeepers will deploy to the Central African Republic, where nine other peacekeepers have been ...

A raid by Iraqi security forces on the home of a prominent Sunni member of Parliament on Saturday morning in Anbar Province set off a two-hour gun battle that left the lawmaker's brother and five guards dead, along with ...

A fire broke out in a passenger cabin as a ferry loaded with more than 1,000 people sailed across the North Sea from Newcastle, England, to the Netherlands on Saturday, a spokesman for the shipping company DFDS said.

Ahead of the day when Colorado residents aged 21 and older can buy marijuana for recreational use, the first batch of Denver businesses approved to sell the drug got their licenses Friday.

The captain of the Greenpeace ship Arctic Sunrise returned home to Maine on Saturday after an absence of more than three months that included time in one of Europe's oldest prisons.

The Jets evened their final record at 8-8 with a victory over the Miami Dolphins, boosting the prospect that Rex Ryan will be asked to return as coach next season.     

ABC News corespondent and Good Morning America cohost Robin Roberts has publicly acknowledged her sexuality for the first time ever in an end-of-year Facebook post.      

ATLANTA (AP) -- Cam Newton threw two touchdown passes, Greg Hardy had a team- record four sacks and the Carolina Panthers clinched the NFC South title by beating the Atlanta Falcons 21-20 on Sunday. The Panthers (12-4) c...

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) -- New York Jets owner Woody Johnson says Rex Ryan will return as coach next season after the team finished 8-8 and knocked the Miami Dolphins out of playoff contention with a 20-7 win Sunday. Ry...

Spieth 4-6 2-3 11, Blackmon 2-9 1-2 5, Kuakumensah 2-6 1-1 5, McGonagill 6-17 2-2 19, Maia 4-7 2-3 10, King 2-9 0-0 5, Hobbie 1-4 0-0 3, Madigan 0-0 0-0 0, Walker 3-4 1-2 7. Totals 24-62 9-13 65.     

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) -- Connecticut's court system is beginning a pilot program that will allow people involved in family law cases to hire attorneys on a limited basis.     

NEW YORK (AP) -- Antoine Mason scored a career-high 39 points as Niagara held on to beat Brown 68-65 on Sunday.     

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (AP) -- A 44-year-old woman injured in a Springfield apartment fire has been brought to Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston for treatment.     

Britney Spears's new residency at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino in Las Vegas had its debut on Friday.