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The leader of an al Qaeda affiliate in Syria is calling for an end to days of bloody infighting between opposition factions, according to an online message.

The largest outbreak to date of one strain of what authorities have called "nightmare bacteria" is adding to concerns about the spread of such drug-resistant bugs.

For an administration seeking to win a skeptical public over to ObamaCare, the Justice Department could not have picked a more sympathetic foe for a Supreme Court fight than The Little Sisters of the Poor.

American officials suspect a former Guantanamo Bay detainee and possible former member of al-Qaeda of leading the attack on the consulate in Benghazi, the Washington Post is reporting.     

Same-sex couples in limbo as state appeals ruling

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. -- A Navy helicopter with five aboard went down in the Atlantic 18 miles off Virginia on Wednesday. All but one of those aboard was rescued at sea, the...

A Brooklyn landlord was found nearly beheaded Tuesday, and police arrested one of his tenants Wednesday on murder charges.

As humanitarian situation in Anbar worsens, military and tribal leaders strike deal to drive out al-Qaeda-linked group.

PM's strong warning follows invitation by pro-autonomy groups to international firms to lift crude from their terminals.

Former Germany player Hitzlsperger says he's gay; hopes athletes talk more about homosexuality     

One of Africa's youngest billionaires Ashish Thakkar on the business potential he sees between the continent and the UAE.

Fast-moving erosion threatens Hawaii coastal homes, but seawall might destroy iconic beach     

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JPMorgan agrees to $2.6bn fine to resolve charges that its poor oversight enabled investment fraud by Bernie Madoff.

We've been waiting way too long for American Horror Story: Coven's return from its winter break and tonight's episode, "The Magical Delights of Stevie Nicks" — now that it's here, what better way to celebrate than an a...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) -- Former Florida Gov. Charlie Crist defends his evolution from a Republican to Democrat in a memoir discussing how an appearance with President Barack Obama helped change his political future.  �...

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) -- Jazz pianist and composer Herbie Hancock will soon be a Harvard man.     

PROVIDENCE, R.I (AP) -- Authorities have searched again for a 21-year-old Brown University student reported missing after he failed to return from a duck-hunting trip off the Massachusetts coast, but they found no sign o...

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) -- A Kentucky lawmaker said Wednesday that she accidentally fired a gun in her Capitol Annex office on the first day of the legislative session, prompting a state police investigation. No one was hurt...

STORRS, Conn. (AP) -- A water main break on the University of Connecticut campus has caused headaches for basketball fans.     

Chris Christie offered a statement responding to new revelations about a staffer being involved in a plan to exact political retribution. In short, it reads: "She did what?" Update: The mayor of Fort Lee lashed out in r...

The Archdiocese of Boston announced today that $819,000 was raised by parishes to help fund relief efforts in areas affected by Typhoon Haiyan.