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A man in China purchased a first-class plane ticket -- and used it to eat a year's worth of free meals at the VIP lounge at Xi'an International Airport. The...

A teacher in California was arrested on Wednesday on charges of animal cruelty after investigators found more than 400 snakes in his house, over half of which were dead.     

Take a worldwide tour of some of the most extraordinary structures set to be completed this year, including the world's first "invisible" tower, and a vertical city in the sky.

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Doctors say a potential treatment for peanut allergy has transformed the lives of children taking part in large clinical trial.

DENVER (AP) -- Using evidence obtained under the National Security Agency's warrantless surveillance program would violate a terror suspect's constitutional protection against unreasonable search and seizure, the suspect...

Italian court to rule in retrial of US student Amanda Knox who is accused of killing her roommate in Italy in 2007.

Visa-free arrangement for visiting Philippine officials suspended over failure to apologise for deadly hostage crisis.

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An Italian appeals court upholds the murder conviction against American Amanda Knox and sets a 28-year sentence

Dzhokhar Tsarnaev is alleged to have killed three and wounded 260 last spring at the Boston Marathon

Snow hit the Chicago area just in time for the evening rush, the first wave of what could be up to 6 inches of snow by Saturday evening.     

(Reuters) - United Parcel Service Inc has vowed to avoid a repeat of last year's Christmas holiday season when unexpectedly high volume and huge delays frustrated customers who wanted their packages delivered on time.

You don't need to race to get the pinks to this car, punk, but you do have to bid.

Norwood -- A dog walker on Wednesday discovered the remains of a man who suffered "significant trauma" and whose body was apparently dumped behind a middle school here, officials said.     

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) -- Northern California is finally getting wet weather after some areas have gone without measurable rain for weeks. But the precipitation won't help much to ease the drought that plagued the region....

While the mayors of Seattle and Denver have salmon and green chile on the line, the directors of the art museums in the two cities have put up iconic statues in a wager on the NFL championship.

Tensions between Japan and its neighbours over a war-linked shrine and disputed islands flare at the UN Security Council, with strong words from envoys.

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Rising temperatures are having a direct impact on penguin chicks, threatening the long term survival of the species.

The plan would relieve the city of any future financial responsibility for the art institute while also shielding the institute from future municipal threats.     

PITTSBURGH -- An employee of a McDonald’s restaurant was charged Wednesday with selling heroin in Happy Meals to customers using the coded request, “I’d like to order a toy.” Allegheny...