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The mother of the Boston Marathon bombing suspect reacts to the U.S seeking the death penalty against her son.

It is with great sadness that we inform you that Greater the Flamingo has died at 83.     

John Kass: The official report on the killing of John Wrana, 95, by Park Forest police remains unreleased, but I have just seen a copy.     

The parents of Amanda Knox said they were stunned and angry that an Italian court again convicted their daughter of murder and vowed to continue to fight to clear her name.     

WASHINGTON -- Top Air Force officials described a persistent culture of “undue stress and fear” that led 92 out of 550 members of the military’s nuclear missile corps to be...

A new report says a teen who died in the Asiana Airlines crash was already dead before being run over by a fire truck.

Some now see the law as outdated

Australian agency OKs plan to dump tons of sediment on Great Barrier Reef for port expansion     

Justin Welby and John Sentamu tell Nigerian and Uganda presidents that victimisation of gay people is "anathema".

Newly released satellite photos show the destruction to major cities and towns in Syria. Mohammed Jamjoom reports.

Security forces backed by helicopter arrest Ruben Oseguera Gonzalez, a leader of the Jalisco New Generation drug gang.

Just when cruise lines thought they might be headed for calmer waters ...

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) -- The attorney for a 14-year-old California boy says his client has been charged with murder in his older sister's shooting death that authorities say came during a dispute over laundry.     

Sen. Lindsey Graham probably didn't realize how right he was when he said "the world is literally about to blow up," due to Obama's Iran policy. This week, a winter storm devastated Atlanta with a whopping two inches of...

Mattel 4Q profit rises, but revenue falls as Barbie, Fisher-Price sales slip in holiday period     

China's ruling Communist Party has expelled the former mayor of Nanjing for bribery and abuse of power, describing him as "morally corrupt."

Michael Rogers nominated amid spy agency scrutiny

SEATTLE (AP) -- Amanda Knox is facing what seemed like a distant worry when she was giving national television interviews and promoting her autobiography last year: the possibility of being returned to Italy to serve dec...

NEW YORK (AP) -- Columbia University has raised a whopping $6.1 billion in its most recent capital campaign.     

At the Grolier Club, the show "Pop-Ups From Prague" pays tribute to Vojtech Kubasta, a Czech architect, graphic artist and master of the pop-up book.     

SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) -- Actor Antonio Banderas says the 33 Chilean miners who were trapped deep underground for 69 days in 2010 taught the world a huge lesson about the value of human life.     

Report outlines plan for complete overhaul of Arizona child welfare agency after missteps