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Some Democrats are trying to capitalize on the problems encircling Gov. Chris Christie of New Jersey in hopes of thwarting a top Republican prospect for reclaiming the White House.     

Yesterday, Ken Ham, nutty founder of Answers in Genesis and the Creation Museum in Kentucky debated Bill Nye, the Science Guy on the evidence for Young Earth Creationism versus that for Evolutionary Science.

FORT WORTH, Texas -- A judge on Wednesday ordered a Texas teenager who was sentenced to 10 years’ probation in a drunken-driving crash that killed four people to go to...

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) -- In a rare expression of regret by an Iranian official, President Hassan Rouhani said Thursday that he is sorry for any troubles with the distribution of a food ration to the poor, following reports t...

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- North Korea threatened Thursday to cancel reunions of Korean War-divided families because of upcoming U.S.-South Korean military drills and accused the United States of raising tensions by flyi...

BAGHDAD (AP) -- A string of car bomb attacks hit commercial areas in Baghdad on Thursday, killing at least 13 people, said Iraqi officials.     

On the eve of the Sochi Olympics, a look at how Russia enforces its ban on gay 'propaganda'     

Bahrain's king has ratified a new law that imposes a prison sentence of up to seven years and fine of up to $26,500 for anyone who publicly insults him, state-run media said.

US ambassador trades jibes with Russian ambassador over her meeting with Pussy Riot     

The "vicar of Baghdad" Canon Andrew White persists in alerting the West to Iraq's diminishing Christian presence.

Channel 4 News reporer Guillermo Galdos tracks down Mexico's "La Tuta," a former school teacher who now runs a cartel.

A woman convicted of torturing and killing a mentally impaired man she lured to Texas with the promise of marriage was put to death Wednesday evening in a rare execution of a female prisoner.

Rebels and jihadi fighters seize a major prison in war-torn Aleppo and free hundreds of prisoners, human rights groups and activists say.

RABAT, Morocco (AP) -- Moroccan authorities say emergency services have recovered the bodies of seven people who drowned after attempting to swim to the nearby Spanish enclave of Ceuta.     

CAIRO (AP) -- Egypt's military says the nation's top soldier will, if he decides to run for president, announce his intention in an address to the "glorious people of Egypt," not through a third party.     

KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) -- The Ugandan government says it has signed an agreement with three foreign oil companies, clearing the way for commercialization of the country's 3.5 billion barrels of crude reserves.     

Women's downhill training run delayed after 3 skiers to fix big jump near finish line     

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Central African Republic soldiers lynched a man on Wednesday whom they suspected of being a rebel.

As one of the warmest cities in Russia -- a country with no shortage of snowy terrain -- Sochi seems an unusual place to host the Winter Olympics.

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Kevin Quick's SUV was found abandoned.