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BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) -- A wall of rain-sodden earth collapsed into an illegal, open-air gold mining pit in southwestern Colombia on Friday, killing five miners and injuring 12, authorities said.     

Elizabeth Bishop’s first poem in The New Yorker, “Cirque d’Hiver,” appeared in 1940, but that wasn’t her first contribution to the magazine. In November of 1934, a few months after she graduated from Vassar Col...

A Florida jury has reached a verdict on four of the five charges in the trial of a man accused of shooting a teenager to death over loud music, but said they could not come to a decision on the fifth charge. The judge se...

Texas oil tycoon T. Boone Pickens marries Toni Brinker in Valentine's Day ceremony at ranch     

UN panel reported to have found evidence of array of crimes, including abductions, in report leaked to Associated Press.

An online game of "drink and dare" called "Neknominate" is fueling a deadly, worldwide craze. CNN's Isa Soares reports.

Halep beats Radwanska to set up Qatar Open final against Kerber     

Written by DejaVow for DivorcedMoms.com There are so many reasons why second marriages should work better than first marriages (should we call it a starter marriage? Like a starter home? Something we plan to hang out in ...

The ship's journey, which started in April, was intercepted after containers of weapons were found hidden on board.

CHEBOYGAN, Mich. -- From the bridge of the Coast Guard cutter Mackinaw, northern Lake Huron looks like a vast, snow-covered field dotted with ice slabs as big as boulders --...

The decision by Copenhagen Zoo in Denmark to kill one of its giraffes last weekend sparked anguish. The news four days later that a second Danish zoo might follow suit prompted howls of outrage.

Ariz. inmate makes Valentine's escape through razor wire, caught trying to meet girlfriend     

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) -- Substantial portions of the website operated by Connecticut's health insurance marketplace will be unavailable because two federal agencies are conducting their annual system maintenance activitie...

A 4.1 magnitude earthquake struck Friday night in west-central South Carolina, the U.S. Geological Survey reported.

A 16-year-old Portland boy says he was lured into a shed, where three boys beat and robbed him and one of them carved a swastika into his forehead.

Government says president has consulted medical experts who told him homosexuality "not genetic but a social behaviour."

BEIJING (AP) -- The United States and China promised Saturday to cooperate more closely in combatting climate change following a visit to Beijing by U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry.     

HAVANA (AP) -- In its heyday, Havana's Capri hotel and casino was the playground of men known as The Blade and The Fat Butcher.     

Authorities closed the case Friday on Leanne Hecht Bearden, the once intrepid world traveler who was found dead a day earlier, after having apparently killed herself, according to police.

The beating death of infant Jazira Darien at the hands of his mother’s boyfriend came at a time when state Department of Children and Families was coming under sharp scrutiny over child abuse cases.

CRANSTON, R.I. (AP) -- These Rhode Island lotteries were drawn Friday: 20-28-35-71-72, Mega Ball: 7 3 Estimated jackpot: $330 million 4-3-5-2     

BALI, Indonesia (AP) -- Indonesian police say seven Japanese tourists have gone missing while scuba diving off the resort island of Bali.