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Urban planners are watching the census of blight in Detroit for what it might mean for the way the most troubled cities can track empty, decaying structures and decide what do about them.     

Fifteen policemen go on trial in Brazil, accused of taking part in a 1992 massacre at the Carandiru prison in Sao Paulo that left 111 prisoners dead.

Asylum seeker killed in violence outside Australian-run detention camp at Papua New Guinea     

Funky-furred calico cats are pointing the way to a cure for human obesity that doesn't involve dieting.

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Maria Alyokhina and Nadezhda Tolokonnikova tweet that they have been detained on suspicion of robbery near the Olympic venues.

After nearly a month of calm, protesters and the police clashed as Parliament was preparing a series of important votes.     

A 6.7-strong earthquake strikes northeast of Barbados, no immediate reports of its effects     

Whole-life sentences for those who commit the "most heinous" crimes are legal and should continue, Court of Appeal judges rule.

A Bernie Madoff company honcho accused of helping him pull off his $17 million Ponzi fraud plans plans to break his silence Tuesday by testifying before a Manhattan federal jury...

An Oklahoma pharmacy has agreed not to provide Missouri with a made-to-order drug for an inmate's execution scheduled for later this month, according to court documents filed Monday.

A high-priced shrink will try to convince a Queens jury this week that a lawyer strangled his girlfriend because he was traumatized as a child by his mom -- who's...

An auditorium collapse caused by heavy snow in South Korea has trapped dozens of students. CNN's Paula Hancocks reports.

A Massachusetts woman found guilty in the first-degree murder of her pregnant friend has been sentenced to life without the possibility of parole, according to Worcester Superior Court.

MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) -- The Republican House chairman spearheading investigations of President Barack Obama's administration urged his party Tuesday to unite against Obama's "imperial presidency."     

The CBO's analysis: Lifting the base wage to $10.10 an hour would increase wages for 16.5 million people, lift 900,000 people out of poverty, and potentially cost 500,000 jobs.     

Orland Park businessman accused of shooting wife to death in 2010The former Chicago sportscaster was in court today to support her father, her attorney said, as jury selection began in the murder trial of Allan Kustok. �...

Affordable Care Act does provide validation of CER that enhances its influence. The provision states that evidence or findings from CER shall not be used to determine coverage, reimbursement, or incentive programs. Compa...

Cash remittances to Bangladesh from its global diaspora of migrant workers - the country's second largest source of foreign exchange behind the garment industry - continue to slide. The Bangladesh Bank, the country's cen...

As hatchery fish come to dominate rivers on West Coast, lawsuits target impacts on wild runs     

The Zimbabwean president left Harare on Monday and would return for his birthday party on Saturday.

The head of music at Radio 1 and Radio 1Xtra says streaming will be included in official singles chart data.