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Billy Cub, an unofficial mascot for the Chicago Cubs, got rough with a bar patron who snatched off his mask at a Wrigleyville Bar this weekend.     

A Nevada rancher's threat to wage a "range war" with the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) today precipitated a standoff between supporters of the embattled rancher, Cliven Bundy, and federal law enforcement officials.Bund...

A Tennessee man who was convicted of his 13th DUI last week in Florida -- and is awaiting charges on a possible 14th drunk-driving offense in the Volunteer State -- is facing up to 21 years in prison at sentencing.

Malaysia bans Biblical epic 'Noah' to protect racial harmony

14 dead in Mexico border state after day of violence

Ukraine's acting president calls an emergency security meeting in response to pro-Russian protests erupting in three eastern Ukrainian cities.

Mickey Rooney, one of the longest-tenured actors in movie history, died Sunday at the age of 93.

Violence flares at a student celebration leaving at least five police officers hurt including one hit in the face by a brick.

A South Boston man who has spent more than 32 years in prison for a murder he says he didn't commit has found an unlikely ally in a battle to get his conviction overturned: James "Whitey" Bulger.     

The murder trial of Oscar Pistorius is due to resume later with the start of the defence case and the athlete expected to take the stand this week.

Edward J. Snowden and the journalist Laura Poitras, who helped him disclose the documents on government surveillance, will receive a Ridenhour prize.     

KILLEEN, Texas (AP) -- The church program pictured an empty road being enveloped by the dark clouds of a sweeping thunderstorm, and the service’s lesson was from Isaiah 35:4, “Be strong, fear not.” The preacher imp...

A pit bull-boxer mix bit a woman's lower lip off in East Sandwich Saturday evening, police said in a statement. The 43-year-old woman was taken to South Shore Hospital. Sandwich animal control secured the dog and will in...

Australian ship Ocean Shield picks up signals consistent with black boxes in 'most promising lead so far', plane search officials say

As Credit Suisse negotiates with the Justice Department over its liability for involvement in tax shelters, New York State has opened its own inquiry.     

Weather conditions are expected to give a boost to search efforts in rural Washington, where a landslide killed 30 people last month.

A man accused of arranging his wife's killing on their honeymoon is expected to be extradited to South Africa later.

Speaking at a private Las Vegas gathering of Republican funders and activists on March 29, Cheney blasted what he termed isolationists within the GOP. He didn't name names, but he didn't have to -- at least, in one case....

Surrounded by towering walls and with around-the-clock security, the tony Silver Woods Estates in Pretoria seem like an oasis from violent crime for some of South Africa's most affulent citizens, among them, Oscar Pistor...

Rwandans pack sports stadium 20 years after the beginning of a 100-day genocide that led to more than a million deaths Sorrowful wails and sobs resounded as thousands of Rwandans packed the country's main sports stadium ...

PANAMA CITY BEACH, Fla. (AP) -- Florida authorities say a 13-year-old boy from Indiana fell from a 15th-story balcony to his death while vacationing with his family.     

Pfizer says experimental drug shows promising results treating advanced breast cancer