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Harrison Ford is most readily associated with the "Star Wars" and "Indiana Jones" franchise, but it turns out neither is the movie that fans frequently ask him to quote. Ford revealed as much during an April 13 Reddit AM...

CHALLIS, Idaho (AP) -- A 4.9-magnitude earthquake shook central Idaho, flinging items off walls and scaring residents but otherwise producing no reported damage or injuries in the sparsely populated mountain area.

Ukraine launches an operation to remove pro-Russians who seized police HQ in city of Sloviansk, interior minister says.

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) -- The latest in a string of successful court challenges to college "free speech zones" is unfolding in Virginia. The Virginia Community College System has agreed to suspend its student demonstrations ...

Despite the horrific nature of Hribel's alleged crimes, I believe that charging him as an adult is a perversion of our justice system and a dangerous sign that our legal system is itself losing sight of reality and truth...

The Bureau of Land Management announced Saturday that it has concluded its mission to remove illegal cattle from a rural Nevada range after a tense week-long standoff with a rancher.

Forest fire destroys at least 150 homes, sparks evacuations in Chilean city of Valparaiso

CHIMBOTE, Peru (AP) -- One by one, the senior officials from the capital took the microphone and apologized to an auditorium packed with angry people who had long been living in fear. The officials admitted they had fail...

Japan slaughters 112,000 chickens after first confirmed case of bird flu in three years.

Research has found about 9 zillion things you can do to increase happiness. More8 Things the Most Successful People Do That Make Them GreatScience Proves It: The Senate Really Is Junior HighMen Charged With Toppling Anci...

Stay home sick -- or go to jail! A wayward tuberculosis patient in Champaign, Ill., must wear an ankle bracelet and stay home for 30 days for disobeying a judge's...

Rebel forces and Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's government are blaming each other for the latest reported use of poisonous gas in the ongoing civil war.

From the moment that Russia's invasion and annexation of Crimea cast a new, bitter chill over relations with the West, a sinister jingoistic vibe has pervaded Russia's capital.

Visit by French foreign minister is the first by such a high-ranking official in 31 years as ties improve.

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MURRYSVILLE, Pa. (AP) -- A high school student who was among the most critically injured in a stabbing rampage outside Pittsburgh has undergone multiple surgeries and will have another one this weekend, but he is improvi...

Search crews are in a race against time to find the missing plane's black box recorder before its power dies.

French foreign minister makes 1st trip to Cuba in 30 years as Europe explores new ties

The debate over taking advantage of vulnerabilities has echoes of the Cold War battles of a half-century ago.

The Obama administration's brazen suggestion that it was indicting an individual for exporting U.S. products to a company that has been involved in Iran's "nuclear weapons program" is simply a new version of the same lin...

A woman has been arrested on six counts of murder after authorities found the bodies of seven infants packed into separate cardboard boxes at a home in Utah, police said.

The world can still meet the UN goal to limit global warming provided it cuts annual greenhouse gas emissions by 40-70 percent by 2050, a top expert panel said Sunday.