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The pregnant Sudanese woman who was sentenced to death for refusing to renounce her Christian faith has been spending her days shackled in prison.

UN: 21 million forced into labor globally, generate $150 billion in illegal profits for others

By 2030, pancreatic cancer will be the second most fatal cancer in the U.S., coming in behind lung cancer, according to a new paper published in the journal Cancer Research. While more people will be diagnosed with prost...

A former Navy sailor pleaded guilty today to charges related to leading a hacking ring while serving aboard an American aircraft carrier.

Spider-Man, Thor, Iron Man and other "superheroes" honor boy.

Legislative panel set to hear from former aide to Christie in bridge traffic jam investigation

Malaysia to release satellite data on missing jet amid pressure from passengers' families

California’s drought will cause thousands of workers to lose their jobs and cost farmers in the state’s Central Valley breadbasket $1.7 billion, researchers said in the first economic study of...

Conciliatory remarks on Ukraine by President Vladimir V. Putin were probably intended for China, where he arrives Tuesday determined to strengthen "mutually beneficial trade and economic ties."

Russell Bucklew's lethal injection, scheduled for 12:01 Wednesday morning, will be the first since the April 29 botched execution of Clayton Lockett

SAO PAULO - On the surface, last week's anti-World Cup protest in Brazil seemed antithetical: Soccer fans in a soccer-obsessed country protesting soccer, of all things.

Meteorologists predict that we may see an El Nino in 2014, which means that it might be a good time to brush up on what the heck this supposedly terrifying weather phenomenon actually is. Here's what you need to know. 

The death penalty illustrates our tendency to separate people into two groups: monsters who commit heinous crimes and everyone else.

A federal court hearing has been scheduled for Tuesday morning in which the conservative author and filmmaker Dinesh D'Souza is expected to plead guilty to a charge stemming from campaign finance violations, according to...

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Former and current workers at Dade Correctional Institution allege that guards made “sport’’ out of brutalizing mentally-ill inmates.

A newly disclosed CIA policy mandates that it won't use vaccination programs as part of its operations, according to the Obama administration.

El Salvador officials evacuate 1,000 people near volcano as seismic activity increases

So, you're in your 30s. And, yay, you've got a great job, right here in the nation's capital! But rent is really, really expensive, and you have five roommates. "There is also a cat. There used to be a couple of mice bef...

On the eve of a critical Senate vote and under court order, the Obama administration signaled it will publicly reveal a secret memo describing its legal justification for using drones to kill U.S. citizens suspected of t...

Republican governor candidate Bruce Rauner sought to exert influence in the debate on whether to make permanent a state income tax increase by commissioning automated calls targeting seven Democratic lawmakers.

His daughters will now be able to to see him and have him medically evaluated.