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The U.S. ranks worst among 11 wealthy nations in terms of "efficiency, equity and outcomes" despite having the world's most expensive health care system

MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- An appeals court has ruled that an Alabama law criminalizing consensual homosexual conduct is unconstitutional. The Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals unanimously overturned the state’s anti-sodomy l...

At least one person was killed and 16 others critically injured when a pair of tornadoes ripped through the northeast Nebraska town of Pilger Monday. 

Al Qaeda has spawned a number of ideologically similar, yet distinct groups across the region -- some of which are displaying increasingly brutal methods. CNN's Jim Clancy explains.

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Both parties boycott peace talks to protest against accusations of seeking military solution to the conflict.

With Brazilians loudly rallying behind their national team in the World Cup, activists concerned about social issues have struggled to make their voices heard.

Troubled Phoenix VA Health Care System paid $10 million in employee bonuses in last 3 years

Immigrant advocacy organizations say they have seen a stunning rise in the number of unaccompanied minors seeking help in the past several months.

Women make up only 20 percent of the current U.S. Congress

What the law really does is establish the right of certain people in society to demand that an individual do specifically what they mandate with respect to their body. We don't have to agree with the idea of abortion, or...

Last week, Michael Thomasson put his video game collection up to auction. Thomasson has amassed the largest video game collection in the world, with almost 11,000 unique games. It's now gone to the highest bidder. 

The Georgia State Board of Pardons and Paroles and a federal judge denied Marcus Wellons's clemency request Monday afternoon. He is scheduled to be executed Tuesday at 7 p.m.

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(WASHINGTON) -- The United State is deploying up to 275 military troops to Iraq to protect the U.S. Embassy and other American interests and is considering sending a contingent of special forces soldiers as Iraq struggle...

Ukrainian officials suspect that terrorists blew up a natural gas pipeline a day after the Russian energy giant Gazprom said it was cutting off supplies to Ukraine in a dispute over pricing.

Georgia inmate Marcus Wellons is scheduled to be executed in Georgia at 7 p.m on Tuesday. 

Considering all the controversy surrounding Bowe Bergdahl's return to the U.S., it's not surprising that Hollywood has decided to cash in on the drama. The sergeant will be the subject of two upcoming films — one by Ma...

Senate uses unanimous vote to approve first openly gay black man to become federal judge

AMARILLO, Texas -- Eccentric Texas businessman-turned-artist Stanley Marsh 3, whose partially buried row of Cadillacs became a road-side tourist attraction in the 1970s, died Tuesday. He was 76. Marsh, long...

Diet Coke loyalists across the pond will now have an alternative way to feel like they're healthy while chugging sugar water: introducing Coca Cola Life, or Coke Life.