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The first of three people accused in the grisly deaths of two Joliet men is scheduled to go to trial Monday in Will County.

After finding two more bodies on Monday, the death toll has now reached 10

Thousands stranded after Southern California storms; 1 dead

We must treat drug use for what it is: a health, not a criminal, issue.

Record-high waves hit Alaska's Beaufort Sea in September 2012, when Arctic sea ice shrank to an extreme summer low, a new study reports.

Lawyer says group of 157 Christian Tamils held on customs vessel for weeks told to make their own way back to India.

The CDC says anyone who may have been exposed to the virus should not board a commercial flight until they have undergone 21 days of monitoring

University rescinds conference invitation for Nigerians amid concerns about spread of deadly virus from West Africa.

A pair of wildfires burning without restraint about 8 miles apart in northeast California became the focus of state and federal firefighters Sunday as authorities reported that one of the blazes had destroyed eight homes...

At least 381 people have died in the strongest quake to hit Yunnan province in 14 years.          

There's eavesdropping, and then there's this

Every year, spring signals the end of another audit season for many companies and their auditors. It's a cycle that has remained essentially unchanged for more than 80 years since the advent of the classic audit.

On Sunday, a fox terrier and beloved family pet named Vimes escaped his owners for a look at the Atlantic Ocean from the cliffs of Lookout Point Dunlicky in Ireland. The curious dog got an unexpected swim. Vimes lost his...

In one of the strongest earthquakes that has struck the Southern Chinese province of Yunnan in recent years, a 6.1 quake hit Ludian city on Sunday, killing 381 people and injuring 1,891

Researchers accurately predict people's happiness

In which Sookie wonders: miracles, how do they work?

Nancy Writebol, the second American missionary to contract Ebola in West Africa, will be flying to the U.S. on Tuesday to seek treatment, following the admittance of her missionary partner, Dr. Kent Brantly, to Emory Uni...

As many as 500 children at a church camp may be trapped after torrential rain and mudslides cut off and shut down a Southern California town Sunday.

Coast Guard rescues severely hypothermic man who clung to life raft after boat caught fire

Death toll rises to 75 in Chinese auto parts factory explosion as poor safety measures faulted

A man working for an English language learning center in Utah says he was fired after writing a blog post about homophones, which his boss complained made their school "associated with homosexuality." Tom Torkildson had ...

An Israeli strike last week at a United Nations shelter for displaced Palestinians has generated international scrutiny about the weaponry that was used and the warning system that faltered.