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Long-time Major League Baseball umpire Dale Scott recently came out as gay -- saying the feedback he's received has been "all positive."

Mercurial North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, a habitual smoker, has ordered senior officials to smoke only domestic cigarettes, calling foreign smokes unpatriotic, the South Korean Yonhap News Agency reported Tuesday. Kim ...

At least 36 people killed in an early-morning attack on a stone quarry in northern town of Mandera, local sources say.

A New South Wales photographer has captured the moment a shark jumped out of the sea during a surfing competition, in close proximity to contestants.

The World Bank cuts its 2014 GDP growth projections for the three nations worst hit by Ebola, saying their economies continue to be crippled.

Alan Johnston reports on life in the Syrian town of Kobane, following airstrikes targeting IS militants in the town.

Weeks after her sister had her jaw fractured and days after another confrontation, Nagah Ezaldein went to Cook County domestic violence court in a bid to obtain an order of protection against the ex-boyfriend allegedly r...

Girls living in sub-Saharan Africa are behind a staggering increase in cases of HIV infections, a recent report from UNICEF shows. The remarkably disproportionate impact on young women has raised questions about whether ...

Katherine Bowen McIntyre was born in 1931.

The legislatures of North Dakota, South Dakota, South Carolina, Arizona, and four other states are considering bills that would make passing a citizenship test a high school graduation requirement. The proposal, which ha...

Why not treat someone or yourself to a John Lewis gift card worth up to £1000 this Christmas? The John Lewis Gift Card can be used to purchase goods in Waitrose and John Lewis, in-store or online. 1st prize -- £1,000 J...

By all rights, Jon Stewart's Monday interview with Fox News senior judicial analyst Judge Andrew Napolitano should have been awkward, given the smackdown of Fox News that Stewart had delivered earlier in last night's Dai...

Electricity knocked out to numerous public buildings, including fire stations, courthouse.          

Western sanctions and decrease in global oil prices are seen as the reasons for recent sharp drop in the currency.

Climate talks resume in Lima as record temperatures increase dangers and costs around world

A small but growing number of teenage girls in Europe, enticed by Internet recruiters, have shown amazing determination in their efforts to join jihadists, experts say.

As a candidate it's important to show confidence and smarts. However, competing with or arguing with the interviewer is rarely successful

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How Paul Lambert and Aston Villa needed this, a first victory in 10 and a first goal for Christian Benteke since March. It eases the pressure on a side who somehow left south London three points better off, Benteke's fir...

Manchester United are beginning to resemble the juggernaut of old. This was a fourth consecutive league win under Louis van Gaal as the side continues to settle as the manager predicted would occur after becoming familia...

So your friend or family member is turning the big 5-0 -- or some other significant birthday that ends in "0" or "5." How will you help them celebrate? Do you fill a table with 50 framed photos of moments in the life of ...

Jessica Chastain and Oscar Isaac win prizes for their roles in the period noir