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When the cops showed up to a subdivision Wednesday night in Oldsmar, Florida, it wasn't to break up a loud party or for any sort of bacchanalian revelry typical of New Year's Eve.

Calculating the cost of a war is a little like finding the true cost of a car

2014 was one of the deadliest years on record for Syrians and Iraqis caught up in a violent conflict between government forces, rebels and militants of the Islamic State group.

Japan's birth rate slumps to a record low in 2014, health ministry figures show, with barely 1m newborns in 2014 - 9,000 fewer than in 2013.

The number of cars set alight in France on New Year's Eve fell significantly this year, the government says.

Now that 2014 is behind us, let's look at the electricity stories most likely to carry over in to 2015.

There’s a lot we can do to protect ourselves from certain cancers — don’t smoke, avoid prolonged exposure to the sun, and try not to breathe or ingest too many chemical pollutants in the air or our food. But scient...

The frozen treat he ordered was flavored with melon, cherry and Hawaiian fruit lilikoi

(Reuters) - A federal judge in north Florida ruled on Thursday that county clerks statewide must issue marriage licenses to all same-sex couples who request them starting Jan. 6, the effective date of his decision to ove...

A suicide bombing outside a church in Gombe, Nigeria Thursday injured eight people who attended a New Year's mass, witnesses said. The bomber, identified as male, rode a motorcycle up to a barricade outside the church an...

Three people were shot to death in incidents at two separate New Year's Eve parties in Washington state. Police have a suspect in custody in connection with the shooting death of a man near Concrete, in Washington's Skag...

The new year promises further attempts at online censorship, as the web increasingly serves as a platform for civil rights efforts.

Helicopter sent to lower men on to vessel carrying 450 migrants, floating 65km off Capo di Leuca in south of country.

Random mutations in DNA responsible for two thirds of adult cancers but poor lifestyle can add to 'bad luck factor', says study Most cases of cancer are the result of sheer bad luck rather than unhealthy lifestyles, diet...

The cost of climbing Mount Everest on its Nepal side has been cut by more than half in a bid to tempt back visitors.

Designer Jeremiah Brent brought the warmth of Morocco's sun-bleached shoreline to his client's Malibu condo. photography by BRITTANY AMBRIDGE When Jeremiah Brent first stepped into his clients' Malibu, California, condo,...

They called 911 saying they were trapped

Nearly half of the remaining unclaimed children in Cape Town were reunited with their parents on Friday, after at least 500 got lost on Western Cape beaches on New Year's day, police told a local newspaper. "A total of 3...

Tribune reporter Brad Biggs answers readers' questions about the Bears.

1. Mario Cuomo dies at age 82Former New York Gov. Mario Cuomo died Thursday at his home in Manhattan. He was 82. The liberal Democrat served three terms, and died hours after his eldest son, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, w...

The Guardian's picture editors bring you a selection of the best photographs from around the world including memorials for the victims of the stampede in Shanghai, New Year swims, train disruption, and monks' pilgrimage ...

It's important to live healthily, but scientists also tell us that the majority of cancers are down to chance - a good reminder of the limits of individual responsibility Our terror of death (happy new year, by the way) ...