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A 220-year-old time capsule containing coins, documents and other artefacts left by US founding fathers Samuel Adams and Paul Revere was opened by Massachusetts officials on Tuesday.

A 15-year-old girl and her 11-year-old sister have been arrested in Florida and charged with the murder of their 16-year-old brother, authorities said Tuesday. The Columbia County Sheriff’s Office said that Misty “Ar...

The Federal Aviation Administration on Tuesday issued drone permits to companies in the agricultural and real estate sectors for the first time. The exemptions to the ban on commercial drone use are specifically for crop...

The policy, which has been inconsistently enforced, has been unpopular among parents, who worry about not being able to reach their children.

Joining the International Criminal Court will enable Palestinians to pursue war-crimes charges against Israel.

New Jersey lawmakers say they are considering a formal government investigation of Gov. Chris Christie's acceptance of free travel and tickets to NFL games from Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones.

The tail of crashed AirAsia flight QZ8501 has been found in the Java Sea, says the head of Indonesia's search and rescue agency.

Thirteen people on board a small plane, including the pilot, parachute to safety as their aircraft crashes into New Zealand's Taupo Lake.

Workers in a real estate company in Toledo in southern Brazil had a lucky escape when a car crashed into their office.

Officials say one doctor was injured and two people were killed during the incident

An NAACP legal advocacy group is asking a St. Louis County judge to convene a second grand jury to investigate a white police officer's killing of an unarmed black man in Ferguson, Mo., contending prosecutors "fatally co...

"Commander Sanchez sold out his command and country for cash bribes, luxury hotel rooms, and the services of prostitutes," alleged Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell

Arrest rates have been going down since the shooting of two NYPD officers on Dec. 20

Three women who claim Bill Cosby sexually assaulted them have filed a defamation lawsuit against the star, who they say has publicly branded them as liars. The lawsuit details each woman’s encounter with Cosby. All thr...

The marches in Dresden have galvanized both proponents and opponents in Germany and raised anew a question the country has long grappled with: Who is German?

As obesity-related hospital admissions surge tenfold in a decade, experts warn the NHS could be pushed to breaking point.

The moment an off-duty police officer accidentally shot himself has been captured on camera.

President Barack Obama pledges to help Mexico in its fight against drug-related violence, after talks with his counterpart Enrique Pena Nieto.

The Cuban government has released some of the 53 political prisoners on a US list, the state department says, amid a thaw in US-Cuban relations.

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Lebanese-born porn star Mia Khalifa ignited a firestorm of controversy this week, including among Arab feminists, some of whom suggested that the performer is helping to perpetuate sexism and oppression in the Arab world...

Early residents of Boston valued a robust press as much as their history and currency if the contents of a time capsule dating back to the years just after the Revolutionary War are any guide.