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Brazil's most outspoken plastic-surgery advocate was put on life support after a botched operation. She now regrets "that I put that poison in my body, mostly because of having too much vanity."

One person was killed and two injured in Taiwan on Thursday when a scaffolding collapsed on the set of Martin Scorsese's latest movie, authorities said. Chen Yu-lung, 45, died at...

There has been a spike in online threats made against airlines since Jan. 17, when a bomb threat was made against a flight between Atlanta and Raleigh, according to a U.S. official.

Michelle Obama went to the funeral of King Abdullah--it involved, as funerals often do, an unplanned trip, with a detour from India, but the First Lady came up with an appropriate outfit. She wore loose black pants, a lo...

Donetsk, a formerly bustling Ukrainian city, is now a hollow shell. CNN's Nick Paton Walsh reports.

The Federal Reserve has declared economic growth "solid." But several new reports show most Americans are treading along a dangerous financial tightrope, where one slip could be devastating.

No matter how hard you try to keep everything in your house dry and clean, mold somehow prevails. Day, ruined. The only thing more annoying than discovering mold is trying to get rid of it. We're familiar with the bleach...

The first major piece of legislation from the new Congress in 2015 is expected to be voted on Thursday when senators decide on the Keystone XL pipeline. The much-debated legislation would allow for the construction of an...

The father of a California boy who is battling leukemia has asked officials at his child's school to bar unvaccinated children from attending class in the interests of his son's health, according to reports. The call com...

An electric failure set ablaze a 15-foot Christmas tree.

There can be repercussions to prisoner exchange deals -- but there is also a long history of enemies trading.

Lawyer Amal Clooney went before Europe's top human rights court Wednesday to argue against a man convicted of denying the 1915 Armenian genocide.

Finance minister says Russia hasn't yet received a request for assistance

It was Jan. 16 and by the week's end Muslims had set fire to at least 45 churches and looted the homes of a number of Christian ministers. Ten people were killed. Followers of Christ fled for the lives.

Third time's a charm?

Tension between Israel and Iran-backed Hezbollah, a Shiite militant group in Lebanon, is growing, but an all-out conflict is unlikely, experts said. After tit-for-tat deadly attacks over the past week, many Lebanese fear...

Amtrak will spent $12 million this year for renovation work at Chicago's Union Station, including a redesign of the facility's often-crowded concourse areas, officials will announce Thursday.

It's a tale almost too "this town" even for Washington.

A woman's use of products like fragrance, cosmetics, and hairspray could mean she hits menopause years sooner than she would have naturally, according to a new study in the journal PLOS ONE. The study, which TIME calls o...

Cleanup of oil spill on Montana's Yellowstone River to slow as thin ice makes work dangerous

The US does not like comparisons between Jordan's offer of a prisoner swap and its own.

A letter allegedly written from prison by former New England Patriot Aaron Hernandez was posted to eBay on Monday, with bidding starting at $2,000.