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Much of the discussion of HBO's new documentary series The Jinx has centered around the eyes of suspected murderer Robert Durst. The New Yorker calls him "shark-eyed," Entertainment Weekly notes that his "dark pupils ......

ISIS has smashed priceless ancient statues in Mosul, bulldozed the ruins of Nineveh and Hatra, and dynamited centuries-old churches, mosques and shrines.

A quick skim through film history will highlight plenty of times when suspiciously similar films were released within weeks of each other. Armageddon and Deep Impact. Dante's Peak and Volcano. Antz and A Bug's Life. But ...

A group of teenagers at Ridgewood High School in Norridge could be charged for a "sexting" scandal that, according to police, started when a freshman student sent out a nude photo of herself to classmates last month.

In the future, road trips may be a relic of the past as people take to the skies in their flying cars.

A senior at Hinsdale South High School has started an online petition to oust Claudia Manley from the Hinsdale High School District 86 Board.

Dating back almost 4,500 years, the city of Babylon has seen empires come and go but is now threatened by ISIS.

Archaeologists found an engraved ring in a ninth century woman's grave more than a hundred years ago, but only recently has its significance come to light. The ring was thought to be violet amethyst, engraved with Arabic...

In Durham, NC, women's median earnings are 93% of men's. In Minneapolis, they're 92% and in Madison, WI, they're 84%. Those statistics help these three cities land at the top of financial literacy site NerdWallet's list ...

In May, 150 properties on Long Island and Staten Island will be up for auction at prices between 20 and 30 percent of their pre-storm values.

A Russian property developer, a Chinese outfit operating shell companies and Venezuelan officials ripping off the state-owned oil companies -- all of them are accused of coming to a bank in the European principality of A...

Hundreds of thousands march around Brazil, demanding president's ouster, end to corruption

Tomb of former ruler in Tikrit suffers extensive damage as Iraqi forces battle to retake northern town from ISIL.

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Congo detains US diplomat, African pro-democracy activists after news conference in capital

Tehran's growing influence in the Middle East has caused alarm in the Gulf states.

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Cecil Clayton, a mentally ill Missouri man facing execution on Tuesday, was denied a crucial avenue to clemency this weekend: The Missouri Supreme Court ruled that Clayton is competent to be executed. But he's missing on...

Want to see some stuff on the recent Conservative Political Action Committee Conference that you might not have seen elsewhere? Well, take a look at this column. If you full of CPAC and the Repubs./Rightists, don't bothe...

A New England company puts control of lighting, heating, home theaters, and more in the palm of your hand.

The Northern and Southern white rhinos are in deep trouble -- particularly the Northern white rhino, which has only 5 left in captivity.

It must have been sheer pandamonium