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A man's home is his phallus, er, palace. A house that is shaped suspiciously like the male sex organ is up for sale near Sydney, Australia, for around $853,000. The home, officially named "Sherwin House" but called "Peni...

An Army National Guard member and his cousin have each been charged with one count of conspiring to provide material support to ISIS, federal prosecutors announced Thursday. Spc. Hasan Edmonds, 22, was arrested Wednesday...

Saudi Arabia leads attack of rebel military bases in second night of raids as embattled President Hadi flees to Riyadh.

Even in our current golden age of mini-campers, the Sealander (from $17,000) "beats them all," writes Outside Magazine. This "curious hybrid" is part personal yacht, part pop-up camper. You can hitch it to your SUV and t...

A Nevada lawmaker claimed racism was no longer a problem in the U.S., then used a racially offensive term to describe a black colleague. While defending a proposed voter I.D. law, Republican assemblywoman Michele Fiore r...

Fiancee of ex-New England Patriot Aaron Hernandez due to be called to stand in murder trial

Police have found a "significant clue" in an apartment belonging to Andreas Lubitz, the co-pilot prosecutors say deliberately crashed a Germanwings flight carrying 149 people into the French Alps, killing all on board, a...

What do we do against an enemy whose intent remains invisible until it's too late?

Conflicting accounts over possible misconduct by agents who protect president.

A proposed surtax that would help offset the cost of combating the Islamic State group, proposed by U.S. Sen. Chris Coons, D-Del., and backed by Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., failed after going to a vote Thursday night, 46...

A Detroit teenager says her mother killed two of her siblings and forced her to put one of their bodies in the freezer where they were found.

North Korean state media announced that authorities have detained two South Korean citizens on charges of espionage. North Korea's Korean Central News Agency identified the two men as Kim Kuk Gi and Choe Chun Gil. Both r...

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Darvin Estrada, 26, of Waltham was allegedly seen retrieving a package containing about 200 grams of heroin by undercover agents.

The father of an inmate at a San Francisco jail blew the whistle on four guards who were forcing prisoners to fight each other on threat of torture while the guards placed bets on their performance. At this point it is u...

German prosecutors say they have found evidence that the co-pilot of the Germanwings plan which crashed in the French Alps appears to have hidden evidence of an illness from his employers.

The deputy police chief of Fresno, California, and three other people were arrested Thursday on federal drug charges and accused of plotting to distribute oxycodone and heroin, authorities said. Deputy Police Chief Keith...

A small but growing group of mostly men gather to drive fast and network with clients and others in the tech industry.

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CNN's Diana Magnay travels to Montabaur, Germany, to learn more about Andreas Lubitz, the 28-year-old co-pilot of Germanwings Flight 9525.

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