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Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson has an Easter story to top all others.

Excerpted from The Brothers: The Road to an American Tragedy, by Masha Gessen, published on Tuesday by Riverhead.

Dear Hanna and Julia,

Well that was awkward.

Watch a dragonfly break out of its skin in this amazing time-lapse recorded by Yale professor Pieter van Dokkum.

She may be nearing 101 years old, but Mieko Nagaoka isn't slowing down -- at least in the pool.

The BBC's Celia Hatton reports on sexual abuse at one school in China - and why the victims are still seeking justice.

Islamic State militants say they have taken almost total control of Yarmouk in Syria, the Palestinian refugee camp that has been under siege for almost two years.

In an interview, President Obama called last week's preliminary agreement a "once in a lifetime opportunity" to curb the spread of nuclear weapons in a dangerous region while reassuring critics.

When Wisconsin faces Duke for the NCAA men's basketball championship on Monday night, Lake Zurich sixth-grader Sam Holtz and his family will be paying particularly close attention.

A suspect will be arraigned in Cambridge District Court this morning in charges related to the discovery of human remains inside a duffel bag in Cambridge.

Tens of thousands of people have gathered in Bariloche, Argentina, to taste what is being described as the world's biggest handmade Easter egg.

An Indonesian court is expected to deliver its ruling Monday on whether two Australian drug smugglers -- members of the so-called "Bali Nine" syndicate -- can legally challenge their planned executions.

7 members of a family in southern China drown in a deadly attempt to rescue girl

President Barack Obama says he is "absolutely committed to making sure" Israel maintains a military advantage over Iran.

Forecast highlights danger of growth in antimicrobial resistance that could take surgery back to 19th-century mortality rates As many as 80,000 people could die if there was an outbreak of a drug-resistant infection in B...

MALAM FATORI, Nigeria

British sailor Ian Walker skippers Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing to victory in the fifth leg of the Volvo Ocean Race.

CAIRO/ISMAILIA

"I can tell you from California, climate change is not a hoax"

(Reuters) - Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas said on Sunday Israel had released frozen tax revenue to the Authority but that he had ordered the funds to be returned because money had been deducted to cover d...

(INDIANAPOLIS) — Indiana tourism agencies are rolling out campaigns emphasizing that everyone is welcome, but it might not be enough to quickly restore the state’s battered image after a backlash over its religious o...