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SEATTLE -- The former sixth-grade teacher imprisoned for raping a student she later married wants to teach again. Mary Kay Letourneau, now 53, and her husband Vili Fualaau, now 31,...

Defectors close to the Kim regime say the young leader is very different from his father and grandfather but may not last as long in power.

When Liana Barrientos was 23 years old, she got married in Westchester County, New York.

This is a slightly odd point to come out of a discussion of Dani Rodrik's work on economic development in poor countries but still a fair one I think. Which is that the conclusion of what he's saying is that such economi...

Anyone who has given birth -- or been an observer of the event -- knows how arduous it can be.

Former first lady and secretary of state will launch campaign on Sunday to become first female president, media reports.

WASHINGTON/KANSAS CITY

A man charged with planning the deadly 2008 Mumbai terror attacks in India that killed more than 160 people, has been released on bail in Pakistan, prompting sharp criticism from India.

As Bonita Foster bounded toward the busy, sunny plaza at the corner of Huron and Rush streets, her stomach fluttered.

With a cordial evening handshake, President Obama and Cuban President Raul Castro moved Friday toward a historic meeting on the sidelines of the Summit of the Americas.

Talks in Moscow between Syrian government and some opposition figures end with friction and indecision.

A decorated Park Ridge police officer chosen to receive the department's 2014 Officer of the Year award recently served a 30-day suspension for alleged misconduct, officials said.

UNITED NATIONS

Saudi envoy says UN could vote early next week on new sanctions on Yemen rebels and supporters

UN appeals for nearly $20 million for victims of Cyclone Pam which devastated Vanuatu

After basis of agreement was reached last week, cracks start to show between world leaders.

Crew in television news helicopter records violent arrest of man fleeing police on horse.

ISIS controls roughly half of the Palestinian refugee camp in Syria

Officers have arrested two students on charges of what authorities are calling a Spring Break "gang rape" on a crowded beach in broad daylight, according to the Bay County Sheriff's Office.

An internal investigation was ordered by the San Bernardino, California, county sheriff's office after aierial footage emerged showing deputies beating a man after he led them on a two-and-a-half-hour chase into the dese...

Hundreds of women who survived a horrific medical procedure and now want compensation feel betrayed by government.

Meet criminal -- and improbable artist -- Charles Salvador.