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When Lizzie Valverde introduced herself to the other students in her creative writing course at Columbia University, she was shocked when a classmate began to ask her some very personal questions. Sisters separated as ki...

Extreme athlete Dean Potter, renowned for his bold and sometimes rogue climbs and BASE jumps, was among two people killed while attempting a wingsuit flight in Yosemite National Park, a park spokesman said Sunday.

Amtrak to restore full Northeast Corridor service as investigators probe Philadelphia crash

Authorities in Houston have identified Jeffery Ryan Conlin as the man they suspect in the deliberate hit-and-run that killed Houston Police Officer Richard Martin early Monday, reports said. Conlin was arrested after he ...

Christianity is declining in the United States, according to new Pew surveys. And I have some news for my fellow Christians: This is actually bad news for Christianity. That may seem obvious, but Russell Moore, an online...

If you're looking for the ultimate way to get to Cannes, forget about taking a cab, with the car-book app "Uber" you can now hail a helicopter. CNN's Neil Curry reports.

USS George Washington aircraft carrier heads home from Japan; to be replaced by newer ship

Unproven stem cell procedures flourish across the US, outpacing regulation

If you could ask Oprah Winfrey anything in the world, maybe this wouldn't make the cut: "What do you think about smoking weed? Are you smokin'?" But that was David Letterman's query on Friday night's Late Show, and after...

One Marine was killed and 21 others were hospitalized Sunday after an Osprey aircraft made a hard landing in Hawaii, causing a fire that sent dark smoke billowing into the sky. 

I see a future of sky-high taxes and very tall ceilings. Of a chicken in every pot and a pot plant in every planter. Fat cats would be incarcerated en...

The suspect says he penetrated up to 20 flights during the past four years

(Reuters) - Nine people were killed and 18 were injured on Sunday when a simmering feud among rival biker gangs boiled over at a sports bar in Waco, Texas, leading to a gun battle in the parking lot, police said.

After a weeklong trip to New Zealand, Britain's Prince Harry was full of praise for the armed forces and the disciplinary effect his 10-year service had on him. And he is calling for compulsory military service to be rei...

A coalition of Asian-American organizations says the federal government should step in to change Harvard's approach to admissions, accusing the university of racial discrimination.

The engineer has told investigators he doesn't remember what happened leading up to the crash

Samantha Power gave this commencement speech at the University of Pennsylvania

Living alone may be simultaneously the most empowering and harrowing experience of life as a homeowner or renter. While there's potential for unlimited calm and the sweet joy of cooking naked, there are also downsides yo...

Jerry Cicolani's record of 69 customer disputes is a case study of how long a broker can stay in business despite years of complaints.

The debate over how much screening women with dense breasts should get continues

Just months before he died in January of a heart attack, Cubs great Ernie Banks purportedly transferred the potentially lucrative rights to his name and likeness to a private trust controlled by his longtime caregiver, a...

In the last few years, pressed by fossil fuel businesses such as Koch Industries and advocacy groups funded by the Koch brothers, including Americans for Prosperity and the American Legislative Exchange Counsel (ALEC), b...