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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...

Who knew sitting on the toilet was bad for you? In her best-selling book Charming Bowels, microbiologist Giulia Enders explains how to go to the loo In my large Italian family, I grew up with the subject of poo, bottoms ...

Charity says the figures were the 'visible peak' of what could be a bigger problem that also affect young people Almost 5,000 disabled adults have been sexually abused in England in the past two years, figures have shown...

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

Matthew McConaughey gave this commencement speech at the University of Houston

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 ...

Danah Vince, acquitted over 16-week-old Paris's death while partner found guilty of manslaughter, was abused and threatened by neighbours, inquest told A woman who was cleared by a jury of killing her infant daughter too...

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...

Iran-backed Shia militias are on their way to Ramadi to confront IS militants who seized the Iraqi city on Sunday, reports say.

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

Able Seaman William McNeilly posted claims about the safety of the Trident programme online before going on the run.

Aid supplies to help migrants rescued from boats sinking off Indonesia's coast are running low, say officials in Aceh province.

The Ukrainian government on Sunday claimed to have captured two Russian officers who were operating in the rebel-controlled area.

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. 

Dean Potter is one of two people killed while attempting a wingsuit flight in Yosemite National Park.

EU foreign and defence ministers are expected to approve a mission in the Mediterranean to destroy boats used by people-smugglers operating in Libya.

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.

Police warn of the dangers of buying fake beauty products, citing cases of rat droppings and arsenic found in counterfeit items.

In an hourslong operation of practiced precision, "Le Tricorne," a stage curtain painted by the Spanish master, arrived in its new home at the New-York Historical Society.