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It was the jump of their lives. Two sisters took scary leaps from the second floor of their burning apartment building in Sandy Springs, Ga., and thankfully came away with...

Death toll from accident to Pakistan army train rises to 17 as divers recover more bodies

Explosion at a chemical plant in South Korea kills 6 workers

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FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. -- Authorities say a Fort Bragg soldier has been charged with creating a panic at a North Carolina mall after appearing there with an assault rifle and other...

Many of the passengers were screaming in panic

This is the second such fatality in the U.S. to occur in the last year

Per the calculations of economist Mark Perry at the American Enterprise Institute, the Obama White House maintains a 15.8 percent wage gap, with women earning 84.2 cents for every dollar male staffers take home. Perry us...

Solar Impulse 2, expected to land in Hawaii around 14:30 GMT on Friday, breaks longest non-stop solo flight record.

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New evidence is exposing Russia's deepening role in the conflict in eastern Ukraine, suggesting Vladimir Putin may be preparing to gobble up more territory undeterred by NATO -- as a new U.S. military document highlights...

In Seattle, famous for boom-and-bust since the Gold Rush, some fret over Amazon's weight

New government measures are taken to mitigate counterfeit trade in expired and toxic medicines.

At least two people have been killed by a strong earthquake that hit the far western Chinese region of Xinjiang on Friday, China's official news agency Xinhua reported.

Fierce but friendly, military working dogs protect both bases and servicemembers

A van packed with fireworks has exploded and burned on a Southern California freeway, clogging the main road between Los Angeles and Las Vegas at the beginning of the Fourth of July holiday weekend.

The rise of global terrorism and the savagery committed by the Islamic State and Al Qaeda in parts of Yemen, Syria and Iraq has some counterterrorism experts questioning the Obama administration's strategy of "light foot...

At least seven black churches have burned in the past two weeks

UN says hundreds of boys under 18 have been recruited to fight with groups including FSA, ISIL, Nusra Front and YPG.

Malaysia told the United Nations Security Council Thursday that it plans to present a resolution calling for an international tribunal to prosecute those responsible for the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 last ...

Measles killed a Washington woman in the spring - the first such death in the U.S. in 12 years and the first in the state in 25, health officials said Thursday.