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On the streets of Newark, which I roamed for 10 years as a reporter with The Star-Ledger, it was easy to tell the addicts from the newly released convicts. I was panhandled by both with regularity -- a well-dressed white...

A robbery was thwarted at a Southwest Side corner store Saturday night when a patron with a concealed carry license shot and killed an armed robber, authorities said.Citing preliminary information, police said a man walk...

Practice portion control

Illustrating the limits of star power, "Our Brand is Crisis" and "Burnt" were both roundly rejected by audiences despite the presence of Sandra Bullock and Bradley Cooper.

A helpful guide for cooks on a tight schedule.          

Bodies will begin being sent back to Russia Sunday.

An out-of-control car plowed into a group of trick-or-treaters on Saturday evening, killing three people, including a 10-year-old girl and her grandfather, and injuring three others, police said. The driver also was inju...

ISMAILIA, Egypt/CAIRO

The marathon is officially underway, with the elite women and men on the course. Ernst Van Dyk has crossed the finish line to win the men's wheelchair division.

US-born endangered Sumatran rhino arrives in ancestral home of Indonesia on mission to mate

Since October 1, Israeli forces or settlers have killed at least 72 Palestinians, including protesters and bystanders.

Ideological and religious differences will continue to limit ISIL's ability to recruit from Afghan Taliban.

No funny business: Cartoonists a casualty of China's crackdown on political dissent

Somalia official: 9 dead in hotel attack in capital; Islamic extremists claim responsibility

At least five killed and dozens wounded in attack claimed by al-Shabab on hotel in central Mogadishu, authorities say.

OSAN AIR BASE, South Korea

S. Korean kidnapped by militants found dead in southern Philippines, apparently due to illness

Linus was right: the "Great Pumpkin" is real. Turns out it's an asteroid, a 2,000-foot-wide, skull-looking chunk of space rock that zipped past the Earth on Halloween afternoon at about 78,000 mph. NASA scientists gave i...

The State Department released 7,200 new pages of Hillary Rodham Clinton's private-server e-mails -- some showing the then-secretary of state trying to learn emojis. But no e-mails between Clinton and President Obama will...

Major storm system tracks towards coast, with Yemen's port city of Mukalla potentially lying in its path.

The Atlantic Coast Conference has suspended the officiating crew that worked the Miami-Duke game for two league games following what it called "a series of errors" on the final play. The league announced the decision Sun...

A 16th-century German accountant compiled a book of personal fashion that rivals today’s Instagrammers in detail and dedication.