Archaeologists in Mexico have uncovered 25 “alien”-looking human skulls with in a cemetery in the northwest state of Sonora, they said today. Some of the skulls showed “deformities,” said Cristina Garcia Moreno, who worked on the excavation project with Arizona State University, which analyzed the bones....
DA: At least 1 victim in central Pa. shooting was targeted at church by man killed by police
Young adults added 'YOLO' -- You Only Live Once -- to tweets about taking risks in 2012.
Nothing is sweeter than seeing a soldier or sailor reunited with their family after a long deployment overseas. Embracing each other for the first time can often be a very intimate moment for these families, and one that some service members plan well in advance,...Read more: Top 7 Surprise Military Homecoming Videos of 2012
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Services for Shooting Victims at Sandy Hook Elementary School
Fifty-one-year-old Gabrielle Ludwig is a 6-foot-6-inch transgender woman, and among the first to play on both men’s and women’s college ball teams. Once male, now female, Ludwig is a computer administration major at Mission College in Santa Clara, Calif., where she joined the Lady Saints...
You don’t want to light up around Madonna. The singer scolded her fans for smoking cigarettes during her sound check at a concert in Santiago, Chile, Wednesday, and threatened to cancel the show if they didn’t put them out. The incident was caught on video. “If you’re going to...Read more: Madonna Threatens to Cancel Concert If Fans Smoke
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President Obama will today nominate Sen. John Kerry to be secretary of state, succeeding Hillary Clinton, sources confirmed to ABC News.
Handmade confections, roasted chestnuts, Yule logs and incredible decorations warm the Northeast with holiday cheer. Here's a handpicked roundup of favorite traditions, from the White Mountains' annual Cookie Tour to the peppermint pigs of Saratoga. 
Less than 24 hours after asking for the public's help in identifying and arresting a "Jane Doe" suspected of producing child pornography, federal officials have arrested a suspect and rescued a child who was allegedly shown in an exploitative video. Corrine Danielle Motley of Okaloosa County, Florida faces federal charges for the production and distribution of child pornography. Motley, 25, was arrested late Wednesday evening by Northwest Florida Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force...
The singer also sent gifts to Daniel Borowy who is a big fan of Gaga.
Kate Moss will become the face of Stuart Weitzman for spring 2013. 
By MICHAEL FALCONE (@michaelpfalcone) and AMY WALTER (@amyewalter) NOTABLES: BOEHNER PULLS ‘PLAN B’: ABC’S John Parkinson, Devin Dwyer, and Sunlen Miller report that House Speaker John Boehner tried and failed to win enough votes to pass his fiscal cliff “Plan B” option, and in a...Read more: Lawmakers Leave for Christmas and Leave Fiscal Cliff Chaos
Wild weather has spread across the Midwest, southern U.S. and Northeast over the past two days, which has included more than 200 reports of severe weather and four tornadoes, and has caused chaos on the roads as residents attempt to travel for the holidays.Page 679 of 1671
An Australian facility shut down by dozens of pythons.
Today in Pictures: Dec. 21, 2012