Race relations have been riled twice this week in a Louisiana community where police say a woman fabricated a violent race attack in which she "self-inflicted" burns on 60 percent of her body.
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AudioFile: Band members talk about breaking free from corporate labels, writing new songs after 7-year break.
Somali pirates may not be as active as they once were in the waters off of east Africa, but they still pose a significant danger to anyone who crosses their path. As a group of alleged pirates learned today, however, AK 47s are no match for the power of a NATO warship. Early Wednesday, the crew of the Dutch warship HNMLS Rotterdam spotted a dhow close to the Somali shoreline.
Christina Applegate, who underwent a double mastectomy in 2008 after being diagnosed with breast cancer, says she suffered a “total emotional collapse” following the surgery. The “Up All Night” star tells More magazine’s November issue that news of her operation leaked to the media even...
Amber Alert issued for 10-month-old girl abducted from a suburban Philadelphia apartment.
Kung Fu Festival Kicks Off in China
US sues Bank of America for $1B+ for mortgage fraud in Countrywide loans
Today in Pictures: Oct. 24, 2012
Exhibit at the Natural History Museum in London.
Is it better to be smart--or popular?"Intelligence has long been emphasized as a major determinant of success in life…" So begins
Rock royalty discusses his successful career, dating supermodels and his famous hair.
James Van Der Beek holds a funeral for the character that made him famous on his new show; what he and other cast members of "Dawson's Creek" are doing now.
More than 2 million Muslims will gather for the annual pilgrimage to Mecca.