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Police have arrested four people over the brutal killing of British soldier Lee Rigby in London -- but much of the world's attention has been focused on the cleaver-wielding suspect who faced up to cameras after the attack.

The Czech Republic will request the extradition of an American citizen suspected of killing a family of four in the city of Brno, the Czech Justice Ministry said Friday.

Four days after a deadly tornado tore through Moore, Oklahoma, one child and one adult remain hospitalized in critical condition.

AS Monaco signaled their intention to use their financial muscle in the summer transfer window with an audacious double swoop Friday for Porto pair Joao Moutinho and James Rodriguez,

There will be no repeat of the 2012 men's singles final at the French Open after defending champion Rafael Nadal was drawn Friday in the same half as No.1-ranked Novak Djokovic for this year's second grand slam of the season.

The 90,000 new shares following the stock option exercises as notified Oslo Stock Exchange on February 25th 2009 has been registered in the Company Register in Brønnøysund. The Share Capital of TGS-NOPEC is thereafter 106,609,800 shares at a nominal value of NOK 0.25 per share. Certificate of R ...

STOCK EXCHANGE ANNOUNCEMENT Free for publication on March 11, 2009 at 2.00 pm (CET+1) EB, ELEKTROBIT CORPORATION`S ANNUAL REPORT AND ANNUAL SUMMARY 2008 EB has published the Annual Report 2008 and a summary of the company's stock exchange releases and stock exchange announcements published du ...

Aldata Solution Oyj STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE 11 March 2009, at 2.00 p.m. (EET) NOTICE OF THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING Shareholders of Aldata Solution Oyj are invited to attend the Annual General Meeting to be held on Tuesday, 31 March 2009 at 14.00 p.m. The meeting shall be held at the compan ...

STOCK EXCHANGE ANNOUNCEMENT Free for publication on March 11, 2009 at 2.00 pm (CET+1) Annual Summary 2008 The whole releases and announcements listed below are available on EB's Web pages: www.elektrobit.com » news » 2008 Stock Exchange Releases and Announcements: February 2008 2008-02- ...

TietoEnator's Board of Directors will make an amended proposal on the issuance of option rights at the Annual General MeetingTietoEnator Corporation Stock Exchange Release 11 March 2009, 1.15 pm EET The Board of Directors of TietoEnator Corporation ("the Company") has on 11 March 2009 resolved ...

What's in a name? Embattled Nashville metro council candidate Sheri Weiner, who shares her last name with Rep. Anthony Weiner, struggles to convince voters she has no relation to the scandalous congressman. Bad time to be a Weiner. Click here for more...

Hell hath no fury like a Whoopi Goldberg scorned. Watch her turn the tables on a Fox News anchor's stereotype of rapper speak. The lesson? Mimicking goes both ways, and two can play that game.

This ad from Turn Right USA makes Christine O'Donnell's witch spot seem normal. The PAC slams California Democrat Janice Hahn in an incredibly racist and sexist commercial.

Well, this isn't uncomfortable: Shannon Tweed stormed out of an interview on The Joy Behar Show when husband KISS frontman Gene Simmons referenced his famous philandering. Catch the full interview tonight on HLN's Joy Behar at 10 p.m. EST.

America's Got...America? Jon Stewart quipped that the New Hampshire GOP debate was actually the most patriotic game show ever, thanks to the hard hitting questions about pizza, Elvis, and Pepsi.

Claire Waight Keller debuts a collection inspired by “night buses, independent spirit, and bare legs."

With a collection inspired by ancient temples in India and Nepal.

And, in one look, Big Bird gone couture.

Designer Phoebe Philo presented a cool collection of wooly outerwear and unexpected proportions.

Aides tell the Royalist she will likely be in hospital for two days

Thornton High School has been placed on lockdown after a gunman was reportedly near the school, according to KDVR.The Denver Post's Sadie Gurman tweeted:Officers in SWAT gear were going room to room in the high school on the last day of finals. Needless to say, finals are over. Evac pl ...

By: Tariq Malik Published: 05/24/2013 12:46 PM EDT on SPACE.com The moon will take the smallest of dips through the Earth's shadow in a minor eclipse tonight (May 24) and you can watch the lunar event live online via a webcast. The lackluster lunar eclipse will star in a free webcast ...

Does every little girl dream of living in a castle, or was that just us? Surrounded by an alligator-filled moat to protect us from danger, our only contact with the outside world would be via the drawbridge. If you still love the idea of a bridge leading to your front door, you're in l ...

More than sixty organizations signed a letter to Attorney General Eric Holder on Friday, demanding a "full, transparent" explanation for the Justice Department's secret probe into journalists. The Obama administration has come under fire in recent weeks over revelations that the DOJ se ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A Canadian man is facing charges that he stalked the brother of Jennifer Lawrence after authorities say he repeatedly insisted that the man put him in touch with the Oscar-winning actress so he could protect her, according to court documents.Zhao Han Cong, 23, o ...

Alles aus für Ex-„Bachelor“ Paul Janke und seine Tanzpartnerin Ekaterina Leonova. Für die beiden war im Halbfinale Endstation. Foto: Stefan Menne

60 Jahre nach der Erstbesteigung gibt es inzwischen gibt es in jedem Mai eine regelrechte Rushhour auf dem Weg zum Gipfel! Foto: National Geographic

Zum großen Cannes-Finale sammelten die Promis bei der großen „amfAR“-Charity-Gala 25 Millionen Euro für die Wohltätigkeit. Foto: Reuters, dpa Picture-Alliance

Costa Cordalis gibt in BILD erstmals zu, dass er sich vom Schönheits-Doc das Gesicht mit Hyaluron-Säure unterspritzen ließ! Foto: Star Press, Gnoni-Press

Der Rentenbeitrag dürfte zum Jahreswechsel erneut sinken! Grund: Mehreinnahmen, weil der Jobmarkt besser läuft. Foto: Imago

Die amtierende IWF-Chefin Lagarde entgeht einem formellen Ermittlungsverfahren wegen einer Finanzaffäre aus ihrer Zeit als französische Finanzministerin. Hintergrund sind umstrittenen Entschädigungszahlungen in Millionenhöhe an einen Geschäftsmann.

Vor zwei Jahren war der VfL Osnabrück in der Relegation an Dynamo Dresden gescheitert und musste den Gang in die Drittklassigkeit antreten. Nun haben die Niedersachsen gute Chancen, das Malheur zu korrigieren. Im Hinspiel gewinnt der VfL – wenn auch nur knapp.

Täglich spielen Kinder an diesem Ort. Dann bringen sie beim Spielen Patronenhülsen ans Tageslicht. Eine Untersuchung bestätigt die Vermutung: Auf dem Gelände eines Kindergartens in Eisenach liegen Dutzende Kilo Waffen und Munition aus dem Zweiten Weltkrieg.

Bundestrainer Joachim Löw spürt ein Kribbeln, Millionen Fans können den Anstoß kaum noch erwarten: Im ersten deutschen Finale der Champions League wird Europas Fußball-König gekrönt. Dortmund will - Bayern muss. Die Profis möchten etwas "für die Ewigkeit schaffen" und Sebastian Kehl will ein "Fe ...

Jahrelang streitet die Deutsche Burschenschaft über ihre Aufnahmekriterien. Im Mittelpunkt: die Abstammung ihrer Mitglieder, denn die müssen - natürlich - Deutsche sein. Nun fällt die Entscheidung über den umstrittenen "Ariernachweis".

Gegen Christine Lagarde wird vorerst kein Anklageverfahren wegen Beihilfe zur Veruntreuung öffentlicher Mittel eingeleitet. Die IWF-Chefin konnte den französischen Gerichtshof als „verdächtige Zeugin“ verlassen.

Jupp Heynckes und Jürgen Klopp haben ihre schmerzhaftesten Niederlagen ausgerechnet an einem 25. Mai erlitten. Nur einer der beiden Trainer wird sich nach dem Champions-League-Finale zwischen Bayern München und Borussia Dortmund (20.45 Uhr) mit dem Datum aussöhnen.

Trotz des Solarstreits setzt die deutsche Industrie weiter auf Fernost. Nach F.A.Z.-Informationen werden BMW, VW, Siemens und BASF beim Berlin-Besuch des chinesischen Regierungschefs Milliardeninvestitionen ankündigen.

Der Fernseh-Entertainer verrät Neuigkeiten: Es wird bei RTL bald eine Art Duell geben, in dem er mit Günther Jauch gegen andere Mitstreiter antritt. Ob der Sender sich über diese Vorankündigung freut?

Kohlendioxid-Zertifikate sind so billig wie selten. Das bedeutet, dass die Industrie nicht viel zahlen muss, wenn sie die Luft verschmutzt. Die Internationale Energieagentur hat das scharf kritisiert.

Der VfL Osnabrück siegt im Relegations-Hinspiel gegen Dynamo Dresden mit 1:0 (1:0). Wolfgang Niersbach ist über Robin Dutts Abwanderungspläne zu Werder Bremen nicht erfreut. Sokratis wechselt nach Dortmund. Die 19. Etappe des Giro d'Italia fällt wegen Schnee aus. Der frühere Giro-Sieger Danil ...

Locker aber konzentriert präsentierten sich die Mannschaften des FC Bayern und von Borussia Dortmund einen Tag vor dem Champions League-Finale.     

Ein Anklageverfahren bleibt ihr erstmal erspart. Aber IWF-Chefin Lagarde ist jetzt "verdächtige Zeugin". Das ist das Ergebnis von zwei Tagen Vernehmung wegen Veruntreuung öffentlicher Mittel in Paris.     

Britische Kampfjets haben am Freitag ein pakistanisches Flugzeug mit 297 Passagieren an Bord auf dem Weg nach Manchester abgefangen.     

Die Gewalt in Afghanistan nimmt weiter zu: Ein Selbstmordkommando hat in Kabul eine Behörde des Innenministeriums attackiert. Weitere Aufständische verschanzten sich im Gebäude einer internationalen Organisation. Mehrere Angreifer starben.    

Eine Demonstration für die Rechte von Schwulen und Lesben wurde in Moskau bislang noch nie genehmigt. Auch heute gibt es da keine Ausnahme. Schlimmer als das erneute Verbot ist für die Homosexuellen aber die alltägliche Angst.

SPD-Kanzlerkandidat Steinbrück hat Medienberichten zufolge sein Wahlkampfteam erweitert. Bayerns SPD-Chef Pronold soll sich um Verkehr und Infrastruktur kümmern, Mecklenburg-Vorpommerns Sozialministerin Schwesig um Frauen- und Familienpolitik.

Die Jugendkrawalle in Stockholm zeichnen ein neues Bild der schwedischen Gesellschaft: Auch in dem liberalen Vorzeigeland sind Parallelgesellschaften entstanden. In den Trabantenstädten der Hauptstadt gärt es schon länger, berichtet Clas Oliver Richter.

Ein Anklageverfahren wegen Beihilfe zur Veruntreuung öffentlicher Mittel bleibt IWF-Chefin Lagarde erstmal erspart. Die 57-Jährige konnte den französischen Gerichtshof der Republik nach zweitägiger Vernehmung als "verdächtige Zeugin" verlassen.

Vor dem Finale der Champions League sind Bayern München und Borussia Dortmund in London eingetroffen. Am Abend trainierten die Teams in Wembley. Die Spannung war bereits deutlich zu spüren.

Zum Abschied lüften wir unser heißestes Geheimnis: Wer sind die Männer hinter dem Kapital? Bitte schön. Und sie haben auch zum Schluss noch jede Menge zu sagen

Er ist der erste und letzte Rentner, den die FTD hervorbrachte: Rolf Lebert über Weicheier, Abfindungen und das Leben danach.

Die FTD enthüllt die Identität ihrer beiden "Kapital"-Kolumnisten. Dirk Müller entpuppt sich als Nachfahre von El Greco. Frau Blessing kriegt zu Weihnachten zwei Ponys mit den Namen Hü und Hott. Doch das Schönste ist: Und das ist beileibe nicht alles, was in den nächsten Wochen in der Finanzwelt ...

Banken parken ihr Geld massenhaft bei der EZB, anstatt es an Unternehmen zu verleihen. Deshalb denkt die EZB unter ihrem Chef Mario Draghi über einen negativen Einlagezins nach. Der Leitzins bleibt auf Rekordtief, die Zentralbank diskutierte auf ihrer Sitzung am Donnerstag sogar eine Senkung.

Kurz vor Jahresende zieht es die Investoren an die Börse: Der DAX bewegt sich auf 19-Monats-Hoch. Mit Spannung erwarten Anleger die letzte Zinsentscheidung der EZB in diesem Jahr.

Wir sagen Danke: Danke an alle Fans und Liebhaber, die dafür gesorgt haben, dass unsere Ebay-Auktion ein voller Erfolg geworden ist. Mehr als 40.000 Euro wurden erlöst - doch die "Reporter ohne Grenzen" können sich über noch mehr Geld freuen.

Handelsblatt-Chefredakteur Gabor Steingart hat angekündigt, dass zwei ehemalige FTD-Chefredakteure künftig für sein Blatt schreiben. Das Problem ist: Der eine - Christoph Keese - weiß davon gar nichts. Und Andrew Gowers ist darüber "not amused".

An Kiosks in der ganzen Republik heißt es heute: FTD vergriffen! Der Hype um die Schlussausgabe treibt merkwürdige Blüten. Wer kein Exemplar bekam: Wir bitten um Geduld. Die FTD druckt 30.000 Exemplare nach.

Zum Abschied lüften wir unser heißestes Geheimnis: Wer sind die Männer hinter dem Kapital? Bitte schön. Und sie haben auch zum Schluss noch jede Menge zu sagen

Die FTD ist jetzt mal weg. Gerne würden wir einiges mit den Abgrund reißen, anderes soll bitte bestehen bleiben. Ein subjektive Liste von dem, was bleiben soll - und was mit uns verschwinden kann.

Das Modell besteht aus mehr als fünf Millionen Legosteinen: Auf dem Times Square in New York ist am Freitag der 1:1-Nachbau eines "Star Wars"-Raumschiffs enthüllt worden. Die monumentale Marketingaktion zog Tausende Besucher an.

Der VfL Osnabrück kann vom Aufstieg in die 2. Bundesliga träumen. Im Relegations-Hinspiel siegte der Club gegen Dresden. Eine emotionale Achterbahnfahrt erlebte Dynamo-Torhüter Benjamin Kirsten, der erst das einzige Gegentor verschuldete - und dann einen Elfmeter hielt.

Zwei Tage lang verhörte ein Gericht Christine Lagarde, dann entschied es: Gegen die IWF-Chefin wird vorerst kein formelles Ermittlungsverfahren eröffnet. Sie wird verdächtigt, zu ihrer Zeit als Wirtschaftsministerin öffentliche Mittel veruntreut zu haben. Eine Anklage ist aber nicht endgültig vo ...

Der Fund ist mehr als 100.000 Dollar schwer: Ein US-Dachdecker hat bei der Renovierung eines alten Hauses ein Exemplar des ersten "Superman"-Comics entdeckt. Das Heft aus dem Jahr 1938 könnte sogar noch viel mehr wert sein - hätte es nicht auf denkbar dumme Weise Schaden genommen.

Wahlumfragen fast bis zur letzten Minute: Das ZDF will ein aktuelles "Politbarometer" noch drei Tage vor der Bundestagswahl veröffentlichen. Ab 2014 sollen die Wähler bei jeder Abstimmung bis kurz vor dem Wahltag befragt werden. Die ARD ist dagegen.

Eisenach (dpa) - Die Deutsche Burschenschaft wird nun doch nicht einheitliche Regeln mit strengen Abstammungskriterien für die Aufnahme in Studentenverbindungen festlegen. Stattdessen soll jede Verbindung selbst entscheiden, wen sie aufnimmt. Das teilte der Sprecher der umstrittenen Deutschen B ...

Beim Absturz eines Kleinflugzeugs auf Mallorca sind drei der vier Insassen ums Leben gekommen. Wie Medien unter Berufung auf die Behörden der spanischen Urlaubsinsel berichteten, geschah das Unglück in der Gemeinde Marratxí wenige Kilometer nordöstlich der Hauptstadt Palma. Die einmotorige Maschine

Ein Streit zwischen zwei Passagieren und Besatzungsmitgliedern hat zur Umleitung eines Flugzeuges durch britische Kampfjets geführt. Die Typhoon-Jets eskortierten das Flugzeug der pakistanisches Fluglinie PIA mit rund 300 Menschen an Bord von Manchester bis zum Flughafen London Stansted. Dort wurden

Nach mehr als einem Monat Gefangenschaft und Folter ist ein Mann in New York von der Polizei befreit worden. Das berichteten amerikanische Medien. Der 52 Jahre alte Pedro Portugal war 32 Tage zuvor in Queens entführt und in ein nahe gelegenes Lagerhaus gebracht worden. Dort quälten ihn seine Peinige

Nachdem sie monatelang in der Schule und im Internet schikaniert und verhöhnt wurden, haben sich zwei Mädchen in den USA und in Italien das Leben genommen. Die beiden Fälle hängen nicht miteinander zusammen. In New York erhängte sich eine Zwölfjährige, in Italien stürzte sich eine 14-Jährige v ...

IRS Official Who Refused to Testify, Resign Signed Tea Party Letters in 2012Senator: IRS Official on Leave Refused to ResignVIDEO: White House Accountability Questioned in IRS Scandal OPINION: IRS' Lois Lerner — Did She Really Take the Fifth? How Political Pressure on IRS Began

Senator: IRS Official on Leave Refused to ResignIssa Looks to Call Back IRS Official Who Refused to TestifyVIDEO: White House Accountability Questioned in IRS Scandal OPINION: IRS' Lois Lerner — Did She Really Take the Fifth? How Political Pressure on IRS Began

DR. SIEGEL: Riding With Hero Vets in Bush Center Wounded Warrior Mountain Bike Ride Summer Travel Forecast: Better, but No Blow OutBrewers Team Up on Beer to Help Military Families

Actual Hunk of Mars on Block in AuctionFrogs, Other Amphibians Declining Around US at Alarming Rate

Justice Department acknowledges late Friday that Attorney General Eric Holder was on board with a search warrant to obtain the personal emails of Fox News reporter James Rosen, as media and civil liberties groups continue to raise concerns about case.US Attorney, Obama Ally Takes Heat for Handli ...

The S&P 500 slid more than 1% this week in its first weekly loss in five amid worries about when the Fed will begin tapering its vast asset-purchase program.

The fact that the markets fell this week isn’t worrisome in itself. However, technical signs suggest Wall Street may have lost its upward momentum.

Several important economic reports are due next week tied to housing, consumer sentiment and economic growth following Monday’s Memorial Day holiday.

Whether positive or negative, feedback should be motivating and constructive to help keep productivity and moral levels high in an office. How you deliver this message can help fuel forward momentum or stall any progress.

Even after the financial crisis and amid debt worries, the U.S. dollar's status as the world's go-to currency doesn't appear to be in serious jeopardy. 

Judge finds Ariz. sheriff's office racially profiles Latinos in immigration patrols    

Stone Temple Pilots sue ex-frontman Scott Weiland, accuse him of interfering with band    

Elite NYC prep school apologizes for past sexual abuse in letter posted on its website    

UK braces for unrest after soldier's slaying while also reviewing whether it missed warnings    

Severe weather forecast across the country; record amount of twins in Chicago school.    

Honduran gangs plan to sign a truce to cut violence in one of world's most dangerous countries    

Mexico interior secretary says far fewer people have disappeared in drug war than once feared    

Jackson: Cowell, Abdul's 'Idol' Exit 'a Little Hard to Take'; Amanda Bynes Arrested After Alleged Bong Toss    

IMF chief Lagarde named key witness in investigation of payoff to French business tycoon    

Official: 2 dead after Angel Flight crashes in upstate NY, search for pilot continues    

Severe weather forecast across the country; record amount of twins in Chicago school.    

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Former South Texas prosecutor convicted of 7 of 9 counts in corruption trial    

Driver horrified by scene in rearview mirror after load hits I-5 bridge, road falls into river    

Congress unable to compromise on funding nation's ailing infrastructure.    

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The president delivers the commencement address at the U.S. Naval Academy.    

Congress can't find compromise on funding the nation's ailing infrastructure.    

First lady Michelle Obama and actress Kerry Washington stopped by Savoy Elementary School in southeast Washington, D.C., Friday to watch a song-and dance performance that included “Who Put the Bop” and a few other numbers. Washington has adopted the school in the capital’s Anacostia neighborhood ...

House prices in capital cities are forecast to stay severely unaffordable for at least a decade.

A "mini tornado" has ripped through the south west town of Waroona, which bore the brunt of a storm front overnight.

A Western Australian farmer is launching legal action against his neighbour for allegedly contaminating his organic property with genetically modified (GM) crops.

New figures show the mining and resources sectors in Western Australia and Queensland continue to boost the value of Australian investment projects.

A deadly snake has been left left in a box on the driveway of a police officer's house on the far south coast of New South Wales.

A French soldier has opened fire on a civilian vehicle in Afghanistan, killing three people including a woman and child.

Efforts to reach a deal to avert a calamitous debt default by the US have hit yet another snag, just five days before the deadline.

An Israeli orchestra has made history by performing a concert in Bayreuth, the spiritual home of Hitler's favourite composer Richard Wagner.

An 80-year-old woman was enjoying a doughnut at her kitchen table when she was hit in the face by a stray arrow shot by a neighbour honing his archery skills, US police said.

A study has found fires in the Arctic are on the rise, which could accelerate global warming.

Macquarie Group says sluggish market conditions have weighed on its operations in the first quarter of this financial year compared to the previous quarter.

Efforts to reach a deal to avert a calamitous debt default by the US have hit yet another snag, just five days before the deadline.

House prices in capital cities are forecast to stay severely unaffordable for at least a decade.

The largest tracking solar power system in Australia will be launched at Alice Springs today.

Wall Street has slipped for the third day in a row as investors sold technology stocks and as debt talks between US politicians again failed to reach an outcome.

Police say Sarah McClay, 24, "tragically died" after she was mauled in the big cats enclosure at South Lakes Wild Animal Park.

Officers are called to Salford Royal Hospital following reports that a man had a gun and was making threats towards staff.

A man is in custody after a BBC interview in which it was claimed one of the Woolwich murder suspects was asked to work for MI5.

Seventeen children in eastern Pakistan have been killed after a gas cylinder exploded on a bus taking them to school.

A week after a video emerges which claims to show him taking drugs, Rob Ford breaks his silence.

Police say Sarah McClay, 24, "tragically died" after she was mauled in the big cats enclosure at South Lakes Wild Animal Park.

Officers are called to Salford Royal Hospital following reports that a man had a gun and was making threats towards staff.

A man is in custody after a BBC interview in which it was claimed one of the Woolwich murder suspects was asked to work for MI5.

The Government is accused of "burying bad news" after an audit rating the delivery of major infrastructure projects is released.

Almost 5,000 people with the illness die every year - more than the total number killed by skin, womb and testicular cancer.

Seventeen children in eastern Pakistan have been killed after a gas cylinder exploded on a bus taking them to school.

A week after a video emerges which claims to show him taking drugs, Rob Ford breaks his silence.

A community hit by a deadly tornado two years ago says the town of Moore will recover and be "bigger and better".

The brutal murder of a man for being gay has highlighted the dangers of being homosexual in Russia.

The actress is charged with endangerment and possessing marijuana after she allegedly threw a bong out of her apartment window.

The Government is accused of "burying bad news" after an audit rating the delivery of major infrastructure projects is released.

The world's second-biggest tobacco company is poised to unveil a European push into the e-cigarette market, Sky News learns.

Sky's Naomi Kerbel offers a round-up of the news you might have missed, and a look ahead to what is coming up.

Resources giant kicks off sale of copper-mining project demanded by Chinese government, Sky News understands.

The bank, under pressure to meet newly imposed capital funding requirements, will stop focusing on winning corporate business.

The Government is accused of "burying bad news" after an audit rating the delivery of major infrastructure projects is released.

The High Court rejects claims the investigating team is not independent, but calls for changes to the probe being carried out.

Sally Bercow brands the last few months a "nightmare" after losing a libel claim over a controversial tweet about a Tory peer.

On a visit to Israel, the Foreign Secretary urges Israelis and Palestinians to "really commit" to the peace process.

A debt advice charity says the number of UK households worried about being pushed into the hands of bailiffs has "rocketed".

Two YouTube success stories tell Sky News how they made a mint after their videos unexpectedly went viral.

The corporation's director-general said he could not allow the project to continue and decided to end it.

Google follows in the footsteps of Charles Darwin to gather images of the Galapagos Islands for its online mapping service.

In a speech at the London School of Economics, Eric Schmidt rails against censorship on the internet.

Animal workers are using the internet to reconnect desperate owners with pets that went missing in the Oklahoma storm.

Eight people died after a minivan collided with a truck in southwest China's Sichuan Province on Thursday afternoon, local authorities said.

An official in south China's Guangdong Province has been suspended from post after media reports accused him of molesting a hotel porter in Taiwan, local authorities said Thursday.

A satellite data receiving station was launched on Friday enabling China to now obtain observation information about the South China Sea.

Media reports claiming that China's State Council has rejected a 40-trillion yuan ($6.5 trillion) urbanization plan are untrue, said the NDRC chief Friday.

China will never pursue temporary economic growth at the expense of environmental degradation, President Xi Jinping vowed on Friday.

N. Korean diplomat: 'War may break out at any moment'

Killed oil worker was fiercely concerned about rig's safety

UK minister drops US threat claim

Phelps photo unites pot smokers

Obama dines with right-wing journos

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In a video that’s gone viral over the Internet this week, a young woman in her 20′s hears her own voice for the first time. But be forewarned: it’s a tearjerker. YouTube user sloanchurman explains: “I was born deaf and 8 weeks ago I received a hearing implant. This is ...

During an appearance on CNBC Friday morning, billionaire investor Warren Buffett appeared to change course on President Barack Obama’s jobs plan, admitting he had not read the plan and suggesting that he’ll likely oppose parts of it. The admission is particularly surprising, given Bu ...

Salon blogger and Constitutional lawyer Glenn Greenwald appeared on Democracy Now! Friday morning to voice his displeasure over the United States’ killing of Anwar al-Awlaki in Yemen, a U.S. citizen who was considered a radical cleric for Al-Qaeda. Greenwald highlighted the criticism that ...

With the Occupy Wall Street protests growing in attention, The Daily Show host Jon Stewart finally weighed in on the movement Thursday evening and gave special attention to one notorious pepper-spraying cop. Upon learning that the name of the high ranking police office was Anthony Bologna, Stewa ...

From the Oscar-winning team behind MAN ON WIRE comes the story of Nim, the chimpanzee who in the 1970s became the focus of a landmark experiment which aimed to show that an ape could learn to communicate with language if raised and nurtured like a human child. Following Nim’s extraordinary ...

This video goes through the stories of ten words from their inception to how they have come to affect our expression and even our freedoms.  This video was inspired by the works of: Peace Revolution podcast, Gnostic Media and Mark Passio YEAR: 2011 RUNTIME: 11 min DOWNLOAD Link ( DL PASSWORD: fr ...

Everyone knows the case of the woman who sued McDonald’s over spilled coffee. Or do they? More than 15 years after making international news, the case continues to be cited as an example of citizens who use “frivolous” lawsuits to take unfair advantage of the American legal system. But is that a ...

Architects and engineers for 9/11 Truth’s new 9/11 documentary Solving the Mystery, the destruction of World Trade Center Building #7, WTC 7 on 9/11/01. Join actor, Ed Asner and Architect Richard Gage, AIA and Architects and Engineers as they narrate an unfolding story that decimates the officia ...

World leaders and activists from around the world gathered for the G20 summit. With over 19,000 police officers and security personal on hand the results lead to over 1100 arrests, martial law in downtown Toronto and the most massive violation of civil liberties in Canadian history. YEAR: 2011 R ...

GRAPEVINE, Texas -- After years of dedication to an organization that ultimately didn't want them, former gay adult leaders with the Boy Scouts of America were elated to see the group finally accept openly gay youth. But the moment was tinged with bitterness, because gay adults remain on the out ...

In a speech to the graduating class of 2013 at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md., President Barack Obama challenged the 1,047 graduates to “live with integrity” and help restore trust in a military that has been stained by recent charges of sexual assault, just as other American instituti ...

As many as a third of the people who were killed by Superstorm Sandy or its aftermath drowned, government health officials report. And nearly half of those who drowned had stayed behind despite evacuation orders, the team at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says.That means governme ...

The Washington state bridge collapse that spilled two cars into the Skagit River could give Americans pause as they hit the roads for Memorial Day holiday travel.With good reason.This weekend, millions will cross 66,000 bridges that the federal government has deemed "structurally deficient," mea ...

LONDON – The horrific public slaying of a soldier in London, five weeks after the Boston Marathon bombings, illustrates the possible emergence of a new terror trend towards unsophisticated attacks that are practically impossible to prevent, intelligence experts warned.Lee Rigby, a 25-year-old fa ...

The friend of Boston bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev who law enforcement forces said was shot and killed Wednesday after being questioned by the FBI about a brutal 2011 Boston-area homicide was a promising if somewhat forgettable mixed martial artist, fellow practitioners of the sport said.Chr ...

An airport shuttle bus crashed into a tractor-trailer near Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport late Friday morning, injuring at least 16 people, including a child, local hospitals and officials said.Six patients were transported in fair condition to Atlanta Medical Center, Nicole ...