Miranda Lambert is 'All About That Bass'
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Blake Shelton isn't the only person Miranda Lambert is texting these days — she's also been chatting it up with breakthrough singer Meghan Trainor.
The Death of Cable
The "next big thing" in tech is already in your living room, and these three stocks are poised to explode when cable finally dies!
Dutch killer van der Sloot stabbed in prison, lawyer claims
LIMA (Reuters) - The lawyer of convicted killer Joran van der Sloot said on Monday that the Dutch citizen had been stabbed repeatedly in a Peruvian prison in recent days, but local penitentiary authorities deny the attacks took place. Van der Sloot, the main suspect in the 2005 disappearance of…
Meet America's latest 'hot mug shot guy'
A man who yelled "I hate Fox News" was arrested after allegedly attacking someone dressed as a Fox News reporter at a Halloween parade in California over the weekend — but it's his mug shot that's garnering the most attention.
Court rejects Obama housing bias rule as 'wishful thinking'
By Lawrence Hurley WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A federal judge on Monday threw out a housing regulation issued by President Barack Obama's administration that said racial bias claims can be based on seemingly neutral practices that may have a discriminatory effect. U.S. District Judge Richard Leon said…
Wallenda completes Chicago skyscraper wire walks (21 photos)
Daredevil Nik Wallenda wowed Chicago and the world Sunday with two hair-raising skyscraper crossings on high wires without a safety net or a harness, and performing one blindfolded. "I feel incredible," Wallenda said at a news conference in a nearby hotel after completing the tightrope walks. He…
Body found after report of boy tossed off bridge
NEWPORT, Ore. (AP) — A boy's body was found late Monday night after a woman earlier reported throwing her 6-year-old son off the Yaquina Bay Bridge in Oregon, said Newport Police Chief Mark Miranda.
In India, a father serves daughter's rapist dinner and 'justice'
An Indian man confessed to killing his 14-year-old daughter's alleged rapist, saying he took matters into his own hands fearing justice would not be served.
New Sleep Aid Takes CVS by Storm
An American-made natural sleep aid is helping thousands sleep better at night.
Mexico catches mayor blamed for students' disappearance
Mexican police detained Tuesday a fugitive ex-mayor and his wife accused of ordering a police attack that left six people dead and 43 college students missing. Jose Luis Abarca, the former mayor of the city of Iguala, and Maria de los Angeles Pineda "were detained by federal police in Mexico City,"…
US F-35 jet makes 'landmark' aircraft carrier landing
The US military's F-35 fighter jet made its first landing aboard an aircraft carrier on Monday, in what officials called a milestone for the new hi-tech warplane. The F-35 Joint Strike Fighter is the most expensive weapons program in US history and has been plagued by technical glitches and cost…
Mexico general fighting drug cartels shot dead
Gunmen killed a Mexican general sent by the government to tame violence in a northern state plagued by drug cartel crimes along the US border, authorities said. General Ricardo Cesar Nino Villarreal and his wife were shot dead as they drove Saturday in Vallecillo, in the northern state of Nuevo…
US Navy SEALs told to stop spilling secrets
The commander of US Navy SEALs has issued a stinging rebuke to troops who have broken the elite force's hallowed tradition of secrecy and humility by publishing memoirs and speaking to the media. Days after the Fox News network announced it would broadcast a documentary with a commando who claims…
Pirate Bay co-founder arrested at Thai-Lao border
BANGKOK (AP) — One of the founders of popular file-sharing website The Pirate Bay has been arrested under an Interpol warrant as he was crossing into Thailand from Laos, police said Tuesday.
Scientists see mechanism for spontaneous HIV 'cure'
French scientists said Tuesday they had found the genetic mechanism by which two HIV-infected men may have experienced a "spontaneous cure", and said it offered a new strategy in the fight against AIDS. Both men were infected by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), one of them 30 years ago, but…
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Missouri courthouse killer dies in prison
MINERAL POINT, Mo. (AP) — A 75-year-old man who was sentenced to death for killing his wife in a 1992 shooting rampage at the St. Louis County Courthouse has died in prison, the Missouri Department of Corrections said Monday.
Shiites mark holy day in defiance of jihadists
Karbala (Iraq) (AFP) - Huge crowds of Shiites gathered in Iraq and Lebanon Tuesday to mark a key holy day in defiance of jihadists from the Islamic State group.
Suspected Pennsylvania sniper's sister questions arrest details
By Joe McDonald EAST STROUDSBURG Pa. (Reuters) - The sister of the survivalist who eluded a 48-day manhunt in the mountains of Pennsylvania until his capture last week said on Monday she did not believe the police version of how he ended up with wounds and red marks on his face. State police said…
2014 NYC Marathon (26 photos)
Kenya's Wilson Kipsang and Mary Keitany won titles at the New York City Marathon on Sunday, with both pulling away in the final mile. Keitany won in 2 hours, 25 minutes, 7 seconds — 3 seconds ahead of Jelagat Sumgong, matching the closest finish in the history of the women's race. Kipsang finished…
Australian man 'surfs' dead whale's floating carcass
Harrison Williams, who jumped into shark-infested waters to "surf" a dead whale's floating carcass off the coast of Western Australia, is getting plenty of grief for it at home.
Russian warplanes send 'great power' message: NATO
Russia's recent military flights into European airspace are meant to demonstrate to the West that the country is a "great power," NATO's supreme allied commander said on Monday. Although there has been an increase in Russian air activity over Europe during the past year, last week marked the first…
I Can't Believe it was So Easy to Get Free Samples
I feel silly for not figuring out how to get free samples sooner. It is so darn easy, my toddler could do this!
Scott Brown aims for second upset in New Hampshire U.S. Senate race
By Ted Siefer NASHUA N.H. (Reuters) - Scott Brown, a Republican who stunned Massachusetts Democrats in 2010 when he won the U.S. Senate seat that Edward Kennedy had held for half a century, could notch another upset on Tuesday as he takes on Senator Jeanne Shaheen of New Hampshire. Polls show a…
