Madagascar's military handed over the reins of the island nation to opposition leader Andry Rajoelina on Wednesday, ending a ...

A jury sentenced an Arkansas man to life in prison without parole for killing a television anchor, officials said Thursday. The Pulaski County, Arkansas, jury on Wednesday convicted Curtis Lavelle ...

Six U.S. Postal Service employees of the Brentwood mail processing center, the same facility which employed two people who died of anthrax earlier this week, were being treated at Washington-area ...

Using next-generation instruments and groundbreaking DNA-reading techniques, scientists have uncovered much of the genetic code of the woolly mammoth, a prehistoric species of ele ...

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Serena Williams is looking to forge her place in tennis history after winning her 11th grand slam title at Wimbedon on Saturday. The 27-year-old American told CNN that she had set "new goals" after ...

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President Bush Monday criticized his predecessor's decision to pardon Marc Rich, who fled the country almost two decades ago after being indicted on tax evasion and fraud charges. "I am troubled by ...

The military handed power to Andry Rajoelina, the 34-year-old former mayor of Antananarivo. Rajoelina and Ravalomanana have been engaged in a bitter power struggle since the beginning of the year.

Joanne Slavin, R.D., Ph.D. -- one of the country's foremost experts on fiber and whole grains -- recalls grain's first go-round. "I was in graduate school pursuing a nutrition deg ...

The U.N.'s top Afghanistan envoy said Thursday he can't provide a time frame for finding a political solution that will yield a future government for the war-ravaged country. "I think we will go as ...

Story Highlights; Levee breaches can occur due to various circumstances "Overtopping" happens when water rises above the levee and spills over "Structural impact" occurs when a bo ...