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Hezbollah handed over to Israel on Sunday what it said were the remains of Israeli soldiers killed in the 2006 war in Lebanon. The move was seen in Israel as...

Have you thought about your refrigerator's condenser coils lately? Spent any time with your dryer hoses this week? The answer is likely no, since we tend to think about these...

Dr. Richard Lower, whose daring heart surgeries on animals in the 1950s helped pave the way for the first successful transplant of a human heart in 1967, died May 17...

For many, a dream house means lavish materials and abundant space. But Paul and Lee Pierson envisioned something simpler. They preferred solid, sustainable building blocks and just enough space --...

Abdul Qadeer Khan, the creator of Pakistan's nuclear weapons program, was reported Friday to have withdrawn an admission that he sold nuclear technology to Iran, North Korea and Libya, saying...

Negotiations for the state's release of more than 460 children removed from a polygamist sect in April broke down Friday in a scene of chaos and bitterness in a courtroom...

The chief regulator of the nation's commodity markets will unveil early next week a set of policy changes to address public and political concerns that market malfunctions may be contributing...

The day after she finished her new album at Electric Lady Studios, the West Village recording shrine that Jimi Hendrix built, multiplatinum R&B singer Erykah Badu was back in her...

Bringing polygamist families closer to regaining custody of their children, a divided Texas Supreme Court agreed Thursday that the state had illegally seized 468 girls and boys from a ranch...

You like your neighbors, but can't help but wonder if the garage they built over the summer is a little too close to your property line. They've been great neighbors...