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Military prosecutors are in the final phases of preparing the first sweeping case against suspected conspirators in the plot that led to the deaths of nearly 3,000 Americans on Sept....

The Archbishop of Canterbury called Thursday for Britain to adopt aspects of Islamic Shariah law alongside the existing legal system. His speech set off a storm of opposition among politicians,...

Vince Vaughn is choking back tears. He's recounting a trip he took in 2005, when he packed a tour bus full of young comedians on a cross-country journey that would...

When carrots are cooked, it's often a sad affair. They are boiled to death and presented almost as an apology. Yet when they're treated with the respect they deserve, even...

Some 3 billion fortune cookies are made each year, almost all in the United States. But the crisp cookies wrapped around enigmatic sayings have spread around the world. They are...

In "African-American Lives 2," scientists use DNA samples, and scholars peruse slave ship records and other documents to recreate the histories of 12 people. "Imagine if I could say, 'With...

Beyond the high concrete walls and menacing guard towers of the Santa Martha Acatitla prison, past the barbed wire, past the iron gates, past the armed guards in black commando...

Shelling and small-arms fire erupted in Chad's capital Monday, the third day of fighting between government troops and rebel forces as thousands of residents fled, the United Nations said. The...

Statins are among the most prescribed drugs in the world, and there is no doubt that they work as advertised -- that they lower not only cholesterol but also the...

The claim: Never drink hot water from the tap. The facts: The claim has the ring of a myth. But environmental scientists say it is real. The reason is that...