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Ukrainian forces killed five militants during operations to take down pro-Russians' roadblocks in Slavyansk on Thursday, the Ukrainian Interior Ministry said, in what appeared to be a significant escalation of violence in the country.

At least three American hospital workers in Afghanistan were killed Thursday by an officer guarding the hospital, Kabul police said.

Young people who use marijuana may be at risk for heart attacks and other serious cardiovascular problems, a new study suggests.

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A convicted murderer who escaped from a Michigan prison in February faces a court hearing Wednesday on escape, carjacking and kidnapping charges.

Revealed without much fanfare at the Beijing Motor Show last week, it's the first four-cylinder Porsche since the 968 went on sale 22 years ago.

It could be the final lap in a long and lucrative career for the 83-year-old head of Formula One, as two courts have already found that he did indeed bribe the already-jailed former F1 banker Gerhard Gribkowsky.

The New York City Police Department on Tuesday asked folks on Twitter to post photos with its officers, using the hashtag #myNYPD.

Pro-Russian militants in four key cities will be targeted as authorities seek to regain control of Ukraine's restive east, Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister Vitaliy Yarema said Wednesday.

General Motors is reorganizing its engineering group in the wake of an ignition-switch recall connected to 13 deaths so it can better catch safety issues earlier in a vehicle's development.

Top Gear executive producer Andy Wilman just issued an apology, and it's even weirder and blames us.

A former cast member of "Ice Road Truckers: Deadliest Roads" allegedly kidnapped a prostitute in Las Vegas, a police report said.

Two young men, a bunch of subordinates, one master plan: Take over the drug trade at some of Pennsylvania's best schools.

Well, it's back in China, who never really had the original ones, so "back" isn't exactly right.

Lawyers pressing cases against General Motors say the automaker concealed the controversial ignition defect when it "took billions of dollars in taxpayer money" during its government-sponsored bankruptcy in 2009.

"At some point in the next three or four years we'll be establishing local manufacturing in China," CEO Elon Musk said in Beijing.

Shares in Botox maker Allergan will be watched closely after activist investor Bill Ackman and Valeant Pharmaceuticals said they were planning a joint bid to buy the company.

Maserati was founded 100 years ago and the Maserati GranTurismo has been on the market through various iterations for well over half a decade.

Alan Mulally saved Ford Motor from a bankruptcy filing, reorganized its operations worldwide and streamlined its product line.

The World Car of the Year awards were announced last Thursday at the New York auto show.