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Eighteen-year-old Kaitlyn Hunt, charged with a crime for having sex with a 14-year-old girl, rejected a deal Friday that would have required her to plead guilty to child abuse, according to Hunt's attorney.

Magellan has just introduced its latest connected device to the world of portable navigation with their new SmartGPS, and we're already well into testing this creative new device in our lab and on the road.

Some 300 mourners crowded inside Eagle Heights Baptist Church here Friday to pay their respects to an elementary school student killed when a tornado churned through nearby Moore, Oklahoma.

Memorial Day weekend could be a smashing three days for the USA. Japanese cars under recall like Toyota won't do as well.

As we gear up for the 97th running of the Indianapolis 500 , it's worth taking a look back at one man whose cars and engines dominated the field at a crucial moment in motorsports history: Harry Miller.

Calorie counting has long been touted as an effective tool for losing pounds or maintaining a healthy weight.

A New York company offering tours of Bronx neighborhoods has shut down after officials objected to its advertising that claimed to give visitors "a ride through a real New York City 'ghetto'," according to a statement from Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr.

Forced federal spending cuts intended to be equal and across-the-board have lately fallen harder on the nation's poor, sick and elderly.

When an EF5 tornado touched down in Moore, Oklahoma, this week, Tad Agoglia and his First Response Team of America were stationed at a hotel about 30 miles away, ready to take action.

A 15-year-old Utah boy was arrested in connection with the slayings of his two younger adopted brothers, ages 4 and 10, who were apparently stabbed to death in their home, authorities said Thursday.

It's the Monaco Grand Prix this weekend, which means all the teams do something a little special.

The Internal Revenue Service official overseeing the unit that targeted conservative groups for several years beginning in the spring of 2010 has been placed on administrative leave, according to Congressional sources in both parties.

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Chrysler Group LLC and Tesla Motors Inc , both led by media-savvy executives, are trading public jabs over the definition of payback.

A field trip turned tragic for a group of fourth-graders in Minnesota on Wednesday when gravel drenched by rain gave way, killing two children and injuring two others.

Nationally, violent crime rates today are down considerably from their historic highs in the 80s and early 90s.

When he was 6 weeks old, Kaiba Gionfriddo lay flat on a restaurant table, his skin turning blue.

Prime Minister David Cameron said Britain would be "absolutely resolute" in the face of extremism Thursday, as he vowed security services will not rest until they track down those responsible for the brutal hacking death of a British soldier in London.

Golfer Tiger Woods has described a jibe aimed at him by Sergio Garcia as "wrong, hurtful and inappropriate," though the world No.