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Robin Roberts Gets Standing Ovation at Peabody Awards
Joining fellow honorees Lorne Michaels and Louis C.K. at the New York event, the "Good Morning America" host tells THR about the ABC News segment that chronicled her bone marrow transplant: "I don't regret it at all.
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Fire, Explosion Reported at South St. Paul Airport
A fire broke out and an explosion was reported at an airplane hangar at Fleming Field in South St.
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Are you smarter than a grade-schooler?
Dozens of very smart elementary and middle school students will be competing this month in the National Geographic Bee and the Scripps National Spelling Bee.
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Cracked cellphone screens become ' kinda cool'
Brittany Lofton spots them all the time: teens and college students clutching their beat-up cellphones, with screens so cracked that spider-web-like patterns creep across the glass.
US gas prices up 11 cents over past 2 weeks
In this May 15, 2013 file photo, a service person works on sign at BP station at 35E and County Road E in Vadnais Heights, Minn.
'IRRELEVANT':Obama Adviser Offers Bold Defense of Scandals
A top White House adviser staked out a defiant defense Sunday on a series of scandals that have hit the Obama administration, going so far as to say it was an "irrelevant fact" where the president was the night of the Benghazi terror attacks and saying the Obama administration wouldn't cooperate in "partisan fishing expeditions" over IRS officials ... (more)
NY Gay Man Killed In Fifth Hate Crime This Month
Mark Carson, a 32-year-old gay Brooklyn man, was shot and killed in New York's Greenwich Village last night following a shouting match with the gunman who hurled homophobic insults at his victim, according to the New York Times .
Winklevoss twins are Bitcoin bulls
The Winklevoss brothers' legal battle with Facebook over the social network's messy creation made them rich.
Tammerlin Drummond: Many women can't copy Angelina Jolie
This March 8, 2012 file photo shows actress Angelina Jolie at the Women in the World Summit in New York.
Provisions: A guide for what you need
What does it say about our consumer culture that we're willing to spend almost as much for a case for our electronic devices as for the device itself? Oh, cut it out with the high-minded sociology lesson.
News from across the nation: Officer charged with rape; Inmates face sex abuse, report says
In this Feb. 24, 2009, photo, first lady Michelle Obama and Jill Biden, wife of Vice President Biden, stand with Philadelphia police officer Richard DeCoatsworth during President Obama's address to a joint session of Congress.
Probe begins into rush-hour train smash
Two Metro-North trains collided in Connecticut during the evening rush hour tonight, ending 60 people to the hospital, including five critically injured.
Toddler Steals Washington Teen's Violin
Police believe a Washington woman used her toddler to steal an antique violin from a teenager Wednesday afternoon at a local restaurant.
California Key to Massive Powerball Jackpot
As the countdown ticks on to Saturday night's record Powerball drawing, the jackpot has swollen to over $600 million, largely due to California's participation in the game, lottery officials said.
'So I took her phone and tossed it'
Kazino, the venue of "Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812," where Kevin Williamson had it with a theater-goer's phone.
NewsRight dismantles, transfers brand to Moreover
NewsRight, an organization created to turn unauthorized publishers of newspaper content on the Internet into licensed customers, said it is disbanding and transferring its operations to Moreover Technologies, which monitors how Moreover's clients are portrayed in the media.
Washington Gets Explicit: Its 'War on Terror' is Permanent
Last October, senior Obama officials anonymously unveiled to the Washington Post their newly minted "disposition matrix", a complex computer system that will be used to determine how a terrorist suspect will be "disposed of": Assistant Defense Secretary Michael Sheehan, right, testifies before the Senate Armed Services Committee's May 16, 2013, ... (more)
Financial Times Suffers Cyber Attack
Pearson's Financial Times reported Friday that several of its blogs and social media accounts were "compromised by hackers." The announcement, initially made through the U.K.-based business publication's Twitter account, was also confirmed by FOX Business through a Financial Times spokesperson.
Student killed in home invasion: Hofstra student dead, gunman killed
A student was killed in an armed invasion overnight, according to the New York Times on May 17.
Washington serial killer appealing death sentence
Serial killer Robert Yates, whose death sentence has been upheld by the state Supreme Court, is seeking an appeal through the federal court system.