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Fast-food workers and labor organizers are set to turn out in support of higher wages in cities across the country Thursday.

Mariah Carey and Snoopy celebrate the recording of "Charlie Brown Christmas," featuring PEANUTS music, on Mariah Carey's album, "Merry Christmas II You."

State agriculture officials say about 1,450 pounds of possibly contaminated beef and pork products have been returned to a southwest Missouri processor.

But now, Indian officials have a stern message for these often-unregulated roadside chefs: Wash your hands after using the toilet.

Organizers say fast food restaurant workers in 100 U.S. cities will walk off the job Thursday, as part of a continuing push to raise wages above $15 an hour in the industry and secure the right to unionize.

Sunny stole the spotlight outright when 2-year-old Ashtyn Gardner, of Mobile, Ala., lost her balance and dropped to the carpet when Michelle Obama led the leashed puppy into the State Dining Room, where the first lady and military children had been decorating cookie ornaments, making tissue-paper flowers and using dried fruit to make tiny wreaths.

Carol Vorderman is one step closer to realising her dream of flying solo around the world - after winning her pilot's licence today.

This image released by Disney shows a teenage Elsa the Snow Queen, voiced by Maia Mitchell, in a scene from the animated feature "Frozen."

A South Florida man pleaded not guilty Wednesday to first-degree murder charges in the fatal shooting of his wife, whose bloody corpse was later depicted in photos he posted on Facebook.

The Florida family of a woman slain during the mass shooting at the Washington Navy Yard is the first to file a lawsuit against the government and defense contractors, alleging that officials ignored red flags about the killer's deteriorating mental health.

A Florida man accused of killing his wife and posting pictures of her corpse on Facebook is due in a Miami courtroom for a hearing.

The trouble with the holiday season is the baking guilt. The issue is that I don't like baking.

Sam Corigliano was ready to close the doors on a 33-year-old Great Kills waterfront restaurant after flood waters from Hurricane Sandy inundated the Marina Cafe on Oct. 29, 2012.

Washington has started an unpopular tradition: wreaking havoc with the holidays.

The way we speak, both the phrases we use and the accents that inflect those phrases, come from our upbringings.

Cyber Monday sales jumped 20.6 percent year-to-year, making it the biggest online shopping day in history, according to an analysis released by IBM Tuesday.

Ahh. Just as you're leaning back, congratulating yourself that your Thanksgiving shopping is done and you've finished the stuff that can be done ahead, a sudden thought strikes: What about breakfast? The first thing to remember is that eggs are always a great standby.

Six decades before he went to North Korea as a curious tourist, Merrill Newman supervised a group of South Korean guerrillas during the Korean War who were perhaps the most hated and feared fighters in the North, former members of the group say.

In this Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2013 photo, a dish of crab and shrimp with vinegared turnip are served on a table at Japanese restaurant Irimoya Bettei in Tokyo.

A North Carolina couple born just days apart died just hours apart after nearly 65 years of marriage, the Charlotte Observer reports.