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Ryan Seacrest has been named as the host of 'Fashion Rocks', a televised charity event that combines fashion and music.

Less than 1% of research funding awarded by public and charitable bodies to UK researchers in 2008-13 was awarded for research on antibiotics , according to new research published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases .

What does T.I. have to say when it comes to a ninth album? At 33 years old and a forefather to the trap sounds that have permeated through Atlanta and now sit more as an overall sound than a soundtrack, there's still a lot more for T.I. to delve on, whether it be personally or not.

Republicans are more enthusiastic than Democrats about the upcoming midterms, but the gap is narrower than in past years that brought wave elections, according to a Pew Research poll released Thursday.

When people think of James Brown, they think of his unforgettable charisma behind the mic and on the stage.

News from Contra Costa County Meals on Wheels and Senior Outreach Services : When Meals on Wheels and Senior Outreach Services modifies a home, it cuts the chances of a senior calling 9-1-1 for a fall by about 53 percent, according to new data compiled by American Medical Response for their service areas in Contra Costa County.

Joseph Rudolph Wood was strapped to a gurney in an orange jumpsuit as prison medical staff prepared to set intravenous lines in his arms.

The streets of Brandon are meaner lately - according to statistics that show the city's crime has grown more violent, even as the number of crimes reported to police dropped.

Haris Suleman knew that flying around the world carried risks. But like adventurers before him, the 17-year-old pilot from Indiana also believed dreams aren't achieved without taking chances.

"No," Gov. Rick Perry said he has not heard from President Obama, since Obama met with him two weeks ago during a fundraising trip to Texas.

Using tunnels, mines, booby traps and snipers, Hamas fighters have inflicted record casualties on Israeli troops waging an offensive in the Gaza Strip, applying years of training in urban warfare with a new tactical acumen and suicidal resolve.

Women make up fewer than 2% of the inmates sentenced to die on death row in the United States, according to the Death Penalty Information Center .

Former Bell City Councilman George Cole was sentenced today to five years probation, 180 days of home confinement and 1,000 hours of community service for bilking public funds by receiving inflated salaries for sitting on city boards that rarely met.

Athens-Clarke County police have issued a lookout for one of two gunmen who robbed a Prince Avenue restaurant last week, pistol-whipping the manager and forcing him into a freezer.

Indonesian presidential candidate Joko "Jokowi" Widodo gestures as delivers a speech, beside his running mate Jusuf Kalla, on a phinisi boat, a traditional Indonesian ship, at Sunda Kelapa port after he was declared the winner of the presidential elec Joko "Jokowi" Widodo was declared the winner of Indonesia's presidential election on Tuesday, ... (more)

Over the past two months, I have toured the Border Patrol facility in McAllen, Texas, and the Department of Health and Human Services facility at Lackland Air Force Base where immigrant children without legal status are being processed.

Florida Libertarian candidate for governor Adrian Wyllie draws 9 percent support and makes the race between Republican Gov. Rick Scott and Democratic frontrunner Charlie Crist too close to call, a new Quinnipiac University poll says.

Is it any wonder the ponderous freight trains laden with crude oil are the source of continuing concern for residents at the Ezra Prentice Homes in Albany, and elsewhere along the rails in the Capital Region and the state? Residents still do not have a satisfactory answer for how officials will keep a disaster like the one last year in ... (more)

Garner native and author Robert Louis Shepard will be present his new book,"Fulfilling My Destiny, Step By Step – An Autobiography" from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday, July 26, at 5th Avenue Coffee Café, 1350 5th Ave., #250, Garner.

In less than two weeks, Gresham will turn into Swingtown for two days when the Mt.