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John Rawcliffe, 46, from Colne took on the feat to raise 'much needed' funds for Belgarth Nursing Home in Barrowford, where he works as an activities co-ordinator. The father-of-two set off along the Leeds and Liverpool Canal on Sunday, May 5, running 13 miles from bridge 145 at Barrowford to bridge 119A at Hapton then back again.

In refusing to answer lawmakers' questions, Lois Lerner follows such well-known congressional witnesses as Oliver North, Mark McGwire and Lillian Hellman.

The first question after the slaying of a British soldier on a busy street in London on Wednesday was also the first one after the Boston Marathon bombing, the Atlanta Olympics bombing and many other such incidents: Was it terrorism? In London, the facts seem to suggest the answer is almost surely yes.

The FBI says a 37-year-old man has been arrested following last week's discovery in Washington state of a pair of letters containing the deadly poison ricin.

The driver of a parade float involved in a train wreck that killed four war veterans in Texas told investigators that the oncoming train appeared to be stationary, and that he didn't notice anything was wrong... The driver of a parade float involved in a train wreck that killed four war veterans in Texas told investigators that the oncoming train ... (more)

The U.S. Air Force has launched an unarmed intercontinental ballistic missile from a California base, a month after the test flight was postponed because of tensions with North Korea.

An Orlando man who may have known Boston bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev, right, was fatally shot while in FBI custody, according to multiple reports.

A suspect shot dead by an FBI agent overnight in Orlando knew Boston bombings suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev, according to multiple news reports.

Chris Erichsen has won the 2013 Fargo Marathon. Erichsen's time was 2:20:34. Erichsen is from Minneapolis.

If you're a gamer, today is a big day. Microsoft will unveil its next-generation XBOX console today.

British Prime Minister David Cameron is spending time in Boston to offer his condolences to Gov.

Two charter airplanes carrying the "Today" show anchor team and their crew from Hawaii to Yellowstone National Park were diverted in the air to Oklahoma for coverage Tuesday of the catastrophic tornado outside of Oklahoma City.

About this sponsorship: In honor of the 60th anniversary of Sir Edmund Hillary's historic ascent of Mount Everest, Patch and Grape-Nuts are teaming up to highlight those who inspire people around them to climb their own mountains.

In a story May 19 about a Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority officer shot in a showdown with the Boston Marathon bombing suspects, The Associated Press incorrectly spelled the officer's last name.

Northfield's Nichole Porath took the women's title in the Fargo Marathon on Saturday in 2:50:49. The last six sun-soaked miles of the race were particularly challenging for the Olympic hopeful, and Porath staggered after she crossed the finish line and was treated briefly for exhaustion.

This Dec. 26, 2009, file photo shows jets outside Detroit Metropolitan airport in Romulus, Mich.

Boston Marathon bombing victims being treated as outpatients at Boston-area hospitals are eligible to receive One Fund Boston payments.

This April 23, 2013 file photo shows Peter Bergen, director, National Security Studies Program, New America Foundation testifying on Capitol Hill in Washington, during a hearing on drones.

It was irrelevant because the North Vietnamese knew they had a "Fifth Column" of traitors like Jane Fonda, both of the Clintons, John Kerry, and the rest of the 60's era peacenik "useful idiots" doing the NVA's bidding on American college campuses and the media.

Adam Morgan gets help from daughter Reese, 5, as he crosses the finish line of the Colfax Marathon in City Park in Denver on Sunday.