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WASHINGTON (AP) — If the youngest giant panda cub at the National Zoo is stressed out about appearing in front of crowds for the first time, he isn't ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Michael Jackson's "Thriller" is still scaring up sales and giving the King of Pop's legacy a new milestone. The album has sold 30 m...

MOSCOW (AP) — A group of Christian enthusiasts has released a calendar showing an unexpected face of the Russian Orthodox Church: cat-loving priests. ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — "Mad Max: Fury Road" was critically acclaimed upon its release over the summer, and now it's the top nominee at the Critics' Choice...

NEW YORK (AP) — While big-city jails get most of the attention, lockups in small and medium-sized counties have actually driven the overall explosion ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The nation's second-largest school district shut down Tuesday after a school board member received an emailed threat that raised fe...

A wintry chill was taking hold Tuesday in the Southwest, where forecasters warned of freezing temperatures in the desert and wind that could kick up f...

Comments by Pope, presidential candidates on Yale librarian's list of notable quotes of 2015Cruz in the spotlight as Republicans return to the debate ...

MOSCOW (AP) — The United States and Russia need to find "common ground" to end Syria's civil war and restore stability in eastern Ukraine, U.S. Secret...

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Polish geology experts say they have found no traces of a train at a site allegedly hiding a World War II Nazi train. Experts fr...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The VIP audience at "The Force Awakens" world premiere began cheering from the moment the movie's first words appeared on screen, w...

BANGKOK (AP) — The president of one of the world's biggest seafood exporters expressed frustration and promised change Wednesday after saying an Assoc...

GENEVA (AP) — The World Health Organization says it hopes a cease-fire in Yemen will allow for deliveries of needed medical aid into the war-torn coun...

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Saudi Arabia said Tuesday that 34 nations have agreed to form a new "Islamic military alliance" to fight terrorism with a ...

BEIJING (AP) — Malaysian actress Michelle Yeoh said Tuesday that she has been waiting many years to reprise her role in "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Drago...

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico's disgraced former secretary of state has until Wednesday to accept a sentence that combines a month in jail with a f...

NEW YORK (AP) — Merriam-Webster has picked a small but powerful suffix as word of the year: ism. But not just any ism. The top isms to earn high traff...

NEW YORK (AP) — The beneficiaries include a manager at the Brazos Bookstore in Houston with a passion for works in translation and a community school ...

LAS VEGAS (AP) — The showgirls of the long-running Las Vegas spectacle Jubilee are hanging up their elaborate headdresses. Caesars Entertainment annou...

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Police on Monday clashed with a group of Kurds following a protest by some 5,000 people denouncing a dayslong curfew imposed by ...