A summit of Tibetan exiles is turning into a clash of generations over the direction of their struggle? for independence from China.
A South Carolina Roman Catholic priest has told his parishioners that they should refrain from receiving Holy Communion if they voted for Barack Obama because the Democratic president-elect supports abortion.
Young Americans can finally shake off their reputation for civic apathy. Young people appear to have voted in higher numbers than ever before, preliminary reports show.
A student died just as he was about to win a university binge-eating contest, officials said Friday.
Japanese climbers returning from a mountain in western Nepal said on Tuesday they had found footprints they think belonged to the abominable snowman or Yeti.
Joe the Plumber, America's most famous tradesman, said Thursday he doesn't have a license and doesn't need one.
The government's $700 billion plan to rescue the creaking financial system has prompted readers to ask, why can't we just arrest the CEOs responsible for this mess?
One in two mammal species on Earth are in decline and at least one in four are at risk of disappearing, according to a survey released Monday.
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