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The girls were on their stomachs in the woods. Nearby, Adam Mayes — the man accused of kidnapping them and killing their mother and sister — shot himself as police… Read more »

Two girls kidnapped after their sister and mother were killed have been found alive in Mississippi. Their alleged abductor shot himself to death, the FBI says.

Vice President Joe Biden has apologized to President Barack Obama for comments that forced Obama's hand on same-sex marriage, administration officials say.

Troublesome weather conditions hampered recovery efforts Friday as teams combed a steep mountainside where a Russian jetliner crashed on a demonstration flight in Indonesian this week.

A part-time stripper fired from her full-time newspaper job covering Texas high society claims she's a victim of gender discrimination.

New details are emerging about the man sent by Saudi counterterrorism agents into Yemen as a mole when it emerged that al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula was developing another… Read more »

Rebekah Brooks, a former newspaper editor and News Corp. executive, began testifying Friday over her links to politicians at a U.K. government-backed inquiry into phone hacking and press ethics.

Greece may have given us the word democracy and many of the principles of civil society. But now it is "the sick man of Europe," and the people of other… Read more »

A third suspect was arrested in the California death of a deployed Marine's wife, authorties said.

Florida A&M University band director Julian White, who had been under pressure to step aside after the hazing-related death of a band member, is retiring, his attorney announced Thursday.

Russia condemned the massive bombings that killed dozens in Syria and accused outside nations of instigating violence to heighten the 14-month uprising that has left thousands dead.

Two young girls kidnapped from Tennessee after their sister and mother were slain were found alive in Mississippi, authorities said. Adam Mayes, the man accused of the murders and kidnappings,… Read more »

Adam Mayes, who was suspected of murder and kidnapping in a case involving a Tennessee mother and her three daughters, died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, the FBI said. The… Read more »

Vice President Joe Biden has apologized to President Barack Obama for comments that forced Obama's hand on same-sex marriage, administration officials say.

Adam Mayes, accused of murder and kidnapping in a case involving a Tennessee mother and her three daughters, has died of an apparently self-inflicted gunshot wound in Union County, Mississippi,… Read more »

A drug already approved for treatment of AIDS might one day be approved for prevention of the deadly disease in individuals at high risk.

Adam Mayes, accused of murder and kidnapping in a case involving a Tennessee mother and her three daughters, has died of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound in Union County, Mississippi,… Read more »