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Since passage of the Endangered Species Act 50 years ago, more than 1,700 plants, mammals, fish, ins

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Paula Abdul has accused former “American Idol” producer Nigel Lythgoe of sexually

Bronny James had his first big game as a collegian Saturday night, punctuating a 15-point effort wit

Director Sam Taylor-Johnson and actor Aaron Taylor-Johnson made a family night out of the premiere o

An off-duty police sergeant was fatally shot Saturday afternoon at a gas station just outside Greens

The most popular staff member at this northern New Jersey school never speaks, and usually dozes off

A Michigan woman was so dumbfounded when she won nearly $460,000 in the state lottery, that it took

SAINT-QUENTIN-EN-YVELINES, France — It wasn’t the cigarettes, Charley Hull said.It was an injury and

We're down to the final week of the NFL regular season. Although the top seeds in each conference ar

The Chicago Bears' trade last spring with the Carolina Panthers has paid off in a big way.On Sunday,

A fake emergency call to police resulted in officers responding Friday night to the home of Maine Se

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Jury selection will begin Monday in the trial of a former Las Vegas-area politician

TOKYO (AP) — Japan issued tsunami alerts Monday after a series of strong quakes in the Sea of Japan.

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — Georgia football dropped a boulder on the remnants of Florida State’s team in