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A report claims Notre Dame linebacker may have been complicit in an elaborate hoax.

One of the president's gun control proposals would lift a de facto ban on federally funded research examining gun violence.

French troops are gearing up for on-the-ground combat in Mali, where an Islamist insurgency threatens global security.

The U.S., which condemned anti-Semitic remarks Egyptian President Morsi allegedly made in 2010, counts on Morsi to back peace with Israel.

In a new interview with Esquire, Megan Fox compares Lindsay Lohan to Marilyn Monroe.

Facebook is planning something big for its press event on Tuesday. Whether this means more mobile features or a brand new ad network, here's what to expect.

The Coca-Cola Company is addressing the obesity epidemic for the first time in its history. The move comes as New York City's ban on large sugary sodas is set to take effect.

Sol Yurick, author of the gang novel “The Warriors,” which spawned a cult film and a video game, died on Saturday of lung cancer, his family said Wednesday. He was 87.

Hugo Chávez remains bed-ridden in Havana for his inauguration. His supporters don sashes symbolically. Opponents are not pleased.

Few newspapers have sections dedicated to science now, even as science journalism is becoming more valuable than ever.

The United States for the first time announcedTuesday that the administration is considering a full withdrawal of the U.S. troops from Afghanistan by the end of 2014.

Gawker jumped into the gun control controversy over safety vs. privacy Tuesday, publishing a searchable list of all the licensed gun permit owners in New York City.

MNS has complained that migrants from northern and eastern India have taken away jobs in Mumbai that rightfully belong to native Marathis.

Alberta oil development is releasing increasing levels of toxins into surrounding freshwater sources.

Bethenny Frankel has officially filed for divorce from Jason Hoppy. She is one of several "Real Housewives" stars whose marriages have ended.

Government and police officials in Steubenville, Ohio, have launched a website aimed at clearing their reputations in the face of intense scrutiny by the media and hackers from Anonymous.

This week, yellow Fatah flags were abundant in Hamas-controlled Gaza City, one month after Hamas held its own celebrations in the West Bank.

The Society of Professional Journalists' ethics committee was deluged with complaints this year about biased reporting. Do journalism ethics still matter?

Politicians are accusing the CIA of lying to director Kathryn Bigelow and other filmmakers who produced the recent spy thriller “Zero Dark Thirty,” which chronicles the investigation and eventual killing of Osama Bin Laden.

The iRadio, Apple's planned radio streaming service akin to Pandora, is reportedly still in the works.

The president signed the National Defense Authorization Act of 2013, despite previously threatening to veto it over controversial provisions.

An unpublished report on fracking prepared by New York State's Health Department and obtained by news organizations said fracking likely poses little risk to residents.

Patti Page, the top-selling female vocalist of the 1950s who rose to stardom with songs like "(How Much Is That) Doggie In The Window?" and "Tennessee Waltz," died Jan. 1 at the age of 85 years old, according to her publicist.

Buckley has left Beijing after 12 yrs because his press credentials have not been renewed. Is it payback for the Times?

IBTimes culled the most notable, or outrageous, Twitter moments of 2012. Congratulations, Rupert Murdoch.

Three years in, has Kickstarter lived up to its promise to disrupt entrepreneurship and artistic patronage? We look at some of the top Kickstarter projects from 2012 to find out.

U.S. Senate leaders were hammering out a last-minute deal to avoid the "fiscal cliff" on Monday, but it's unclear if lawmakers will back it.

Competing with Amazon's Kindle has been costly for Barnes & Noble, the world's largest bookstore chain.

The point guard was reportedly at odds with Johnson.