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The U.S. and international Friends of Syria group threw their support behind the Free Syrian army, bolstering the opposition.

Ricky Martin shared his coming out story at the UN conference on homophobia Tuesday.

A look ahead to the women’s soccer friendly between the United States and China.

Track Palin, the elder son of former Alaska Gov. and 2008 vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin, has filed for divorce from his wife, Britta Palin.

Does New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie’s weight make him unfit to be president? The governor shot down that idea when he sat down with Barbara Walters.

Smugglers were caught firing soup cans filled with marijuana over the U.S. border from Mexico.

The one-billionth tourist is predicted to cross an international border on Thursday, marking a milestone in human interaction.

Lohan's probation for shoplifting has been revoked after charges involving her June car crash were formalized.

Startup Panorama9 raised $900,000 in new capital from investors who'd previously backed Zendesk, the IT cloud management platform.

"Lincoln," "Les Miserables" and "Silver Linings Playbook" led the pack as top nominees among the other 2013 Screen Actors Guild Awards nominations.

The Drudge Report posted a front-page story apparently criticizing Quentin Tarantino for his new film, "Django Unchained," which contains more than 100 instances of the N-word.

For the Las Vegas wedding industry, the date 12-12-12 is very important.

Factors aside from a person's genes could explain how homosexuality is inherited and persists in humans, a new study claims.

PolitiFact has named Mitt Romney's claim and subsequent ad about Barack Obama shifting Jeep production away from the U.S. and into China the "lie of the year."

The Fed Wednesday announced a new round of monetary easing and, in a historic turn, tied future actions to a numerical jobless target.

The second ex-wife of Charlie Sheen will take care of his third ex-wife's children as she tries rehab for the third time this year.

Is it a hit? Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) boosted production of its $499 Surface tablet, rival to the iPad from Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL).

It seems the “Fifty Shades of Grey” phenomenon is having an effect on gift buying this holiday season.

A new report from the World Wildlife Fund shows how illicit animal poaching has become a national security problem.

The Democrat told CNN too many lives have been ruined because of unnecessary marijuana arrests.

Search engine giants Google, Yahoo, Bing and more revealed their "Most Searched" of 2012, revealing the top searches of the year online.