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The U.S. Anti-Doping Agency is expected to strip Lance Armstrong of his seven Tour de France titles and ban him from the sport of cycling for life. The move comes after Armstrong decided to drop charges against the doping agency, which alleged that he used performance-enhancing drugs.

Lead poisoning has been detected in several women who took Ayurvedic medicines during their pregnancy, according to a study by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention.

The South African government has decided that all consumer goods produced on the West Bank must be labeled as coming from the occupied Palestinian territories -- and Israel is very angry.

The botched restoration of a Jesus fresco in Spain quickly spread over the Internet Thursday. After Spanish officials thought vandals had destroyed the artwork of Jesus wearing the crown of thrones it was later revealed that an elderly parishioner had tried to touch it up the painting. In reality, she did anything but and, honestly, it’s not that big of a deal.

When news broke Thursday that Michael Jordan’s son Marcus had been fined for disturbing the peace it raised the question of whether Marcus, who is 21, inherited his father’s bad traits. CBS News reports that Marcus pleaded no contest to disturbing the peace and although he went to police headquarters to apologize, the behavior could be part of a wider pattern that has been passed down from one Jordan generation to the next.

Katie Holmes is going all out for New York Fashion Week, stage her event at "the tents."

The Baltimore Ravens host the Jacksonville Jaguars during Week 3 of the NFL season.

About 3 million bees were seized from the home of a Queens man who had been a beekeeper in his native China and found the insects were getting out of control.

Fox News revealed the name of a SEAL Team 6 member who had written a book about the killing of Osama bin Laden. "No Easy Day" was written under the pseudonym Mark Owen to protect the retired SEAL and his family.

Perez Hilton is joining the Off-Broadway cast of "NEWSical the Musical" for a four-week run starting in September.

Despite the tensions between Iran and Israel and confusion in the Persian Jewish community, many Persian Jews say they support Israel attacking Iran.

A struggling actor accused of hatching an extortion plot targeting film mogul Harvey Weinstein and other tycoons of industry across the country was arrested by federal agents.

He and Ina have a story that's both charming and important. It speaks to the power of love, to the human instinct to survive in the midst of horror, to the role of fate in determining who lives and who dies.

Golden Slam winner Serena Williams stepped into talk show host's David Letterman's studio earlier this week looking like a million dollars.

Watch live coverage of the first event of the PGA Tour playoffs from Bethpage, plus preview.

ESPN analyst Skip Bayless suggested that Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter might be using HGH. The comments have caused many people to criticize Bayless, as well as media outlets for covering the story.

Mark David Chapman, the man who murdered John Lennon, has been denied parole for the seventh time since his sentencing in 1981, according to Fox News.

In Florida, Ohio and Wisconsin, most voters do not want to see the kind of changes to Medicare proposed by the Romney-Ryan ticket.

The only thing Avril Lavigne loves more than bashing Hillary Duff is her lead singers and playboys with an affinity for spending their daddy's fortune. While we were shocked to learn of her recent engagement, we weren't too surprised that it was to Chad Kroeger, lead singer of the band "Nickelback."

The International Business Times had the chance to ask Miloš Karadagli? about the rebirth of classical guitar music, the current state of the music industry, and how his background shaped his work.

In New York, there were several cases of infection with a bug called Mycobacterium chelonae, which caused reddish or purple raised bumps in the areas tattooed with gray. The infection can mimic an allergic reaction and be difficult to treat.