Ashley Portero

A 12-year-old Swedish girl was uninjured after being struck by lightning twice while taking a shower during a thunderstorm on Aug. 17.

Aug 24, 2011

Thirty-five percent of Americans surveyed in an August Gallup poll said race relations in the U.S. have improved since President Obama's election, a decline from the 70 percent who predicted it would get better directly after the 2008 election.

Aug 24, 2011

Rep. Dennis Kucinich discussed topics such as marijuana legalization, universal healthcare and the Patriot Act while addressing a crowd at Seattle's Hempfest.

Aug 23, 2011

An Indianapolis law firm has filed a pro bono class action lawsuit against the state of Indiana on behalf of the victims of the recent state fair stage collapse.

Aug 23, 2011

A New York Supreme Court judge dismissed charges against former IMF head Dominique Strauss-Kahn, who was accused of sexually assaulting a hotel maid in May.

Aug 23, 2011

There were no illegal drugs in the 27-year-old soul singer's system at the time of her death, according to a family statement.

Aug 23, 2011

A new study found that both men and women are at risk of gaining weight following a marital transition, especially if they are over age 30.

Aug 23, 2011

Google Maps has already accepted the name change of Green Square to Martyr's Square.

Aug 23, 2011

NASA has activated Robonaut 2, a humanoid robot that may eventually be used as a helper to astronauts in the International Space Station.

Aug 22, 2011

Former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman praised the ouster of Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi even though he has been a vocal critic of U.S. intervention in the country.

Aug 22, 2011

A German study found that dogs can reliably sniff out lung cancer on an affected patient's breath.

Aug 22, 2011

A report from the Congressional Budget Office found that federal disability payments may be tapped out by 2017, while a larger Social Security fund could be bankrupt by 2040.

Aug 22, 2011

Rep. Ron Paul derided Fox News for questioning him about a supporter's newspaper advertisement that attacks Texas Gov. Rick Perry.

Aug 22, 2011

An experiment from a Dutch artist found that a combination of human skin cells and genetically engineered spider silk was capable of stopping bullets fired at reduced speeds.

Aug 22, 2011

The state of Schleswig-Holstein released a statement saying Facebook's Like button violates some of Germany's privacy and data collection laws.

Aug 19, 2011

Medicinal Genomics successfully sequenced the marijuana genome in order to understand the plant's medicinal properties.

Aug 19, 2011

The first two human cases of West Nile Virus this year both came from Illinois.

Aug 19, 2011

Rick Perry reportedly invested thousands of dollars in Movie Gallery in 1995, a video rental store chain that was once the largest pornography distributor in the U.S.

Aug 19, 2011

A father-son duo were arrested for allegedly making hundreds of menacing phone calls to Sarah Palin's family and lawyer.

Aug 19, 2011

Susanne Eman consumes 22,000 calories a day in order to reach her goal weight of 1,600 pounds.

Aug 19, 2011

An elderly couple who decided they wanted to end their lives were evicted from their New Mexico retirement home after they informed staff of their plan to refuse food and drink.

Aug 18, 2011

Researchers believe a greater awareness of the disorder may account for the rise of ADHD diagnoses.

Aug 18, 2011

This week, Gov. Rick Perry has not been able to resist knocking down scientific theories that are considered facts by a good chunk of the modern world. First it was global warming; now, it's evolution.

Aug 18, 2011

Researchers found that a high-tech electronic monitoring device was no better at alerting doctors when surgical patients began regaining consciousness than less expensive techniques.

Aug 18, 2011

News Corp. stock rose 1.4 percent on Tuesday even as the British Parliament released documents indicating that company executives may have been aware of phone hacking practices at the News of the World

Aug 17, 2011

A New Mexico man who witnessed a little girl's abduction pursued her kidnapper in a high-speed car chase.

Aug 17, 2011

The 33-year-old Brooklyn native was reportedly shot once before his body was burned by his assailants.

Aug 17, 2011

The drug Zelboraf has been approved to treat late-stage melanoma patients who have mutated BRAF proteins.

Aug 17, 2011

Charinez Jackson, 17, was killed on Tuesday night after she was shot multiple times by an unknown gunman.

Aug 17, 2011