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Michael Phelps, already the most successful Olympian of all time, picked up his third successive world 100 meters butterfly title on Saturday.

Young declares this year's Philadelphia Eagles "the dream team."

STANFORD, California - Marion Bartoli is no longer needled by the "little voice" that told her she did not belong in the winner's circle at grand slams and finally regards herself a true contender ahead of next month's U.S. Open.

A former member of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints said on Friday she wasn't surprised by an outburst by Warren Jeffs, the church's leader who is on trial for sexual assault.

Did she lose her weight?

Warren Jeffs, president of the fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ, defended charges of sexual assault and polygamy against him, calling it a law set out by God, during his trial in Texas on Friday.

The US solider charged with an attempt to stage an attack on Fort Hood Military base shouted out in court the name of the defendant in the 2009 shooting at the military camp that killed 13 soldiers. The US military leadership chose to ramp up hiring Muslim personnel in the hope of creating a more inclusive culture within the army, but recent events are casting a shadow over the success of this policy.

Nicholas Read, an actor who appeared in the Harry Potter and Star Wars films, was given a 20-week suspended jail term for indecently exposing himself to a 17-year-old girl on a train, reports Daily Mail.

The Orange County Sheriff's Office spent around $300,000 in Casey Anthony murder investigation and trial.

A British protester who threw a plate of foam at Rupert Murdoch during a parliamentary hearing into the phone-hacking scandal pleaded guilty in court to assault Friday and quipped: "this has been the most humble day of my life."

Polygamist leader Warren Jeffs interrupted his Texas child sexual assault trial on Friday, shouting that his religious rights were being violated and warning the court it was stomping on "sacred ground".

A Federal Judge on Friday ordered the release of the transcripts of the 36-year-old secret testimony that former President Nixon gave to the grand jury following the infamous Watergate scandal. The transcripts will enable historians and scholars to gauge the extent of Nixon's role in the affair - a subject of popular speculation.

Delaware carried out its 15th execution since 1992 on Friday at the James T. Vaughn Correctional Center in Smyrna.

Polygamist leader Warren Jeffs interrupted his Texas child sexual assault trial on Friday, shouting that his religious rights were being violated and warning the court it was stomping on "sacred ground".

Diatribe goes on for nearly an hour

An AWOL Army Pfc. Naser Jason Abdo was charged with possession of an unregistered destructive device in a Texas court on Friday, and yelled out the name of Fort Hood shooter Maj. Nidal Hasan in court.

Celina's stepfather has an arrest record and was forcibly hospitalized for a mental illness

An Australian woman is suing her former employer over "overnight" injuries sustained on a business trip.

Bank of America was sued by 15 former Countrywide Financial institutional investors who said they lost money after being misled about the mortgage lender's financial condition and lending practices.

FBI testimony relating to a 2008 prompted the polygamous leader to speak up

Palomar Pictures and producer Sigurjon Sighvatsson have been slapped with a breach of contract suit by a film executive who claims he's owed credit and money for his work on the upcoming action film "Killer Elite."