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A private girls high school has apologized and removed its planned menu, saying it did not "wish to perpetrate racial stereotypes."

Mississippi is the most Protestant state, Rhode Island is the most Catholic, Utah is Mormon and New York has the most Jews.

Cortney Lorraine Williams allegedly told police that she and her husband, Shane William Park, planned to stuff the two dead alligators.

Noah McCall was "quickly apprehended" after he allegedly urinated on an Albany police officer.

The shopaholics in a certain Chinese metropolis have boosted it above the Big Apple to become the global center of wealthy consumers.

The envoy to the United Nations is such a big fan of the Russian punk band that she wants to go on tour with them. (Not really, but Russia still got mad.)

Did you know the United States accidentally (and briefly) breached the debt limit in 1979?

Ethan Couch's attorney argued that his client suffered from "affluenza" and had rich parents who never punished him.

Fewer of the world’s priciest wheels were sold in Singapore last year thanks to higher taxes on auto purchases.

Political and economic volatility in Argentina has underscored how frontier markets can turn sour quickly.

The world's total defense budget is forecast to increase to $1.547 trillion this year.

The U.S. has two warships in the Black Sea tasked with providing support in the event of a security breach during the Olympic Games.

She allegedly lured a disabled man to Texas to marry her, and then murdered him to get his insurance benefits.

Though many in China look forward to the holiday season, financial and family worries weigh on young people as they return home.

Is the U.S. gearing up for a potential terrorist attack at the Games?

Some Tanzanians are also suspected of involvement in the drug trade.

What you need to know to about cybersecurity during the Winter Olympic Games -- even if you're watching from home.

Gagandeep Kaur and Rajeshwar Singh may have murdered Mahtab Avad Savoji because she rejected advances from Singh.

Margie Carranza and Emma Hernandez were shot and injured when LAPD officers mistook their vehicle for Christopher Dorner's.

Indian politicians – amid a seemingly endless stream of corruption scandals – appear to have sacrificed ideology for personal gain.

With more than 70 percent of China's military made up of only children, some fear "spoiled" young men can't handle combat.

The former “American Idol” star says Washington won't change him, just as Hollywood didn't.

Two days away from the soft debt-limit deadline, you won't believe what the GOP is considering.

Russia has deployed an array of operations to deter would-be terrorists from targeting the Winter Games.

Poultry regulation may feature prominently in 2014 on advocates’ agendas, after two critical December reports made waves.

As more H7N9 fatalities are reported, scientists determine a gene found in Chinese people may make them more susceptible to sickness.

Alfonso Fanjul, sugar tycoon and well-known anti-Castro activist, wants to invest in his home country.

For the uninitiated, reading an Indian newspaper, magazine or government publication could become quite daunting.

The ballot is expected to be certified by next week for a vote in the state's August primary.