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David Bowie recently released the single and music video "Where Are We Now?" from "The Next Day," his first album in a decade.

The City Council in Spring City, Utah, wants all households to own a gun and could possibly pay for permit courses for elementary school teachers.

A new infographic posted by the Enliven Project breaks down rape statistics, but some news outlets think it's misleading.

The former congresswoman and her husband, Mark Kelly, have created a gun-control lobby intended to serve as the anti-NRA.

Alcohol poisoning has been confirmed as the cause of Amy Winehouse's death.

Radio host Alex Jones wants CNN host Piers Morgan deported back to the UK for expressing his opinion -- a first amendment right -- on gun ownership -- a second amendment right.

A former American Humane Association employee has filed a wrongful termination suit against HBO and the AHA, claiming animal abuse was covered up on the set of the HBO series "Luck." The lawsuit validates PETA's earlier allegations of animal mistreatment.

Fiscal policy concerns slashed U.S. small-business confidence in December and November to levels typically seen in a recession.

Charlie Sheen has a new girlfriend, another porn star, this one named Georgia Jones (Alison Michelle Thompson), who he has been reportedly dating since October.

The Speaker of the House has been facing unrest among his fellow Republicans. Now, a poll shows a majority disapprove of him.

The "too big to fail" insurer is considering joining Hank Greenberg's securities class action lawsuit against the U.S. government.

The bulk of Asians in the U.K. tend to support the Labour Party; Priti Patel could turn them into Tories.

Verizon Communications (NYSE:VZ) expects a $10 billion charge for Hurricane Sandy damage and other reasons, CEO Lowell McAdam said.

President Barack Obama and Afghan President Hamid Karzai will meet Friday at the White House to discuss the future of the war and the security situation in Afghanistan.

The U.S. stock index futures point to a lower open Tuesday as investors preferred to maintain caution before the beginning of earnings season.

Asian stock markets declined Tuesday as investors opted for caution ahead of the start of the U.S. corporate earnings season.

Samsung Electronics estimated Friday morning that it earned a quarterly profit of $8.3 billion, as it sold close to 500 smartphone handsets per minute.

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's defiant speech on Sunday left many feeling his time is running out ever faster.

The Log Cabin Republicans ran a full-page ad in the Washington Post denouncing Obama's choice of Hagel for secretary of defense. The group cites Hagel's "dismal" record on gay rights.

Sources say the Obama administration is prepared to take on the National Rifle Association.

Airlines post strong growth in traffic and passenger revenue for December thanks to factors that are expected to boost 2013 results.