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World’s Third Smallest Baby Ready to go Home [PHOTO]

Two comparatively strong earthquakes struck Puerto Rico within three minutes of each other early Saturday, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. There have been no media reports of damage, injuries, or death.

Guinness Book of World Records shows two entries for the shortest man in the world. There is an entry for the Shortest Man Ever and another for the Shortest Man - Living (Mobile).

More than 250 people were killed and almost twice that number were missing after a typhoon hit the southern Philippines, officials said Saturday. The storm triggered flash floods and landslides, forcing tens of thousands from their homes.

Soldiers baton-charged demonstrators in Cairo's Tahrir Square on Saturday, a day after street clashes killed eight people and wounded more than 300, marring the first free election most Egyptians can remember.

A typhoon hitting the southern Philippines triggered flash floods and landslides that killed nearly 180 people and forced about 100,000 from their homes, government and army officials said on Saturday.

The death toll from a typhoon in the southern Philippines rose to more than 130, government and army officials said on Saturday, with some domestic flights grounded and wide areas left without power.

Social media giant Facebook has threatened to sue Mark Zuckerberg, but not the one you're probably thinking of.

U.S. health officials will allow states to select the basic set of medical benefits that must be offered by insurance plans participating in new exchanges mandated by the federal healthcare overhaul, the U.S. government said on Friday.

Many U.S. surgeons fail to discuss their patients' wishes in case a risky operation goes awry, and even more would not operate if patients limited what could be done to keep them alive, a survey found.

Visitors to Luoyang, China were shocked this week when the Jian (or Jianhe) river turned a lurid blood red overnight. Investigators found the blood-red shade came from an illegal chemical dumps by nearby plants, but locals claim the river often changes color from pollutants. Here, see pictures of China's eerie River of Blood.

A video of parents kissing their kids as part of a school-sponsored prank has sparked controversy and even disgust after it went viral online.

The search is over for the most-Googled names in 2011: The most popular and fastest-rising terms include Rebecca Black, Ryan Dunn and Casey Anthony.

A young couple train-hopping across the country has been found dead under a mound of coal at a Florida power plant, reports Yahoo News.

Scamp, a family dog in Washington state, was hit by a car after it escaped through a fence. The 8-and-a-half-month-old Yorkshire Terrier-ShihTzu mix showed no sign of life. He wasn't breathing. He was bleeding. His eyes were fixed. Scamp was presumed dead. But they found him alive the next morning.

Amanda Knox is free and home in Seattle, and in Perugia, where she once lived in a jail cell, a judge has published his report on the faulty police work that led to her arrest three years ago.

Gunshots were fired at the Chinese Consulate in Los Angeles on Thursday by a man identified by a security guard as a protester, and police said a suspect had been taken into custody.

Police officials are investigating a fight between two bicyclists that left one of them in the hospital with multiple stab wounds.

Two-in-three voters say most members of Congress should be voted out of office in 2012--the highest on record. And the number who say their own member should be replaced matches the all-time high recorded in 2010, when fully 58 members of Congress lost reelection bids-- the most in any election since 1948, the Center states in the Poll's overview.

Two-in-three voters say most members of Congress should be voted out of office in 2012--the highest on record. And the number who say their own member should be replaced matches the all-time high recorded in 2010, when fully 58 members of Congress lost reelection bids-- the most in any election since 1948, the Center states in the Poll's overview.

James Bissett, the co-owner of Long Island Aquarium, was found dead Wednesday night in what police are calling an apparent suicide.

As women climb up the corporate ladder, the hike doesn’t translate to easing pay discrepancies between the genders, according to research released Friday.

Burger King is giving away its new thick-cut French fries today. Can it surpass the taste tradition of McDonald's fries?

Inflation at the consumer level remains moderate -- and that should give the U.S Federal Reserve more time to stimulate the U.S. economy -- something that's good news for investors and job seekers alike.

American firebrand columnist, author and activist, Christopher Hitchens, is dead. However, his fans and admirers are keeping his memory alive by mourning his loss on online networking Web sites, like Facebook and Twitter.

A rare collection of around 38,000 Spanish coins will be auctioned by Sotheby's New York on behalf of the Hispanic Society of America.

The Beijing city government announced Friday users of popular Chinese microblogging sites like Sina's Weibo must register with their real personal information and have three months to comply.

Is now a good time to consider the stock of AutoZone (AZO)?

Shirtless men clad in red sweatpants have been lining up for days in Singapore's prime shopping district, part of an advertising gimmick revealing not just muscle but also a gradual unpeeling of the city state's puritanical ways.