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The giant weta lives on Little Barrier Island in New Zealand, and it weighs 71 grams. Moffett searched for the bug for two days, as he and two others walked trails scanning vegetation for the giant weta. Finally, he found it -- a big bug even for the large weta insects.

She's out. She's in. And now, she's out again. Bishop Eddie Long's wife has been back and forth with whether or not she's seeking divorce from the controversial minister. In a couple of days, the saga involving Vanessa Long and her divorce, or not, from Eddie Long has been twisted.

The U.S. Transportation Security Administration (TSA) detained pregnant teen Vanessa Gibbs over her pistol purse at an airport security check before a flight from Virginia to Florida.

The year 2011 marks some of the biggest and most memorable moments in the fashion industry that has not only captivated onlookers but has also left a historical imprint in the style sphere.

With agricultural land and water drying up for millions of people, Mexico's northern states are suffering the worst drought conditions the country has seen during the 70 years since the government started recording rainfall in 1941.

A powerful wind storm with gale-force gusts left much of the Los Angeles area strewn with toppled trees and downed power lines on Thursday, slowing rush-hour traffic and knocking out electricity to over 300,000 customers.

George McGovern, the longtime U.S. senator from South Dakota who ran as the Democratic Party candidate for president in 1972, was hospitalized on Friday in South Dakota after falling and striking his head.

The percentage of women and people of color running television and radio companies is falling, despite the rise in minority populations, and civil rights groups want the Federal Communications Commission to do something about it.

A Southern California man was arrested on Friday and accused of possessing what prosecutors called one of the largest child pornography collections ever recovered.

A manager who represented child actors was arrested Tuesday in Santa Monica and charged with molesting an underage client, TheWrap has confirmed.

A powerful wind storm with gale-force gusts left much of the Los Angeles area strewn with toppled trees and downed power lines on Thursday, slowing traffic, damaging homes and knocking out electricity to over 350,000 customers.

A state government report said on Friday that California's homicide rate fell by 7.8 percent in 2010 to the lowest level since 1966, in-line with a U.S. drop in violent crimes that researchers have attributed in part to better police work.

With the assistance of X-ray scanning, art experts have identified another self-portrait of Dutch painter Rembrandt.

The Museum at the Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT) in New York has launched a two-part exhibition featuring couture creations from an array of renowned designers.

The St. Louis Zoo announced Wednesday it has successfully bred the Ozark hellbender ,which has been listed as an endangered species under the Endangered Species Act by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

A wine steward from Hoboken is due in court in connection with five stolen paintings taken from a New York hotel.

From the NYC bar scene to the pub crawls in Chicago, it can be hard to find an affordable place to get a few beers without breaking the bank. Here, see the top bars from San Francisco to Honolulu that sport the best deals in America's 10 most expensive cities.

A drought in northern Mexico has dried up drinking water for nearly 2.5 million people and dessicated millions of acres of farmland.

The hilarious Texts From Bennett might just be a creation of David Mac Lethal Sheldon's mind, according to The Smoking Gun.

On Thursday, Vanessa Long filed for divorce from her husband, Bishop Eddie Long -- the anti-gay preacher of the New Birth Missionary Baptist Church who was accused of coercing four men into having sexual activity with him. She even released a statement about the filing. But now she's planning to remain married.

Police stormed the Occupy Boston camp on Thursday night to remove a new kitchen sink only hours after a judge extended a restraining order preventing police from evicting the protesters or seizing their possessions.

A Chicago female television anchor has angered parents after saying there was no Santa Claus during a live broadcast on Fox in Chicago.

An Arizona jury on Wednesday sentenced Mark Goudeau, the convicted Phoenix Baseline Killer, to death on each of the nine murder counts he is facing.

The bug was found on Little Barrier Island in New Zealand by nature lover Mark Moffett. He found it up a tree, according to the Daily Mail. Moffett searched for the bug for two days. He said that he and two others walked trails scanning vegetation for the giant weta.

Tucker by Gaby Basora opens in New York's Soho.

On Thursday morning, a class of ninth-graders at Maple Grove Junior High School were told to turn towards a table where the teacher was performing a science experiment.

Scott Olsen, the U.S. Marine Corps veteran who made national headlines in October after he received a brutal head injury during a violent clash between police and Occupy Oakland protesters, spoke to media outlets about the injury for the first time this week.

The man accused of killing an Italian woman in East Harlem claims he was possessed by an evil spirit.

Former Bronx Borough President Adolfo Carrión Jr. and former White House czar admitted to violating city laws