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Anti-Wall Street protesters hoping to commandeer a worldwide television audience to air their grievances said on Thursday they would peacefully occupy this year's Rose Parade in Pasadena.

A grand jury report has revealed that Jerry Sandusky, a former Penn State assistant coach, not only had access to hundreds of underage boys through his charity, The Second Mile, but also detailed how Sandusky would allegedly sexually molest the boys and showered them with gifts.

A Hawaii helicopter crash killed five people after bursting into flames Thursday afternoon.

Stunning photographs of Marilyn Monroe and Kate Moss will be up for auction by Bonhams on Nov. 17 at Bonhams' New Bond Street, London.

The wide receivers coach told a grand jury he saw Sandusky rape a boy.

Long Island pharmacy killer David Laffer was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole on Thursday. His wife and getaway driver Melinda Brady received 25 years for robbery, the maximum sentence for her crime.

Walmart published its online ad book for Black Friday this Thursday on Facebook and Walmart.com. The company announced it will have three Black Friday events after Thanksgiving.

The assistant remains with the program despite his involvement in Sandusky allegations

Baseball player Wilson Ramos kidnapped at gunpoint while in native Venezuela.

Following news that head football coach Joe Paterno was fired in the wake of a sex-abuse scandal at the school, more than 1,000 Penn State University students took to the streets on Wednesday to protest the decision, flipping a media van in the process, leaving authorities no choice but to bring in heavy equipment to right the vehicle.

Putting animal rights over fashion and its own vibrant shopping scene, West Hollywood's leaders voted to approve on Tuesday a first-in-the-nation ban on the sale of fur clothing within city limits.

Turkish rescue teams are busy digging through the rubble of collapsed buildings to find survivors after a 5.6 magnitude earthquake in Van.

Even the online shopping Web sites are way ahead in the best price race, by offering the finest deals, free shipping and other attractive offers to its customers online. The early bird and Super Saturday offers add even more excitement to the biggest shopping day of the year.

The report into the 2009 death of champion boxer Arturo Gatti by Dr. Jean Brochu, a Quebec coroner, has concluded that he died a violent death but clear evidence of foul play could not be found.

A group of four paintings by renowned American Abstract Expressionist Clyfford Still has fetched a total of $114.1 million during Sotheby's Contemporary Art sale in New York.

Board of Trustees acts, firing Paterno; students react, gathering across campus.

The mother of one of the alleged victims in Penn State Scandal said that Penn State University officials betrayed those boys who were sexually abused by former football assistant coach Jerry Sandusky.

The world is heading towards rapidly changing and irreversible climatic changes, and immediate measures should be undertaken to prevent disastrous effects, warns the International Energy Agency.

French authorities have barred a UK gallery from bringing a 17th century disputed painting back across the channel.

Marko Cheseto, cross-country runner from the University of Alaska Anchorage (UAA), who was missing walked into a hotel near the university campus in the early hours of Wednesday, alive but extremely hypothermic, according to UAA officials

The 9-year-old girl, who acted as designated driver for her drunk father in Detroit caught on video back in October, appeared in court on Tuesday, testifying that she had driven a four-wheeler before.

Veterans Day on Nov. 11, 2011 is around the corner. As the federal holiday draws near, watch videos, read quotes and see photos chronicling the history and ongoing legacy of the U.S. Armed Services, from military desegregation and the aftermath of Vietnam to WWII nurses at the Battle of the Bulge and Iraq war veterans at Occupy Wall Street.

Washington Nationals catcher Wilson Ramos has been kidnapped in Venezuela.

San Francisco voters backed interim Mayor Ed Lee's plan for tackling the city's rising pension expenses for its public employees over a competing plan on Tuesday's ballot, according to unofficial results on Wednesday.

As cartoonists across America join fans in remembering Bil Keane, read some of the Family Circus creator's best quotes, other cartoonists' reflections on their mentor, and the words of other great comic strip artists who've died in the past few years. Keane is known for his promotion of family values and his strip's iconic format, but few knew how funny he was, or how honest.

Four masked thieves tried to rob a San Diego area casino on Wednesday by pulling a display case full of money from the lobby with their sport utility vehicle, police said.

Veteran's Day is a rare chance for Americans to honor those men and women who have served their country, and across the country restaurants are joining in and doing their part to help the nation's warriors.

Gary Scott Holland, a 44-year-old alleged Satanist, on Tuesday pleaded guilty to murdering a 46-year-old socialite Kathleen Kate Horan.

A 5.7 magnitude earthquake hit near Van, Turkey on Wednesday, causing at least 18 buildings to collapse, including a six-story hotel where rescuers are now working to free 35 trapped people.