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A 63-year-old California man with a hernia plunged a butter knife into his abdomen in an attempt to fix the problem, and later put a lit cigarette in the wound, police said on Tuesday.

Goodwin Liu, a University of California law professor whose confirmation to a federal appeals court was blocked in the U.S. Senate, has been nominated to serve as a justice on the top court in California.

The names of jurors in the Casey Anthony murder trial will remain secret until at least October 25 to allow those enraged by her acquittal to "compose and restrain themselves," according to the judge's order on Tuesday.

Men are more concerned with their partner's body type than women but they also seem to value family more highly, according to a new survey released on Tuesday.

California Governor Jerry Brown signed into law on Monday a bill allowing illegal immigrants to receive privately funded scholarships to attend the state's public colleges and universities.

Norwegian police confirmed Saturday morning that they had arrested Anders Behring Breivik, 32, a suspect identified as right wing Christian fundamentalist who is responsible for both the bombing and the youth camp shooting rampage in Oslo, Norway Friday.

The nation of Norway came together to mourn the loss of many of its brightest sons and daughters in the wake of Friday's bombing and shooting rampage by Anders Behring Breivik.

A study finds that climate change could increase the frequency of fires in Yellowstone National Park, resulting in a drastically changed landscape that could alter the entire ecosystem.

Overthrow of dictator in Egypt is an example of the phenomenon

Australian police were forced to use pepper spray to subdue a "Big Red" kangaroo after it attacked a 94-year-old woman in the town of Charleville, Queensland.

More than 140,000 petitioners on change.org pleaded for the mercy of the Cobb County State Court on a hearing Tuesday over the sentencing of a woman whose 4-year-old son was killed in 2010, jaywalking before dusk across a road to their home, from which the closest crosswalk was more than 1500 feet away.

The United States Postal Service on Tuesday published the list of almost 3,700 post offices across the country being considered for closure or downsizing.

The dollar fell on Tuesday as U.S. lawmakers remained deadlocked over raising the nation's debt ceiling to avoid a devastating default, while U.S. and European shares also declined.

We've all read about huge family fortunes squandered in legal battles between siblings after the patriarch or matriarch dies. While most of us wouldn't make national headlines regarding our estate planning matters, the pain and destruction of inheritance feuds can be minimized if not totally avoided.

It is obvious that a good nights sleep sets the foundations for the healthy functioning of most parts of the body, but a recent study has shown that it is key part of maintaining a good memory.

At least 122 firearms from a botched U.S. undercover operation have been found at crime scenes in Mexico or intercepted en route to drug cartels there, according to a Republican congressional report being issued on Tuesday.

A group of seven teenagers enrolled in a back-country survival course encountered an aggressive grizzly bear in Alaska's Talkeetna Mountains, leaving four injured. Two remain hospitalized as their tale of survival is told to the world.

Gold held steady below its record high on Tuesday as investors waited to see if President Barack Obama's appeal for lawmakers to break a deadlock in U.S. debt talks would succeed, while the euro zone debt crisis lent support.

Troubled singer Amy Winehouse was found dead in her home yesterday afternoon: a death caused by ecstasy and alcohol sources say.

Troubled singer Amy Winehouse was found dead in her home yesterday afternoon after what police say is drug related, capping the end to a short life and even shorter career.

A lower house committee of Japan's parliament on Tuesday passed a bill to help Tokyo Electric Power pay billions of dollars in compensation to those hurt by the Fukushima nuclear disaster, ensuring a law will soon be in place to guarantee the utility's survival and get aid to victims.

The lawyer of a Norwegian who killed at least 76 people in a bombing and a shooting spree said on Tuesday his client appeared to be a madman.

Large fires in Yellowstone National Park could significantly increase due to climate change, drastically altering the park people know today, a new study suggests.

A day after hundreds of gay couples wedded, the first lawsuit was filed against the New York state measure, challenging politicians who allegedly violated open meeting laws as well as Senate rules on debate.

Norway is in deep shock and mourning following the twin terror attacks that have killed around 76 people. Thousands of people carried red or white or pink roses rallied to pay their tribute to the victims of the attack that took place on July 22.

Ending a decade-long civil rights battle, the legal bars on the gay marriage have been removed in the New York City. To exchange vows legally for the first time, gay couples flocked clerk's offices across the state on Sunday.

A British university exchange student Meredith Kercher was sexually assaulted and stabbed in Perugia, Italy on November 1, 2007. Along with Rudy Guede, a resident of Perugia, Amanda Knox, a young Seattle student and a housemate of Kercher, and Raffaele Sollecito, an Italian student have been held responsible for Kercher?s tragic death.

A Long Island woman has been charged with manslaughter in the death of her 8-year-old disabled daughter and is scheduled for arraignment on Wednesday.

A mystifying unidentified flying object (UFO) has been captured in a photo in Cape Town, South Africa. Amid multiple claims of UFO sightings from around the world, what makes it unique is the fact that you can also find it using Google Earth.