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An arrest warrant has been issued for a Colorado woman who posed as mentally instable to avoid jury duty, reported Reuters. The woman, Susan Cole, 57, was charged on Thursday for first degree perjury and attempting to influence a public servant during jury selection last June. Cole called into Denver's Dave Logan Show during a session on ways to avoid jury session last October.

Sanford Police Chief Bill Lee announced Thursday that he will be stepping down temporarily as chief, a move instigated by growing criticism of his handling of the Trayvon Martin shooting case in Florida. My role as the leader of this agency has become a distraction from the investigation, Lee said (watch full video here). It is apparent that my involvement in this matter is overshadowing the process.

If you keep up with viral Internet trends, then you've most likely seen the photos circulating of the alleged Chinese gangster which have been viewed over five million times on Imgur since they emerged Tuesday. However, what we don't know is exactly where these pictures displaying a man with stacks of Chinese Yuans, fancy cars and puppies came from.

The monarch butterfly population has steadily declined since 1997. Unless something is done, the butterfly could be lost forever, researchers said.

After a 32 hour standoff,the Islamic terrorist accused of killing seven people was killed Thursday as police raided his apartment. Click through the slide show to check out dramatic images of the Merah's standoff with French police forces.

A video of an apache helicopter crash disaster in Afghanistan made its way onto the Internet on Thursday, prompting officials to start an investigation for possible criminal charges.

On Thursday morning, Rev. Al Sharpton's 87-year-old mother Ada Sharpton passed away following a prolonged battle with dementia and Alzheimer's. Sharpton still plans to headline a rally in Florida.

Very little is known about the oceans. Researchers are trying to change that through the use of underwater robots.

Forecasts show that heavy snowfall is headed for New York City, Boston and the rest of the Mid-Atlantic region in the first week of April.

In the most recent uproar surrounding “Mass Effect 3,” news has surfaced that the game’s ending may have been written by the executive producer and lead writer without input from the rest of the team, according to GameRanx.

Gwyneth Paltrow caught up with Rachel Ray on the Rachel Ray Show yesterday after putting her kids to bed and pouring herself a glass of wine. The iconic actress phoned in from London for the show to talk about a New York Times article I Was a Cookbook Ghostwriter, which claimed that several celebrities had not actually written cookbooks under their names.

Dharun Ravi was convicted of on several charges last week, including a hate crime, for spying on his college roommate Tyler Clementi, who jumped from the George Washington Bridge. Now, Ravi has apologized for everything happened.

A Boston woman, Brittany Kirk, is saying it is a miracle that her cat, Sugar, survived after plummeting 19 stories out of a window in her apartment.

On Thursday, John Edwards denied claims that he had hired hookers from the so-called Soccer Mom Madam, Anna Gristina, during visits to New York.

Britain's largest drugmaker GlaxoSmithKline announced on Thursday plans to invest £500 million ($792 million) in local manufacturing operations, opening a facility in Scotland that is expected to create 1,000 jobs over the coming years.

If a text told you to walk off a pier, would you? Numerous news reports confirm that texting while driving is dangerous, but for 45-year-old Bonnie Miller, it turns out that texting and walking is dangerous. An ABC News affiliate reported that on Monday at 9:30 p.m. police, firefighters and the coast guard were called to the south pier in St. Joseph, Michigan after a woman fell off a pier.

China, Japan and South Korea have reached a trilateral investment agreement, bringing to fruition over a decade of efforts to bridge Asia's three leading economic powers while putting plans of a free-trade zone within reach.

Since Sunday, Clintonville, Wi. heard and felt loud booming noises in the middle of the night, forcing residents to endure sleepless nights. This unexplained occurrence has captured the nation's attention and left residents concerned.

The second episode in South Park's 16th season took on Cash for Gold stores and cable shopping networks, mapping out a ridiculous conspiracy in which gold is continuously made into jewelry, sold to old Americans, gifted to their children and grandchildren, sold for a few bucks at pawn shops, smelted down and then forged into jewelry again in a never ending cycle designed to rip off the elderly. Of course Stan sets out to solve the mystery and right the wrong while Cartman attempts to cash in ...

Blizzard has been slowly dishing out new details on its upcoming World of Warcraft expansion, “Mists of Pandaria.” The game with focus on the Pandaren race first introduced in Warcraft III, and it looks like fans might be seeing “Mists of Pandaria” sooner than they expected.

Last Friday, 15-year-old Sierra LaMar disappeared from the driveway of her home and was never seen again. Her cell phone was discovered on the side of the road.

Investigators are probing the cause of a blaze at a dilapidated warehouse in Boston, which sparked late on Wednesday night.

A Florida Atlantic University student (FAU) named Jonatha Carr was tased after she had a meltdown during an evolution lesson in class because of racial issues where she threatened to kill her professor along with other students in an episode caught on video by a student.

On Wednesday night Rihanna went out drinking in LA where she was photographed by Paparazzi before she mysteriously left the club right after checking her phone. We know what you're thinking, but she wasn't going to see her ex-boyfriend Chris Brown, who was convicted of physically abusing her three years ago and could still be arrested for breaking his probation after stealing an iPhone off a fan last month. According to TMZ, RiRi received a suggestive text message from movie star Ashton Ku...

Goldman Sachs is planning to conduct a company-wide internal email scan to see if employees are really using derogatory terms like muppet to refer to their clients, a move triggered by last week's scathing op-ed by former employee Greg Smith. Smith tore into the investment and securities giant for its toxic, destructive and unethical environment after resigning earlier this month.

An alleged call girl and prostitute who worked for the madam of the alleged Millionaire Madam or Soccer Mom Madam Anna Gristina, informed New York City authorities that she was paid to have sex with 58-year-old former U.S. Sen. John Edwards while he was in New York raising money for a 2008 presidential nomination.

Scientists in the U.S. have invented a robotic underwater which is inspired by jellyfish. The robot powers itself with sea water.

Passersby at Grand Central Station in New York City will have a new phenomenon to ogle at during their morning commutes on Thursday: a display of the world’s largest snake to ever live, the titan boa, measuring at 48-feet-long.

Mohammed Merah, suspected in the killings of seven people in recent days, was found dead Thursday morning after jumping from a window of his Toulouse apartment building, France's interior minister said.