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A judge said he may have to declare a mistrial in the murder trial of Brandon McInerney, who is charged with killing gay classmate Lawrence King in 2008, if jurors do not come to verdict.

It is a mistake to focus just on a hurricane's wind speed. Of the most catastrophic hurricanes in United States history, the majority were so devastating because of the flooding caused by a combination of heavy rainfall and storm surges, not because of the winds themselves.

Recently retired NHL tough guy Wade Belak was found dead in a Toronto hotel Wednesday, adding to an off-season of tragedy for the National Hockey League.

29-year old cyclist was killed after swerving out of the way of construction debris

One of New York City's highest ranking officials resigned last month, but what Mayor Michael Bloomberg's administration failed to disclose was that his Deputy Mayor Stephen Goldsmith has been arrested on domestic-violence charges before his resignation.

Gold prices slipped a bit Thursday as a stronger dollar and signs that the U.S. economy is growing and avoiding a double-dip recession.

It's the automotive world’s version of the popular Tall, Grande and Venti sizes of coffee cups at Starbucks.

France's Socialists are distancing themselves from Dominique Strauss-Kahn as the ex-IMF chief, once their best-placed presidential contender but now dogged by sex assault accusations, prepares to return from the United States.

Not only was Jagger not Australian, he was not even of Irish descent; and he was much shorter and slighter than the big, burly, muscular Kelly.

In what seems to be a twist in the tale Verizon is not offering Samsung Galaxy S2, effectively making Motorola Droid Bionic the ultimate phone to receive all the attention in the days to come.

Insatiable demand for safe haven U.S. government bonds is helping mask a potentially huge financial problem -- the need to extend the maturity of debt issued by the United States.

Gold fell Thursday on indications from both sides of the Atlantic that economic activity was picking up, a development that encouraged investors to leave various so-called safe-having investments like gold and Treasuries for the promise of equities.

Bank of New York Mellon Corp. chief executive officer Robert Kelly was fired for an abrasive management style, according to CNBC.

Now that Hurricane season is in full force, with Irene making the first strike on the U.S. since Ike in 2008 and Hurricane Katia warming up in the Atlantic late this week, it's time to take a crash course. Here are five things to know about a hurricane.

Pop star Madonna thanked her ex-husbands for encouraging her to take up a career in movies, as she arrived in Venice on Thursday for the world premiere of her lavish royal drama W.E.

He may have been absent, but Roman Polanski made his presence felt at the Venice film festival on Thursday with his comedy Carnage, in which Oscar-winner Kate Winslet's projectile vomit prompted the biggest laugh.

Mayor Bloomberg allowed New Yorkers to believe that Stephen Goldman resigned due to job performance issues, when in fact he had been in jail days before announcing his resignation.

Former Vice President Dick Cheney's new memoir revives the fierce battles over U.S. national security policies after the September 11 attacks as it rips open old wounds among aides to President George W. Bush.

IBM, the No. 2 computer services company, has snapped up technology players in Canada and the UK -- demonstrating an appetite for new technologies but also for tax advantages.

Residents in Central Virginia awoke to a 3.4 magnitude aftershock on Thursday morning at 5:09 a.m. that was centered 4 miles southeast of Mineral, Virginia - the same location as last Tuesday's 5.8 earthquake.

Sex workers in the German city of Bonn are free to walk the streets, as long as they've purchased a ticket.