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In an effort to provide relief to families left with no potable drinking water in Dimock Pennsylvania, activists and local leaders shipped roughly 5,700 gallons of fresh water supplies by bus Tuesday from New York City's city hall.

The stringent anti-immigration laws that have proliferated in states since Arizona passed SB1070 encompass more than older immigration laws the U.S. Surpeme Court has deicided

Kate Gosselin, the American television personality and the mother of eight children, ran the Zappos.com Rock 'n' Roll Las Vegas Marathon on Sunday.

Former Penn State football coach Joe Paterno and board members of Second Mile, Jerry Sandusky's charity, partnered to develop a $125 million housing project, suggesting Paterno had close business ties with the group, reported the Daily.

New Jersey's annual bear hunt began on Monday in spite of attempts by animal-rights groups to stop it. Supporters of the hunt say it is necessary to reduce New Jersey's black bear population, while opponents say it is inhumane.

Ever thought about getting married in Hell, Michigan or sending your Christmas list to Santa Claus, Indiana?

GOP presidential hopeful Rick Santorum has spoken movingly about his daughter Bella's struggles with Trisomy 18 disorder. But what is Trisomy 18, and how does it affect those diagnosed? Though Santorum calls Bella the center of the universe, the devastating disorder claims nine of 10 children before age one and has severe physical and mental symptoms.

Major college football postseason bowls spurned Penn State Sunday because of the program's sex abuse scandal, and the Nittany Lions instead will play in a far less prominent game than its record suggests.

Employment growth picked up speed in November and the jobless rate dropped to a 2-1/2 year low of 8.6 percent, further evidence the economic recovery was gaining momentum.

Looking for the richest 1 percent? There's a gaggle roaming the Capitol Hill Rotunda. For all the focus on Wall Street's ills and the growing income disparity in America, a prominent target has been overlooked: Congress. Many lawmakers have enjoyed handsome levels of fiscal success.

Jerry Sandusky's The Second Mile charity has settled a lawsuit filed by a man claiming to be a victim of sex abuse, Bloomberg is reporting.

Boko Haram, Nigeria's militant Islamic insurgency, is now an emerging threat to the United States, a new congressional report says.

Hollywood legends Loretta Young and Clark Gable had a secret daughter, Judy Lewis, who was hidden by Young before being taken in as her adopted daughter. Lewis only learned the truth when she was 31, when Loretta Young revealed she hid her pregnancy, which happened out of wedlock, to avoid scandal and save her and Gable's careers.

Duke University and the U.S. Geological Survey are planning to conduct a series of tests that could once and for all put to bed the debate surrounding alleged ground water contamination as a result of hydraulic fracturing and natural gas drilling.

The Rockefeller Center Tree Lighting Ceremony is set to take place Wednesday night in New York City, featuring performances by Justin Bieber and the Rockettes.

The first lawsuit against Jerry Sandusky and Penn State over child abuse allegations has been filed, according to the Associated Press.

Lobsters, lakes, and lighthouses make a trip to the Pine Tree State a must, no matter the season.

The children's charity founded by Jerry Sandusky has asked its donors to give their money elsewhere.

NBC can't get enough people to watch its network. No one can really get anyone to buy paper. So, the solution between network and Staples? Getting their Scrant on.

A sketch that was drawn and autographed by Walt Disney is going up for auction.

President Obama is expected to face a tough reelection campaign in 2012, but a new poll found there is one Republican he would easily beat: former President George W. Bush.