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Nimoy's mark beyond fiction
Leonard Nimoy didn't just leave a lasting impression on the science-fiction genre, he also left his mark on science itself. Seth Shostak, who researches the...
Opposition leader killed
Boris Nemtsov, a charismatic former deputy prime minister turned Russian opposition leader, was shot and killed in Moscow Saturday, officials said. He was 55....
Trekkies mourn Spock's death
Leonard Nimoy, the actor known and loved by generations of "Star Trek" fans as the pointy-eared, purely logical science officer Mr. Spock, has died....
What colour is The Dress?
It's the dress that's beating the Internet black and blue. Or should that be gold and white? Friends and co-workers worldwide are debating the true hues...
Racecar stolen from hotel
Police say Travis Kvapil's NASCAR Sprint Cup car has been stolen ahead of a race this weekend near Atlanta. Police say a trailer with the racecar inside was...
Leonard Nimoy dies at 83
Leonard Nimoy, the actor famous for playing Spock on the television series Star Trek, has died at 83. The New York Times reports that Nimoy died of end-stage...
8 dead in shootings
A gunman went house to house, fatally shooting seven people and wounding one overnight in a small southern Missouri town before apparently committing suicide in...
Gunman and 8 others die
Seven people were shot to death and one was injured in overnight attacks in a small Missouri town, and the suspected gunman was found dead in a neighbouring...
Mexican drug lord captured
Servando "La Tuta" Gomez, one of the most-wanted drug lords and who once terrorized western Michoacan state, was captured early Friday by federal...
Gary Glitter gets 16 years
Former pop star Gary Glitter has received a 16-year prison sentence after being convicted of sexually abusing three young girls in the 1970s. The 70-year-old...
Heavy weapons pulled back
Ukrainian and Russian-backed separatist forces drew back some heavy weapons from the front line in the east Friday in compliance with a cease-fire deal,...
A touching farewell
After spending 67 years together as devoted husband and wife, there was no question how Floyd and Violet Hartwig would end their lives — together. Sensing...
$150K Oscar dress stolen
A $150,000 gown adorned with thousands of pearls and worn by Lupita Nyong'o at the Academy Awards has been reported stolen, sheriff's officials said...
Black Madam injected thousands
A Gothic hip-hop artist who called herself "the Michelangelo of buttocks injections" testified at her murder trial on Thursday that she got into body...
Stolen Picasso labeled $37
Authorities say a Pablo Picasso painting worth millions of dollars was stolen in France and smuggled into the U.S. by someone who falsely labeled it as an...
Woman knocked out by egg
Seattle police say a woman was knocked unconscious when she was pelted by an egg in a so-called drive-by egging. Detective Patrick Michaud says the egg hit the...
2 loose llamas lassoed
Two quick-footed llamas that dashed in and out of traffic in a Phoenix-area retirement community were captured by authorities Thursday, causing a stir in the...
Great white off Wash. coast
Residents of Ocean Shores Washington are on the lookout, as a 18-foot great white shark is believed to be lurking in the waters off Washington state. The...
'Jihadi John' a nice guy?
The world knows him as "Jihadi John," the masked, knife-wielding militant in videos showing Western hostages being beheaded by the Islamic State...
Bomb found near stadium
Authorities have defused an unexploded World War II bomb close to Borussia Dortmund's stadium after evacuating the area. Dortmund's city government said...