BUBONIC BOMBSHELL Study claims sneezes, not fleas, spread Black Death

In this Wednesday, March 26, 2014 photo, one of the skeletons found by construction workers under central London's Charterhouse Square ...

OkCupid urges boycott of Mozilla, cites CEO's gay marriage views

The appointment of a new CEO by the company that makes the Firefox Web browser has prompted board members to quit, a Twitter frenzy and a ...

HOSTAGE OUTRAGE Ex-hostage urges denial of visa to Iran's new UN envoy

Hostages captured after the 1979 siege on the US Embassy in Tehran are seen in this undated file photo. Former American hostage Barry Rosen...

Firefighter rescues 6-foot python from Michigan blaze

A firefighter put his reptile-handling experience to good use when he rescued a 6-foot-long python from a burning home in western Michigan. ...

Man missing after being swept out to sea during baptism ceremony

Rescuers have ended their search for a 43-year-old man swept to sea during a baptism ceremony on a Southern California beach. The U.S. Coast...

On ObamaCare signup deadline day, debate over law far from over

The deadline to sign up for ObamaCare is Monday, but the roiling, years-long debate about enrollment numbers and practically every other a...

NCAA FINAL FOURUConn upsets Michigan State to advance in tourney

Shabazz Napier owed UConn. He could have transferred when academic sanctions barred the Huskies from the NCAA tournament his junior season. ...

BITCOINS FOR GUNS Texas firearm firm will accept digital payment

A Texas-based gun company has announced that it is now allowing its customers to use bitcoins as payment for its products, which include rif...

On eve of signup deadline, ObamaCare debate far from over

The deadline to sign up for ObamaCare is Monday, but the roiling, years-long debate about enrollment numbers and practically every other a...

DUTY CALLSSoldier flies to US to donate liver to veteran granddad

Duty to his country called U.S. Army Specialist Ricky Glenn Henderson to Afghanistan. Now duty to his family is calling him back to Texas, w...

PLUMB POST House GOP eyes Rogers' replacement on key panel

FILE: June 6, 2013: House Intelligence Committee Chairman Rep. Mike Rogers, R-Mich., on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. AP Michigan GOP R...

COLO. SENATE RACE Dems move to portray GOP challenger as extremist

FILE: March 1, 2014: Rep. Cory Gardner, R-Colo., announces his Senate candidacy at Denver Lumber Company, in Denver, Colo. AP The Senate r...

MIDTERM GRADES Parents may use vote to vent on Common Core

Parents across the country may hold the key to this year's mid-term elections as they vent their anger over the implementation of a cont...

Ukraine PM warns on 'huge possibility' of Russian invasion amid troop buildup

Russia has said it has no intention of invading eastern Ukraine, but a top politician from Kiev told Fox News Saturday that there is "s...

PROBLEM WITH PINK?Teen banned from track meet over cancer tribute

A Michigan high school student was banned from competing in his school track meet unless he got rid of the pink Mohawk he’s sporting to hono...

'NO BAGGAGE': Christie says bridge scandal won't impact 2016 decision

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, on the heels of an internal review that cleared him in the still-churning road closure scandal, told Fox New...

BREAKING NEWS: Obama urges Putin to pull back troops from Ukraine border in phone call- Russian troops said to be hiding positions, creating supply lines near Ukraine border- Senate, House approve bills to aid Ukraine- Feds both warn against and promote Ukraine travel

President Obama told Russian President Putin during a phone call Friday that the U.S. strongly opposes Moscow’s aggression in Ukraine, and...

MIND BLOWING Could breakthrough lead to reading your thoughts?

Think mind reading is science fiction? Think again. Scientists have used brain scanners to detect and reconstruct the faces that people are ...

RACISM ACCUSATION #CancelColbert trending after comedian tweets joke

The cast from AMC's series "Breaking Bad" poses backstage with their awards for Outstanding Drama Series at the 65th Primetim...

Russia said to be hiding positions, creating supply lines near Ukraine

The United Nations Security Council will meet Friday to discuss the ongoing crisis in Ukraine as concerns mount over new details about Russi...

CLIFF-PUSH CASE Mont. newlywed gets 30 years in husband's murder

A Montana woman was sentenced Thursday to 30 years in prison for killing her husband of eight days by pushing him from a cliff in Glacier Na...

FREE SPEECH FIGHT School sorry for prof's alleged attack on pro-lifer

The California school that employs a professor accused of attacking a teen-aged pro-life demonstrator has issued an apology…sort of. In a lo...

BRALEY'S BLUNDERS Iowa Senate hopeful has trouble spelling farm terms

Iowa Rep. Bruce Braley. AP Iowa Senate candidate Bruce Braley has had a tough week after a conservative Super PAC released a video of him ...

RAT OUT OF HELL Family finds enormous 'Ratzilla' in kitchen

A family in a suburb of Stockholm was briefly terrorized by an enormous rat -- not including the tail -- that had family members jumping on ...

CDC prepared to help in Africa outbreak of Ebola virus- CDC: 1 in 68 children diagnosed with autism

With an outbreak of the deadly Zaire Ebola virus in Guinea killing at least 63 people in Africa, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Pr...

BEATEN OVER FAITH? Victim recounts savage anti-Semitic attack in Paris

A Jewish teacher who was attacked by anti-Semitic assailants in Paris last week recounted the harrowing attack, in which he said three North...