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The sanctions noose around Iran is set to tighten Sunday as the European Union imposes a total embargo on all purchases of Iranian oil.

You may already have made a mental note as to where you were when you heard the Supreme Court had upheld the health care law known as Obamacare.

Shock, dismay, relief, confusion — all those emotions played out Thursday when the U.S. Supreme Court announced its 5-to-4 decision, upholding almost all of President Obama's health care overhaul.

When the Supreme Court ruled on Arizona's immigration law this week, it left standing a provision requiring police to check the immigration status of people they stop for other reasons.

Nora Ephron brought us two of the most indelible scenes in contemporary cinema — and they're startlingly different.

On the long drive to Falcon Lake, it slowly becomes apparent why it's ranked the number one bass fishing lake in America: it's in the middle of nowhere.

The Israeli village of Neve Shalom was founded decades ago as a place where Arabs and Jews could coexist in the volatile Middle East.

Which costs more, a bottle of Fat Bastard or a Tselepou (TAH-lep-poo)?

When 6.5 million LinkedIn passwords were stolen earlier this month, the revelation made Internet users think again about their ubiquitous words and phrases, and what they can do to make their onlin

Rheumatoid arthritis is a disease that causes painful joint inflammation, and can be debilitating for many people who suffer from it.

The first thing you see at Alaska's Eklutna Cemetery is a tidy white church, with copper-colored onion domes that are topped by the three-barred Russian Orthodox cross.

Millions of Americans suffer from migraine headaches so severe they miss work, social gatherings and important family events.

The U.S. military says it's spending an extra $100 million a month on the war in Afghanistan since Pakistan closed its border to NATO supply convoys.

Former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky has been convicted of 45 counts of sexual abuse. The charges involved the abuse of 10 boys over a 15-year period.

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