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ATLANTA (AP) -- Nearly half of first marriages break up within 20 years, a new government study finds. With those odds, you might wonder: Would we be better off living together first?...

MIAMI (AP) -- Florida is among 21 states with a "Stand Your Ground Law," which gives people wide latitude to use deadly force rather than retreat during a fight. The self-defense law helps explain why a neighborhood watch captain has not been arrested in the shooting death of an unarmed teenager....

Hayley Okine is 14-years-old, but a rare genetic condition called progeria means she ages eight times faster than the average person. In medical terms, her body is that of a 100-year-old woman. But Hayley, faces her condition with immense courage and, along with her mum, has documented her unusual life. She spoke to BBC Breakfast.

Labour has demanded the government hold a leak inquiry, after various media outlets accurately reported several of the chancellor's plans before the Budget was officially delivered to Parliament.

President Obama's critics, including GOP presidential candidates, say his words about energy conflict with the facts.

Christopher Wolf: When anyone can publish anything and it can be seen by millions, it's our responsibility to keep it from hurting others.

PARIS (AP) -- French presidential front-runner Francois Hollande says that if he's elected, he would immediately ask other European leaders to renegotiate the fiscal treaty aimed at reducing debts to include measures to encourage growth....

In a nod to sci-fi film Minority Report, Google wins patent for personalised ads based on environmental conditions.

England successfully chase 359 to beat the Sri Lankan Development XI but Ravi Bopara is "unlikely" to bowl in the Test series.

Deadly 60 presenter Steve Backshall says he was taken by surprise when he witnessed a quick change in behaviour from a group of Komodo Dragons.

Time Magazine's Fareed Zakaria: Intellectually credentialed innumerate, 12-1-11

Restrictions on hundreds of Welsh and Cumbrian sheep farms dating back to the Chernobyl nuclear disaster are lifted - 26 years on.

A coach-load of day trippers takes a 117-mile tour of the M25 motorway, dubbed by frequent users as "the UK's biggest car park".

Will teen flick take a big bite out of the box office?

More and more people on "relatively modest salaries" are being dragged into becoming higher-rate taxpayers, Budget analysis suggests.

Americans don't want good paying jobs 8-11-11

Zachary Weaver says that the N.R.A. supported Florida's "stand your ground" law, while law enforcement officers opposed it. The Martin tragedy exposes its problems

Sustained gunfire was heard coming from the apartment building in Toulouse, France, where Mohammed Merah, the man suspected of killing seven people in three separate attacks, was hiding.

The British Institute of Professional Photography (BIPP) may ban judges from entering its annual competition after four jurors won prizes.

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Drought, floods and a lack of fresh water may cause significant global instability and conflict in the coming decades, as developing countries scramble to meet demand from exploding populations while dealing with the effects of climate change, U.S. intelligence agencies said in a report released Thursday....