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Longtime civil-rights leader and former president of South Africa Nelson Mandela died Thursday due to complications from a lung infection. He was 95 years old.

Justin Bieber has gotten a lot of bad press recently: There were brothels, strippers, 'Gatsby'-esque parties with cops. But he's getting attention for a great reason right now. The 'Believe' singer is taking a hands on approach to raising money for Philippines disaster relief.

In a scene that seems like it's straight out of the movies, a man in Britain with no flying experience somehow landed a plane earlier this week after the pilot became sick during the flight.

Scientists of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change are saying with 95% certainty that humans are the "dominant cause" of global warming since the 1950's. The Earth's surface temperature has been growing warmer each of the last three decades and each is warmer than it has ever been since 1850.

It looks like Chick-fil-A may not be the only company to have courted trouble with a controversial anti-gay stance.

For the first time in history, a swimmer has endured the 103-mile route from Havana, Cuba to Key West, Florida, without the assistance of a shark cage. That swimmer, 64-year-old Diana Nyad, began her quest on Saturday, August 31, and finished around 53 hours later on Labor Day.

If it seems like everybody you know has a smartphone these days, well, you’re wrong.

USA Today has put the number of deaths above 200. According to the Interior Minister, Mohammed Ibrahim, 43 policemen were killed. Tragic events unfolded in Egypt's capitol this morning as the government opened fire on protesters in support of ousted former President Mohammed Morsi. Over 100 are reported to have been killed and thousands injured. Here is a live feed of Cairo and of what is happen

Tragedy struck the world last week when a passenger train derailed in Spain killing 79 people and injuring many more. Is it possible the tragic event was caused by a phone call?

A high-speed train in northwestern Spain derailed Wednesday night, killing 78 passengers and injuring at least 140 more, including five Americans.

If Congress doesn't want to redefine marriage, the Oxford English Dictionary will just do it themselves. After all, that's their job.

Prince William and Kate Middleton showed off their Royal Baby to the peasants, and guess what? He looks like a baby.