Rachel Smith investigates health problems associated with fashion trend.
Lisa Stark, John Avlon review the possibility of a congressional agreement.
Reports: Passenger plane is on fire after failed landing at Moscow's Vnukovo airport
South Africa: former leader Nelson Mandela recovers at home after hospital stay this month
Former House majority leader Dick Armey says he took an $8 million consulting deal in return for leaving the conservative organization FreedomWorks because the group was "dishonest" and because he "couldn't leave with empty pockets." The arrangement, he tells ABC News, will allow him to "never have to work again forever."
Las Vegas police suspect casino worker killed 10-year-old girl, slashed co-worker with razor
The British tabloid the Sun has reported that a man named Ali Ismail Abbas was married last month. I hadn't heard or read that name in many years and seeing it again -- and especially the news of his marriage -- brought back a flood of memories and emotions. The first and last time I saw Ali Abbas was in 2003. He was 12 years old lying naked on a medical examination table at a hospital in Kuwait City. His torso was charred black in some places. Other patches were red and raw. He had no arms,...
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Dec 29
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For the sixth year in a row, gift cards were the No. 1 requested item this holiday season. Yet even they can go wrong.
Maybe you're a movie person, and Aunt Annie gave you a gift card to REI. Or perhaps you scored a Starbucks gift card at the office Yankee Swap, but you don't drink coffee. There are numerous reasons why a store or restaurant gift card could end up tucked away in a drawer.
If you're stuck with one of these cards, remember that it's not worthless. The trick is to unlock the...
Archeologists are studying the ruins of a buried Christian empire in the highlands of Yemen. The sites have sparked a number of questions about the early history of Islam. Was there once a church in Mecca?
It's looking less and less likely that Congress and the White House will strike a deal to keep the country from falling over the "fiscal cliff" next week, so physicians are preparing for a 28.5 percent cut in Medicare payments that will take effect on Jan. 1.
Just in time for the end of the busy holiday season, Cape Air and a regional airport in New Hampshire are promoting flights to Boston and New York for $12. In attempt to qualify for federal grant money by flying out at least 10,000 passengers this year,...
A look at what will happen to your taxes if the Congress doesn't come to an agreement.
Flying First Class for Free; Memory Champ Shares Brain Tricks; Fiscal Cliff: By The Numbers
Gay marriage law takes effect in Maine; couples tie the knot in the first hours of the new law