Authorities in Florida are searching for a mystery woman who hitched an illegal ride on the back of a manatee. Deputies from the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office responded to a call at Fort De Soto Park Sunday afternoon after a concerned witness reported a woman......

A new study questions whether beta blockers help heart disease patients avoid heart attack, stroke and sudden cardiac death. The paper was published in the Journal of American Medical Association.
Ky. man seeks $10 million, says ice pack treatment after surgery caused frostbitten penis
LAS VEGAS, NV — One in 402 homes here in Nevada is in foreclosure, according to RealtyTrac, making this the 5th hardest hit state in the country. As the Los Angeles Times ‘s Kathleen Hennessey notes today the Obama campaign “has set up its ‘debate...
Retired senior American military officer told going to Tripoli was bad idea.
More than 100 products pulled after outbreak.
New experiment shows impact of fast food on the brain.
Only a few people — those lucky enough to get seats inside — were able to witness history last June when the Supreme Court announced its health care decision. Now, as it begins its new term, the court has turned over audio recordings of the...
Pope Benedict's former butler took the stand at his own trial today to say that while he admits he took thousands of documents from the pope's private apartments and leaked them to the media, he is not guilty of theft because he was doing it for the good of the church.
Jonathan Karl goes inside Nats Park to get to the bottom of the latest Washington scandal.
Mark Castellano, the Houston computer technician who has been charged with killing his ex-girlfriend, Michelle Warner, taped an interview with TV talk-show host Phil McGraw two days before allegedly confessing to police investigating her death.
It’s official: The Foo Fighters are now on indefinite hiatus. In a statement provided to ABC News, frontman Dave Grohl said the band will be taking a break now that they’ve finished supporting their Grammy-winning album, “Wasting Light.” “I’m not sure when the Foo Fighters are going to play...
Samsung and Apple continue their legal battles, even after a jury recommended Samsung pay $1 billion for copying Apple patents. Judge Lucy Koh has lifted the U.S. ban on Samsung's Galaxy 10.1 tablet, and Samsung argues Apple's iPhone 5 ought to be banned.
The Philadelphia cop under investigation for punching a woman in the face has had 13 previous complaints against him over his 19 years on the force, but co-workers insist he is "a good cop."
The Irwin family home on North Lister in Kansas City, Missouri looks deceptively normal. The father leaves every morning to go to work while the mother stays at home to care for the couple's two young boys. In the afternoon, neighborhood kids can be seen playing in the yard.