A petition for Texas to secede from the union, submitted to the White House, reached the number of signatures needed to draw comment from the Obama administration today. The petition appeared on a section of the White House website called "We the People" that invites users with a U.S. zip code to submit or sign petitions about policy changes they would like to see. A petition must reach 25,000 signatures within 30 days for the administration to comment on it.
Actor and musician Richard Burton is facing foreclosure on his Baltimore home, but not because he didn't pay his mortgage on time. In his case, he says it all began with a small $1,000 water bill.
Burton lost his job playing "Shamrock" McGinty on HBO's "The Wire" when the show went off the air. He couldn't afford the bill to begin with, but says it was incorrectly inflated to begin with.
As authorities continue investigation into the cause of an Indianapolis explosion, a fire official says solving the mystery behind the blast the killed two and damaged dozens of homes could take days or even weeks.
Belize police seek founder of McAfee software to question him in murder of US citizen neighbor
The Israeli intelligence agency Mossad, which has a long history of using techniques like exploding phones and assassins in wigs to take out Israel's enemies, tried and failed to kill Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein with a book bomb in the 1970s, according to documentary that airs in Israel Monday night.
But the film "Sealed Lips" says that the notoriously paranoid Hussein refused to open the package containing the book himself, and instead had another Iraqi official open it.
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Read more: Mossad Tried to Kill Saddam With Exploding Book: Report
After a day at work that began 5 a.m. Saturday, Peggy Ray was on her way to her daughter's soccer game when she witnessed a car fly through the air and crash into a drainage ditch. So she leaped from her car and ran to help the victims. That's when someone stole $900 from her purse.
Gas company says it did not get call about faulty furnace at Indianapolis house that explodedRead more: Owner: Furnace May Be Behind Deadly Indiana Blast
Retailers are pushing the envelope again this Thanksgiving with earlier store openings, bringing jeers from some employees who say they would prefer to spend the holiday with their families. Read more: Disgruntled Target Families Petition Against Early Black Friday
Barbara Walters is not happy with Lindsey Lohan. The star cancelled her interview with Walters to sit down with Jay Leno instead, having her press people call Walters at the last minute, claiming “Lindsey doesn’t feel up to it.” Walters spoke out on ‘The View’...
The iPad Mini is a smaller version of the iPad. And that might make all the difference for some.
The latest invention coming out of Stanford University’s Department of Electrical Engineering sounds more like a super hero characteristic only capable in animated movies. A self healing material has been developed thanks to extensive research and testing conducted by a team of professors, researchers and...
Kevin Clash, who has been the voice of Sesame Street's Elmo since 1984, has taken a leave following allegations he had sex with an underage boy. Clash says the relationship was between two consenting adults.
Amid continuing tensions with its neighbors and the U.S., Iran has revealed a new domestically produced hovercraft called "Thunder" that will operate in the Persian Gulf and can launch surveillance drones and missiles.Read more: Iran Unveils Hovercraft That Launches Drones, Missiles
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