Miraculously, authorities said it appeared nobody was killed in the bridge failure.

By Lavinia Mo HONG KONG (Reuters) - The H7N9 bird flu virus may be capable of spreading from human to human and can be transmitted not only through direct contact but also through airborne exposure, researchers at the University of Hong Kong have found. The researchers found in a study, presented at a news briefing on Friday, that three ferrets - the main animal used for research into human influenza - that were placed in close contact with ferrets injected with H7N9 contracted the virus. One out of three that were kept in different cages became infected through airborne exposure. ...

Terry McAuliffe, a Democratic operative embroiled in a tight race to become Virginia's next governor, knows a thing or two about conservatives like his Republican opponent, Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli. That's in part because his older brother, Joseph McAuliffe, spent two decades as a Republican activist who worked for the evangelical leader Pat Robertson's [...]

"I think Michael is going to stand for what God has destined for him," Bakri said.

The issue could create a political headache next year for Democrats.

The official also stressed that his country is willing to hold talks.

Lois Lerner is the third top official moved aside in the scandal.

Pakistanis hope the policy could help relations and Yemen says it's killed terrorists.

Two British men of Nigerian descent hacked a man to death on the street.

Heated reactions made clear that the BSA's controversies aren't over.

Barack Obama has hit the reset button with the most far-reaching national security address of his presidency

LONDON (AP) ? Britain is bracing for clashes with right-wing extremists and possible copycat terror attacks after the brutal slaying of a young soldier.

A British Airways plane travelling from London to Oslo was forced to make an emergency landing at Heathrow on Friday after a technical fault in an engine.

A 15-year-old boy is in custody after authorities investigating the stabbing deaths of his younger adopted brothers found him miles away with traces of blood on him, officials said.

As jurors in Jodi Arias' murder trial filed one by one from the courtroom after a dramatic five months of gut-wrenching testimony and gruesome photographs, three women on the panel cried and one looked to the victim's family, mouthing the word, "Sorry."

Police say actress Amanda Bynes has been arrested in midtown Manhattan after she heaved a marijuana bong out of a window.

Members say they believe the measure won't improve public safety.

People should prepare now for a doozy of a year, forecasters say.