A man who once appeared in a reality TV show about snake-handling was among several suspects arrested in a county drug roundup, the Letcher County Sheriff's Department confirmed Wednesday.Click to Continue »

    The "kill switch," a system for remotely disabling smartphones and wiping data, is expected to become standard in 2015.

    Clippers' Griffin out for finale because of 16th tech

    Like father, like son. Well, 31 years later, that is. When Prince George touched down in Australia with Prince William and Kate Middleton on Wednesday, the 8-month-old future King of...

    Two men have been charged in the armed robbery of a convenience store in Meade County, according to Kentucky State Police.Click to Continue »

    Okay. Stay with us on this one. Does it not look like Solange Knowles put on that bright orange jacket with the intention of it serving as a dress then had to come up with a quick solution the...

    Do we have another retouch mishap on our hands? Lorde posted a photo from her spread for the May issue of Fashion Magazine on Twitter today, and while the 17-year-old singer looks...

    Despite reports to the contrary, Valerie Harper is not cancer-free. After an "erroneous quote" in Closer Weekly, in which the TV icon reportedly declared she was "absolutely...

    We've got all the exclusive details on Jenny McCarthy's engagement ring! Earlier today, the 41-year-old View cohost announced she is engaged to Donnie Wahlberg before debuting...

    Amber Heard is still busy on the set of her latest film. The 27-year-old actress was spotted shooting scenes for her movie When I Live My Life Over Again in New York this...

    BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese President Xi Jinping plans to use a purge of senior officials suspected of corruption to put his own men and reform-minded bureaucrats into key positions across the Communist Party, the government and the military, sources said.

    NEW YORK (Reuters) - Persistently low inflation poses a more immediate threat to the U.S. economy than rising prices, Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen said on Wednesday, stressing that the U.S. central bank would be delivering policy stimulus for some time to come.

    BEIRUT (Reuters) - Opposition activists accused President Bashar al-Assad's forces of a new poison gas attack in the Syrian capital on Wednesday, posting footage of four men being treated by medics.

    Wall Street was a lot more pleased with Fed Chief Janet Yellen's latest remarks on interest rates

    NEW YORK (Reuters) - Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen said on Wednesday the U.S. economy appeared to be slowly moving toward full employment, but that it would need help from the central bank for some time to come.

    NEW YORK (AP) -- In the midst of the diabetes epidemic, a glimmer of good news: Heart attacks, strokes and other complications from the disease are plummeting....

    MEXICO CITY (AP) -- Mexico's National Human Rights Commission said Wednesday it will investigate the latest apparent case of denial of medical care for poor women, after a pregnant Mixtec Indian woman died in a clinic along with her unborn child....

    Scientists say that the Ebola (ee-BOH'-lah) virus that has killed scores of people this year in Guinea (GIH'-nee) is a new strain. That means it did not spread there from outbreaks in some other African nations....

    WASHINGTON (AP) -- Calculate the foreign exchange rate a vacationing American would pay in India. Estimate from a random sample the number of 18- to 34-year olds who voted for a candidate. These are sample questions from the newly redesigned SAT, which aims for more real-world applications and analysis from students....

    LONDON (AP) -- Britain's unemployment rate has fallen below 7 percent for the first time in five years, with earnings growth narrowly outstripping inflation for the first time since 2010....

    It's hard not to love fairy tales, especially when you've grown up on them.

    SPRINGFIELD -- A state appeals court has ruled in favor a group of parents trying to stop Gov. Pat Quinn from closing a state-run developmental center in Centralia.

    Gov. Steve Beshear said Wednesday it's "too early to determine" if a special legislative session will be needed to deal with an anti-heroin bill, funding for a renovation of Rupp…Click to Continue »

    Helen Botwe spoke in a soft voice as she took the stand in her own defense and described how she got drunk on Sept. 28, 2013 and after being arrested stole a police car.

    Click on the image to view the entire interview with acting Mid-Continent President Dr. Tom Walden.

    A new study reveals that East African honeybees are resistant to the pathogens blamed for colony collapses elsewhere.

    A 20-year assessment of Nicaragua's legal, artisanal green sea turtle fishery has uncovered a stark reality: greatly reduced overall catch rates of turtles in what may have become an unsustainable take, according to conservation scientists from the Wildlife Conservation Society and University of Florida.

    Children who have been conceived during a severe epidemic are more resistant against other pathogens later in life. For the first time this has been proved by researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research in Rostock, Germany, for the 18th century epidemics of measles and smallpox in the Canadian province of Quebec.

    Max Planck researchers reveal relationships between rare languages in the Colombian Amazon.

    The new Cornell Food and Brand Lab study by Andrew Hanks, David Just, and Brian Wansink, found that eliminating chocolate milk from elementary schools decreased total milk sales by 10 percent, and increased milk waste by 29 percent. Additionally, the ban may have been a factor in a 7 percent decrease in District's Lunch Program participation. Nutritionally, after the milk substitution, students on average consumed less sugar and fewer calories, but also consumed less protein and calcium.

    Georgia QB Murray healthy, impressive in pro day

    ATLANTA (AP) — Atlanta has become the newest city in Major League Soccer with an expansion franchise that will begin play in 2017.

    PHOENIX (AP) — An Arizona detective says the DNA of former NFL All-Pro safety Darren Sharper was found in an examination of one of two women who accuse him of drugging and sexually assaulting them last year at a Tempe apartment.

    When the NCAA announced on Tuesday that college athletes will now have unlimited food and snacks, Houston Texans running back Arian Foster still wasn't satisfied.

    The details of Puig's defection from Cuba -- including reported death threats directed at the Dodgers outfielder -- have become the pink elephant inside the Dodgers clubhouse.

    Google reported a 19 percent increase in revenue for the first quarter, but results from its advertising business were mixed.Revenue for the quarter ended March 31 was US$15.42 billion, Google reported Wednesday. That was a healthy jump from last year but less than the $15.52 billion analysts had been expecting, according to a poll by Thomson Reuters.Google’s earnings per share, excluding costs like those from the sale of its Motorola Mobility division, were $6.27 per share, which was better than last year but also lower than expected.The results hurt Google’s share price in trading after hours. Its stock was down about 3 percent at the time of this report, to $541.13.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here

    For all but the shyest of wallflowers, moving to music is a natural human response. But what is it about a catchy tune that makes us groove? Scientists think they’ve figured out at least part of the recipe: just the right mix of regular rhythms and unexpected beats. The researchers came to this conclusion with […]

    Smartwatches for use on AT&T’s network will be out this year, a company executive said Wednesday.“I think you’ll see wide-area, high-bandwidth [smart]watches this year at some point,” said Glenn Lurie, president of emerging devices at AT&T, in an interview.The company has a group working in Austin, Texas, on thousands of wearable-device prototypes, and is also looking at certifying third-party devices for use on its network, Lurie said.“A majority of stuff you’re going to see today that’s truly wearable is going to be in a watch form factor to start,” Lurie said. If smartwatch use takes off—“and we believe it can,” Lurie said—then those devices could become hubs for wearable computing.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here

    A U.S. federal court has affirmed contempt charges against Lavabit, rejecting an attempt by company attorneys to argue new issues on appeal.The ruling, released Wednesday by the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Richmond, Virginia, upheld contempt of court charges brought against the now-defunct secure email provider last August for refusing to hand over records of a user in a timely manner. The ruling leaves for a future court the question of whether, and under what circumstances, the government can legally spy on encrypted emails.Although Lavabit founder and operator Ladar Levison and his lawyers had hoped to challenge the legality of using pen trap devices on encrypted communications, the appeals court decided not to consider the lawyer’s arguments, citing improper procedural handling of the case on the part of Lavabit and its legal team.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here

    NEW YORK (AP) -- IBM's first-quarter earnings fell and revenue came in below Wall Street's expectations amid an ongoing decline in its hardware business, one that was exasperated by weaker demand in China and emerging markets....

    GREENVILLE, N.C. (AP) — Former U.S. senator and Democratic presidential hopeful John Edwards has returned to the courtroom to help represent a 4-year-old Virginia boy in a medical malpractice case.

    By Daniel Kelley PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - Philadelphia is taking on businesses that blanket its neighborhoods with illegal paper and plastic signs by using automated phone calls to disrupt the operations of people who post them along with contact numbers. "It's as plain as that," said Philadelphia Streets Commissioner David Perri. "We hook them up to robo-calls so all their voicemails get filled up." City officials are recording phone numbers on the advertisements, which hype everything from cash for junk cars to fixer upper homes.

    Once again, Portland officials are preparing to flush millions of gallons of treated water because a young person urinated into a city reservoir.

    Once again, Portland officials are preparing to flush millions of gallons of treated water because a young person urinated into a city reservoir.

    PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Once again, Portland officials are preparing to flush millions of gallons of treated water because a young person urinated into a city reservoir.

    WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Obama administration is preparing to ratchet up sanctions on Russia and boost assistance for the Ukrainian military in the coming days, U.S. officials said Wednesday, as Ukraine struggles to contain a pro-Russian uprising in its eastern cities....

    Japan and South Korea are meeting over the controversial issue of 'comfort women' during WWII. Paula Hancocks reports.

    Japan and South Korea are meeting over the controversial issue of 'comfort women' during WWII. Paula Hancocks reports.

    The Dominican Republic is being criticized for building a temporary artificial beach amid a drought.

    MOKPO, South Korea (AP) -- Koo Bon-hee could see the exit. For half an hour, as the doomed ferry filled with water and listed severely on its side, the crew told passengers to wait for rescuers....