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Sources identify husband who police believe jumped off Verrazano-Narrows Bridge after stabbing wife

Israel says shoots down Gaza drone as calls for truce mount

Thousands of Gazans flee homes as Israel promises to press the fight

Israelis unnerved by a new round of warfare using text messages

Ukraine forces end rebel airport blockade

Russia warns Ukraine of ‘irreversible consequences’ after cross-border shelling

U.S. Sergeant. Bowe Bergdahl, who was held captive by the Taliban in Afghanistan for five years, could return to active military duty as early as Monday, according to several media reports.

Eeek! Huge Blob of Anchovies Makes an Appearance After Three Decades

Return of the green goo: Lake Erie's toxic algae will be back this summer, say scientists

House Republicans Protect America From Efficient Light Bulbs, Low-Flow Toilets

NSA Spied On Five Politically Active American Citizens, The Intercept Reports

Kurds clash with extremists in northern Syria

Georgia’s Kurds Marvel at Iraqi Kurdistan

In Iraq’s disputed territory, minorities are embracing Kurdish control

ISIS Has a Really Slick and Sophisticated Media Department

Vertical and indoor farming works financially for lettuce, kale and some other plants

As Honeybees Die Off, First Inventory of Wild Bees Is Under Way

Wingnuts’ gross war on children: Screaming and spitting at endangered kids

On Texas border, volunteers get to work to help flood of immigrants

Part two?

Restaurant CEOs Make More Money in Half a Day Than Their Employees Make in a Year

No Water For Motown: Why Detroit Is Denying Its Citizens This Basic Human Right

With an otherwise awful Hobby Lobby ruling, right-wing judges just said I don't have to pay for warfare!

34 killed in militants' raid on alleged brothel in Baghdad

US jails struggle with role as makeshift asylums

Mali clashes leaves more than 30 dead

At least 37 people dead in clashes the army blames on rebel infighting days before peace talks due to start.

Has The End Of The Banana Arrived?

Researchers fear that a relentless and virulent fungus could cripple the world's banana monoculture.

Agony of Pakistani women enslaved by Dubai sex trade

Why were this company’s computers attacked millions of times this year? Algae.

Little oversight as Nestle taps Morongo reservation water during drought

Victims say they have no recourse as BP ends internal claims program

Man misdiagnosed as delusional for 20 years sues

Executive pay has grown from 60 times that of the average worker to almost 180 times since the 1990s, according to a report.

The End Is Nigh For the Guinea Worm

Eradicating this this nasty parasite would be great for humanity, but should we consider the ecological impacts?

Ebola Crisis In West Africa Worsened By Patients Shunning Treatement

From Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia 539 deaths have been attributed to what is now the largest ever Ebola outbreak on record. Efforts to combat the outbreak continue despite fear and supply shortages.

Climate Change Likely To Lead To More Kidney Stones

Isis defector speaks of life inside brutal jihadist group

Farmers in Nevada look with longing at water that goes to lawns, not crops

Beach Sand Used To Make A Battery That Lasts Three Times Longer