A police officer in the US city of Las Vegas escapes serious injury after his badge stops a bullet in a shootout.

Everybody Hurts, recorded to help Haiti's earthquake victims, sells more than 453,000 copies in its first week of release.

The Holy See's newspaper Saturday published its picks for pop rock paradise, ranging from Michael Jackson's album 'Thriller' ...

An Australian grandmother survives a shark attack after punching the animal, despite losing more than three pints of blood.

Some big appetites squared off against some big pastries in Evanston Saturday at a Paczki eating contest.

A Web designer is hawking square inches of an empty lot in Detroit for a dollar each to show what can be done with vacant spaces.

State officials in Maine say witnesses who reported seeing a drowning snowmobiler on a lake were probably looking at an otter enjoying a snack.

A Web designer is hawking square inches of an empty lot in Detroit for a dollar each to show what can be done with vacant spaces. Jerry Paffendorf says nearly 600 "inchvestors" have bought some of the 10,000 plots for sale in the "Loveland" art-and-real-...