One of the Arab world's biggest pop stars has provoked a torrent of outrage after releasing a song which refers to black Egyptians as monkeys. Haifa Wehbe, an award-winning Lebanese diva who has been voted one of the world's most beautiful people,

It was an ancient tradition banned by the Taliban but now it's back: Ghaith Abdul-Ahad reports from northern Afghanistan on the hiring out of young male dancers by older men

The number of Americans who lack dependable access to adequate food shot up last year to 49 million, the largest number since the government

POCATELLO & BLACKFOOT - A woman in Blackfoot is saying a surgeon at Portneuf Medical Center in Pocatello, along with some help from up above, saved her life. It's all thanks to a new procedure

A missing 5-year-old whose mother was accused of offering her for sex was found dead off a heavily wooded road in a rural area Monday, ending a weeklong

An innocent 14-year-old wearing her high school uniform was shot in the head after wandering into a gun fight on her way home after classes, police and witnesses said

A small-time actor and former children's entertainer who was known for playing Santa Claus was sentenced Monday to nearly 20 years in prison for his role in an international sex tourism ring that preyed on young children

The annual Leonid meteor shower will make its one-night appearance over North America tonight. Viewing conditions should be excellent because the peak will occur after midnight, when the lights of metropolitan areas will be at

An influential scientific panel today jolted widely accepted beliefs about breast cancer screening, recommending that women in their 40s forgo routine mammograms and that older women undergo the test every other year instead of annually

When my husband and I were about to move to our new place, I told him I'd like to get a cat, so we planned to adopt one. We didn't get that far, however, because as soon as the landlady unlocked the front door to let us in to our new place, a skinny littl