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Lois Lerner, the Internal Revenue Service’s director of  Exempt Organizations who is at the center of the controversy after the agency targeted conservative organizations for gratuitous scrutiny, invoked her Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination today at a congressional hearing examining the scandal. Lerner quietly took...    

US Air Force test-launches Minuteman 3 missile in California; delayed by North Korea tensions    

An Orlando man being questioned by the FBI about his relationship with the accused Boston bombers was shot and killed early Wednesday in a "violent confrontation" with authorities, the FBI said.    

Look who’s still, well, “Friends.” In a new promo for today’s episode of “Ellen,” Jennifer Aniston, who will co-host the talk show for a day, needs advice and a few “dumb jokes.” So, naturally, she decides to visit the home of her former “Friends” co-star...    

AAA estimates 31.2 million Americans will drive for their Memorial Day getaway this weekend    

Hours after Jodi Arias asked a jury to spare her life for killing her ex-boyfriend, Travis Alexander, the convicted killer sat for a jailhouse interview with ABC News saying, it was "meaningless" to apologize to Alexander's family in court because no one would believe her.    

Liberace: 'Behind the Candelabra' in 1981    

The opening moments of Chinese artist Ai Weiwei’s new video (available on the artist’s website) set the tone for the next five minutes and 13 seconds. Against pounding guitar chords reminiscent of a Metallica classic, Ai is seen handcuffed and wearing a black hood in...    

Foursquare looked at last summer's most popular barbecue joints nationwide and found the most popular establishments based on check-ins. If popularity is any indicator of deliciousness (and that's not always the case), make your plans to visit these 10 spots early.    

Searchers continue to look for Kathlynn Shepard after suspect Michael Klunder was found dead.    

The three Cleveland women rescued from the kidnappings that kept them in captivity for over a decade say they are "happy and safe" as they continue to recover from the harrowing ordeal.    

Cleveland kidnapping victims say they are 'happy and safe'; $650,000 raised for them    

One of the most gripping images to emerge from the deadly tornado that devastated the town of Moore, Okla., Monday was of a man in a red shirt grasping a young student in an emotional hug, both of them covered in debris and surrounded by...