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INDIANAPOLIS -- police Thursday night released a sketch of the man they say forced his way into the southeast-side home of an 84-year-old woman, beating her and stealing her purse.Police described the...

-- San Francisco police shot a 60-year-old woman in an apartment today after they were called to help a social worker dealing with a patient "making violent threats," police said. The woman was take...

MAHABENDRA Goswami is bedridden and knows that his days are numbered. But the 95-year-old - who once took on the British - says that he is now ready to meet his maker as he has achieved his life's fin...

This week, the Dulwich Mum discovers the local dentist is no match for her poppets' expert plotting.

Photo by Matthew Winterburn / Flickr If you were marooned on a deserted island, which three people would you want with you? Yikes. As a Capricorn, I've got all kinds...

KINGSTON - Agence France-Presse The trustees of one of Jamaica's largest pension funds have put four prime Jamaican properties up for sale on the international real estate market. The move is describe...

One day after coming under fire from City Controller Laura Chick, the head of the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power said Thursday that he would withdraw a proposal to give a $152,000 pension b...

Online-Rx-Refills has gone public with details of its latest customer savings scheme. This comes as 'good news' to many on fixed incomes or without health insurance. New York, New York...

SARASOTA, FL -- Charlotte County is no longer the nation's oldest county.According to the latest federal population estimates, the county is now fourth on the list of counties with the highest concent...