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An e-cigarette exploded in the pocket of an employee at a New York City wine store Wednesday, badly burning the man, his attorney said.

President-elect Donald Trump has picked Betsy DeVos, a top Republican donor and school choice activist, to head the Department of Education, the Trump transition team announced Wednesday.

Just weeks after its debut, the Navy's most technologically advanced destroyer, the USS Zumwalt, has been put out of action due to engineering problems that occurred while it was crossing the Panama Canal.

President-elect Donald Trump is sounding a different tune as he prepares to take on the mantle of the presidency.

It has been hard to remain optimistic about peace as Syrian civilians have died, been displaced or had their homes destroyed in this man-made, unnatural disaster. What began as peaceful protests for democracy were crushed by a dictator.

The Schiaparelli probe's crash landing on Mars last month was caused by a sensor malfunction, the European Space Agency has found.

Hillary Clinton's lead in the popular vote is now nearing 2 million votes, approaching the milestone as the campaign begins to hear from scientists who want to see a recount in several states.

Mick Jagger's most controversial and criticized performance may not have taken place on stage.

After spending days stuck in shallow waters off the coast of Long Island, a humpback whale grew sicker and thinner.

Two years ago South African Chris Venter lost his eyesight from a virus he contracted while travelling.

The fatal accident that killed five children in Chattanooga was actually the second time in two months driver Johnthony Walker crashed a school bus.

When South Korean President Park Geun-Hye's spokesman said 364 Viagra pills bought by her office were for "altitude sickness," some online users reacted with disbelief.

An unusual combination of weather conditions leading to a freak illness known as thunderstorm asthma has left three people dead in Australia.

The dodo may be long gone, but it is certainly not forgotten: An "extremely rare" almost complete example of the extinct bird's skeleton has sold for £346,300 ($431,341) at a UK auction.

How many times can you pull off the same disappearing act? An unlimited number of times -- if you're Chinese artist Liu Bolin. Head here for more.

President-elect Donald Trump has picked South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley to be the US ambassador to the United Nations, according to sources familiar with the decision.

President-elect Donald Trump said a conversation with Ret. Marine Corps Gen. James Mattis gave him a new perspective on waterboarding, a torture tool he has pledged to reinstate.

In this post-election climate, even the most innocent mention of politics or social issues could threaten to turn MawMaw's house into the thunder dome.

Democratic electors are launching one last bid to block Donald Trump from taking the White House -- reaching out to their Republican counterparts with the plea they break rank and support another Republican candidate.

Trump was warned about threat from North Korea being 'top national security priority'. Brian Todd reports.