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Workers across Brazil staged demonstrations over the government's plan to cap pension benefits and raise the retirement age. The protests disrupted traffic and public transportation nationwide.

The family of a Mexican teen slain by a U.S. Border Patrol agent is seeking the right to sue in U.S. courts, claiming the shooting violated his constitutional protections.

The controversial measure would have allowed some child sexual abusers to escape prison time if they married their victims. It was sharply criticized by opposition parties and human rights groups.

A teacher who instills a love of books and writing has beaten out 5,000 educators around the world for a global honor.

Everyone knows that audience members at concerts are never happy.The etiquette is to sit quietly in the dark. Suppress all emotional response and bodily…

South African comedian Trevor Noah will become the new host of Comedy Central's The Daily Show, stepping into the role Jon Stewart has filled for 16 years.

FBI statistics released Monday show that the number of hate crimes reported last year rose by nearly 5 percent compared to the previous year.

The judge declared a mistrial after the jury deadlocked on a lesser charge of manslaughter against agent Lonnie Swartz.

The head of Ohio State University, president Gordon Gee, says the school has changed its academic culture this year by adopting a semester calendar. "I…

My mother used to call the obituaries The Irish sports page. I'm a devotee. Here are the some of the musicians who died in 2012. As NPR reported, they…