The death toll from an attack on a border guards’ checkpoint in western Egypt has increased to at least 31 soldiers, according to an Egyptian military official. On Saturday, Egyptian officials said gunmen opened fire at the security checkpoint in the desert governorate of Wadi el-Gedid, killing 31 soldiers. Five soldiers were also injured in the attack, officials said, adding …

Kim Kardashian just loves to show off her famous curves! The “Keeping Up with the Kardashians” star posted a series of poolside selfies on Thursday, as she soaked up the sun in a yellow bikini with her booty fully on display.

Texas’ abortion-restrictive legislation, signed into law by Republican Gov. Rick Perry a year ago today, has caused a 50% reduction in abortion clinics and forced thousands of women to travel farther for care, reproductive rights leaders and members of Texas advocacy groups said on a conference call Thursday afternoon.

US stocks have surged higher as strong Google earnings and a large pharmaceutical deal offset worries about worsening international crises in Ukraine and Gaza.

The world is getting warmer, as greenhouse gases reach historic highs and Arctic sea ice melts, making 2013 one of the hottest years on record, international scientists said on Thursday. The annual State of the Climate report 2013 is a review of scientific data and weather events over the past year, compiled by 425 scientists from 57 countries.

The number of people diagnosed with HIV in the United States dropped 33 percent in the last decade, but new cases among young homosexual and bisexual men doubled, according to researchers who say prevention programs need to be expanded.

A major discovery by a group of Mayo Clinic researchers may bring scientists closer to predicting and treating Alzheimer’s disease, a debilitating illness that affects millions of people and their families. The Mayo team, which presented its findings at an international conference on Wednesday, has uncovered a new link between a protein and Alzheimer’s that could push research in new …

If you’ve been keeping score this week, you’d know that “Weird Al” Yankovic has released the following videos to promote his new album, ‘Mandatory Fun’: ‘Tacky’ (a parody of Pharrell Williams’ ‘Happy’), ‘Word Crimes’ (Robin Thicke‘s ‘Blurred Lines’), ‘Foil’ (Lorde‘s ‘Royals’), ‘Handy’ (Iggy Azaela‘s ‘Fancy’) and ‘Sports Song‘ (about how much your favorite team sucks).

For the first time in 50 years, a nesting bald eagle pair was spotted on San Clemente Island, one of the islands in the Channel Islands chain off the coast of California. The sighting means that bald eagles have now returned to five out of the eight islands, a forward progress that has conservationists cheering after decades of recovery efforts.

NASA’s Mars rover Curiosity recently discovered its very first meteorite on the Red Planet, and it wasn’t a small one at all. The meteorite has been dubbed “Lebanon” by scientists, and is nearly 7 freet wide and is made of iron. Curiosity snapped images of the newly discovered meteorite, which also show a smaller meteorite nearby which has since been …

If you have ever wanted to soothe your baby by letting the infant sleep in bed with you, you may want to reconsider. A new study says that bed sharing is the No. 1 cause of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS). The study conducted by the American Academy of Pediatrics determined the leading risk factors for SIDS. The results showed …