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The American Dialect Society has put out its annual call for help in deciding what word it should bestow with the honor. Would a phrase coined for celebrities' fake humility — "humble brag" — be a good choice?

The stones are from a location 160 miles away, so the question remains, "How'd they get there?"

Vice President Tariq al-Hashemi sought refuge in the semi-autonomous region of Kurdistan after a warrant was issued for his arrest.

Robert Champion was subjected to suffocation then pummeled with hands and drumsticks in a hazing ritual.

Over the past 15 years, the sticker price has gone way up. The price students actually pay has risen more slowly.

New York City's mayor wants to block sales of sugary drinks larger than 16 fluid ounces. It's his latest idea about making his city healthier. Is it a good one?

An online auction of a vial said to contain blood drawn from the president the day he was shot in 1981 is "a craven act and we will use every legal means to stop its sale or purchase," says a spokesman for the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation.

Sufjan Stevens, Son Lux and Serengeti collaborate on a sometimes humorous but mostly beautiful EP.

Francois Hollande takes oath of office as France's new president. He will travel to Germany today to meet with German Chancellor Angela Merkel to discuss a European austerity package which he wants to amend.

Protests continue against the court rulings on former President Hosni Mubarak. A panel of judges sentenced Mubarak and his former interior minister to life in prison for their role in the deaths of protesters during the Arab Spring uprising in the country. But the panel acquitted six security officials linked to the shootings.