An Australian couple got more than they bargained for from their Bolivian vacation when they became infected with human botfly larvae that grow under the skin and feast on flesh.


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After weeks of speculation, Britney Spears has made it official: She’s not returning to “The X Factor.” “I’ve made the very difficult decision not to return for another season,” Spears said in a statement sent by her publicist to ABCNews.com. The reason: she wants to...


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Lauper dished about the hazards of raising a teenage boy with her husband of 20 plus years, actor David Thornton, and the struggles that come when Dad is the stay-at-home parent.


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Thieves Down Under might get a little something extra the next time they rob a McDonald’s. In an effort to crack down on robberies at McDonald’s in Sydney, the company has hired SelectaDNA, a British security firm, to install a system that sprays a “toxic...


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Judging by these two photos featuring Vladimir Putin, the Russian president seems to have scared the living daylights out of a young boy at a mass in Russia’s Southern Federal District. While attending an overnight service at Holy Trinity St. George Monastery in Sochi ,...


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CDC data shows that that flu activity could be waning, but numbers may have been artificially deflated because of the holiday season.


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Today's Top Photos From Around the Globe


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"Legitimate rape," the least-expected controversy of 2012, is back.


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A 1792 "silver nickel" sold for $1.41 million at an auction in Orlando on Jan. 10. The coin is known as The Floyd Starr Example and is thought to have been made from Martha Washington's silverware at George Washington's request. Heritage Auctions said the coins were the very first American coins struck in December 1792 after the Mint Act was passed.


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