The U.N. racism watchdog urged the United States on Friday to halt the excessive use of force by police after the fatal shooting of an unarmed black teenager by a white policeman touched off riots in Ferguson, Missouri. 

Minorities, particularly African-Americans, are victims of disparities, the U.N. Committee on the Elimination...

Ebola is one of the world's most deadly viruses but is not airborne, so cannot be caught like flu. Medics say avoiding it should be quite easy if you follow these top tips:

Wash your hands regularly with soap and clean water - and use clean towels to dry them. This can be difficult in slum and rural areas where there is not always direct access to clean water - but it is an effective way to kill the virus. Ordinary...

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Los Angeles Police Department officers investigate the scene of a shooting Sunday, Aug. 24, 2014, where one person was killed near the 14400 block of Polk Street in Sylmar, Calif.

By Tami Abdollah, Associated Press

Published Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2014 | 4:07 p.m.

Updated 57 minutes ago

LOS ANGELES — A man in custody is a serial killer who is suspected of randomly shooting seven people, leaving four dead, over five days in the Los Angel...

Angie Martinez had G-Unit on her show for their first interview as group.

There was a lot to discuss, so get your pillows and cups of water ready for this in-depth interview.

Before moving into the release of their new EP, Beauty Of Independence, Angie Martinez asked 50 Cent to comment on his on-going beef with Floyd Mayweather.

50 Cent was unapologetic for exposing Floyd and said that his reading challenge was his way of being “nice” because he could have been “harder” on F...

Barbara Crowley, a St. Francis Hospital nurse and the mother of seven children, sustained injuries to her right arm and right leg when she was arrested in December of 2011 by an Enfield police officer. She has since undergone surgery on her arm and continues to suffer from a torn ACL in her right leg. Her lawyer has filed their intent to sue the town over the incident. (STEPHEN DUNN / Hartford ...

By Ken Ritter, Associated Press

Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2014 | 9:40 p.m.

D’Andre Berghardt Jr.

A Las Vegas attorney invoked events in Ferguson, Mo., in a call Tuesday for federal prosecutors in Nevada to take over the investigation of the February slaying of a 20-year-old man by Bureau of Land Management rangers in a chaotic scene on a state highway.

Jacob Hafter, representing the family of D'Andre Berghardt Jr., said Clark County District Attorney Steve Wolfson has the results of a...

UPDATE: (Aug. 26, 9:43 p.m.): A rep at BET confirmed with XXL that it was a planned hiatus. Relax everyone.

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UPDATE: (Aug. 26, 9:13 p.m.): BET’s 106 & Park will not be on air for the rest of the week. At this moment there is no confirmation if this was preplanned or is the result of Blue Ivy comment and The Carters’ divine power.  It should be noted that on TVGuide.com has BET running movies instead of 106 & Park.

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UPDATE: (Aug. 26, 6:28 p.m.): BET President of Music Progra...

AURORA, Colo. - Aurora Police are investigating a shooting that left one man dead late Monday night.

The victim was found in the hallway of an apartment building at 19th Avenue and Clinton Street around 10:20 p.m. That's about a block from Montview Park.

A 7NEWS viewer said someone was shot at the apartment building, but police are still trying to determine if the victim was shot in the building or somewhere else.

The victim was taken to University Hospital, but did not survive.

Aurora Polic...

The man, two women and a teenage girl were all shot about 10:40 p.m. Monday in the 6700 block of South Stony Island, police said.

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Tuesday, Aug 26, 2014 • Updated at 9:40 AM CDT

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Sick as this may sound, the super-slick HD depiction of a pseudo-ninja murdering American journalist James Foley is, not least, a recruiting video. In the warped world of new-generation jihadists—especially those coming out of Western cities—hacking off heads has become a status symbol.

That’s why an Australian lunatic among the ISIS forces posted a pic...

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Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2014 | 8:49 a.m.

Authorities have identified a 25-year-old man who died after being shot over the weekend in a North Las Vegas neighborhood.

Clark County coroner's officials say C'dario Laparker Burns died at University Medical Center of a gunshot wound to the head.

North Las Vegas police say the shooting happened at about 3:30 p.m. Sunday on Jose Ernesto Street, near the intersection of Camino Al Norte and Ann Road.

Investigators say Burns and ano...

Rapper and reality TV star Joe Budden is being hunted by police after allegedly beating his ex-girlfriend outside of an Inwood nightclub—but he’s still a free man boasting on Twitter about lap dances and joyrides around the city.

The “Pump It Up” singer is accused of forcing the 25-year-old woman into his car near the corner of Nagle Avenue and Dyckman Street at around 4:30 a.m. Monday before before smashing her head off the dashboard and driving to his New Jersey home, where t...

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Did Nicki Minaj go too far with her lapdance on Drake in the new “Anaconda” music video? After watching the scene again, you have to wonder if a little bit of alcohol really pushed things to the edge for her. Cosmopolitan is on it:

Nicki Minaj premiered her “Anaconda” video to much fanfare Wednesday. Because she cares about her fans, she shared a few behind-the-scenes tidbits on Twitter, including some more information about the lap dance that left...

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Above: Doctoral student Yan Wei Lim collects samples during a 2013 expedition to the Line Islands, which are south of Hawaii near the equator.

In this July 10, 2014 photo, Lilah White, left, and Natalie Cree Arguijo carry plants during a gardening exercise with the American Indian Center in Chicago. The center is using gardens to teach urban Native American youth about the importance of their connection to the land. (Stacy Thacker/Associated Press)

CHICAGO — A train roars by as Native American children and instructors climb up a railroad embankment in Chicago, headed toward a barren patc...

A protester throws back a smoke canister in a protest spurred by the shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson Lucas Jackson/Reuters

On August 5, 1966, Martin Luther Ki...

ATLANTA, GA - MARCH 27: In this handout image provided by the Fulton County Sheriff's Office, rapper Gucci Mane, real name Radric Davis, is seen in a police booking photo after his arrest for assault March 27, 2013 in Atlanta, Georgia. Gucci Mane allegedly hit a fan over the head with a champagne bottle at an Atlanta nightclub March 16. (Fulton County Sheriff's Office via Getty Images)

Gucci Mane ‘Escapes Prison After Being Sentenced to Serve 3 Years; City Wide Search Being Carried O...

DETROIT - A suburban Detroit homeowner who fatally shot an unarmed woman on his porch was found guilty of second-degree murder and manslaughter Thursday afternoon.

The jury began deliberating shortly before noon Wednesday.

Theodore Wafer, 55, said he shot 19-year-old Renisha McBride in self-defense when she showed up drunk on his porch before dawn on Nov. 2. Several hours earlier, McBride had crashed her car into a parked car on a De...

The Standard-Examiner of Ogden reports that 35-year-old Brianne Altice is now charged with four counts of rape and two counts of sodomy. The new charges were filed last month.

Altice is accused of engaging in sex...

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Well, Charlamagne brought the pain once again. The Breakfast Club provided another explosive interview, this time in the form of Onyx. The storied rap group went head-to-head with Charalmagne over a slew of topics, including Fredro Starr’s relationship with former co-star Brandy from their time together on Moesha.

Initially, the interview began calmly highlighting the group’s origin and being discovered by hip-hop pioneer DJ Jam Master Jay. Then Charlamagne decided to push the en...